What did you do on your Defender today ? (well, this week anyway)

**Greg4427** · 27th June 2020, 02:41 PM

Found the time to drop the oil and filter. Been having excessive oil consumption, once almost bone dry and after last service down to lower third on dipstick. Land Rover indie said no excessive blow by, took turbo inlet hose off and turbo fine, no oil. The outlet might be a different story

. Following suggestions from forum members I asked him to use a different oil, and make it 5W40. Asked for Penrite but he put in his usual brand to Ford spec. So I got sick of it and replaced it myself with Penrite HPR 5 Diesel 5W40. Now to see what happens re oil consumption.

Not sure what next step will be, injector seals? But no smoke, loss of power....fingers crossed Daisy will be happy with the Penrite and that will be the end of it.

**rick130** · 27th June 2020, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Robmacca

Just wondering... but do u really need those stone deflector plates? We had one fail on our just outside Mt Dare and it caused the ABS to lock up the wheels. We just removed the fuses and kept going but continually had the ABS and Handbrake lights on until I got back home to brisbane... I'm thinking of removing the other one and going w/o totally

The rear ones are a good idea, the rear discs become pock marked quickly on gravel roads when they're not there.

**Tote** · 27th June 2020, 05:39 PM

Fitted a rear diff lock switch https://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical...ml#post3011471

Regards,
Tote

**scarry** · 27th June 2020, 07:47 PM

Couldn't go anywhere,someone parked me in

Got the old dear out of the shed for a run,battery on charge overnight,needed a heap of choke,fired up all good

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**rick130** · 28th June 2020, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by scarry

Couldn't go anywhere,someone parked me in

Got the old dear out of the shed for a run,battery on charge overnight,needed a heap of choke,fired up all good

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Noice.
There's one in Lismore that's used as a daily driver!
It has a soft top often with the sides rolled up, and is driven with some verve.
I think the owner might have a 101 too?

**RVR110** · 4th July 2020, 06:10 PM

Long time between drinks, but I installed new fridge, an inverter and a coffee machine. Install is temporary, pending the (current) shakedown trip.

**numpty** · 6th July 2020, 07:45 AM

Removed the winch to free up the free spool and replaced the wire rope with Dyneema and fitted a hawser fairlead.

Made some cutlery dividers for one of the drawers and carpeted the inside of the food and cooking gear drawers.

**JDNSW** · 6th July 2020, 07:56 AM

Drove to Molong and back to pick up the grandkids. County went well, after putting the battery on charge overnight as a precaution - hasn't been used for nearly three weeks.
No issues - oldest girl, on 'L's drove from Molong to Wellington.

Noted that it is going well since the injectors were done last year.

**Xtreme** · 13th July 2020, 06:45 PM

Changed all oils & filters - engine, gearbox, transfer box, front & rear diffs - & greased unis. The only filter I didn't replace was the air filter, it was surprisingly clean so I returned the new one to the cupboard & gave the old one a blast of compressed air & returned it to serve a few more thousand kilometers.
The 'service pit' that I incorporated into my backyard retaining wall years ago was very welcome & saved my back once again.

**Bill Wallace** · 20th July 2020, 10:33 PM

Not today, but as this thread doesn't get as much action as it used to, this will be happening in the next week or 2.
Just waiting on some other bits.

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