is it a dud defender

IMHO...

buy yourself another, get one as close to the one you have now as you can get then strip the rustor for parts for the new one and take what you can get for leftovers.

and in answer to the poms question about the outback dust rusting vehicles...

yes, well sort of...

its ok while its dry but what happens when it gets wet is the moisture gets through the dust then dries out, the top dries first and makes an insulation type layer to help keep the moisture in. This rusts the metal beneath out it mainly applies to steel body work and non galved or well painted chassis say anything not landrover :)

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

IMHO...

and in answer to the poms question about the outback dust rusting vehicles...

yes, well sort of...

its ok while its dry but what happens when it gets wet is the moisture gets through the dust then dries out, the top dries first and makes an insulation type layer to help keep the moisture in. This rusts the metal beneath out it mainly applies to steel body work and non galved or well painted chassis say anything not landrover :)

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Ah ok like mud then :D used to that stuff.
Just a bloke at a garage scared the crap out of my misses by telling him that the red dust colour that we have under the car (And i mean clour the red dust has almost stained some under parts of the 90) was cause the car to rust and it will fall to bits in months. Then car is clean and has no collections of dust just the red colour. So i keep telling her he was talking crap

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Originally Posted by 1103.9TD

Sounds like it might've been for a total swim at one stage, could've been under for a while, as Grizzy reckons, as one thing is repaired, something else will break. Let alone the electrical issues that may develop.

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If a vehicle has been immersed in salt water above the doorsill level for any period or fresh water up to the dashboard or steering wheel for more than 48 hours, it is supposed to be a statutory ( not repairable) write-off. Maybe an insurance claim was not made.

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

IMHO...


and in answer to the poms question about the outback dust rusting vehicles...

yes, well sort of...

its ok while its dry but what happens when it gets wet is the moisture gets through the dust then dries out, the top dries first and makes an insulation type layer to help keep the moisture in. This rusts the metal beneath out it mainly applies to steel body work and non galved or well painted chassis say anything not landrover :)

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An old trick in the days of plentiful dirt roads was to spray underneath a new car with plenty of sump oil and take it for a drive on a dusty road to get a coating of oily dirt underneath which was supposed to prevent rusting.

When they had the floods up in Katherine a few years back, a lot of 4x4's that had been sitting under water for a few days go sold at auction in Sydney as repairable write off's.

A lot of dealers who bought them just changed the oils, dried the carpets and re-sold them

While cruel, sell it off to someone that has no idea and get something better. You have been ripped off and whoever owned it before didnt do a thing to look after it. Wouldnt be surpised if it was an ex-Fraser Island vehicle.

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

An old trick in the days of plentiful dirt roads was to spray underneath a new car with plenty of sump oil and take it for a drive on a dusty road to get a coating of oily dirt underneath which was supposed to prevent rusting.

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Yes its been done in landrovers for freaking ages, see the "automated chassis rust prevention system" optional extra for your vehicle... a lot of landrovers come with it for free, esp Series vehicles.

Just like ABS was originally landrover, a series of specifically calibrated leaks and air bubbles were incorporated into the the brake lines requiring you to pump the pedal repeatedly to achieve maximum braking effort and the cycling of the pedal prevented lockup.

G'day All:)

Aah!:) Methinks that this could have been an Brisie hire vehicle that has been caught at Indian Head and done an Overnighter:( then salvaged and cleaned/dried shipped to Sydney and flogged off, bet the 6 months rego was brand new plates and a backtrace would show ex Qld ;) A few years ago there was a 3 week old Vitara (hire) hung on rocks up there the Asian folk hiched aride back to Briz and caught the next flight home :eek: the hire company is still looking for them, "So Sorry No Under Stand":mad:

What i would advise you to do is to get a full appraisal from a Landrover specialist or landrover mechanic (maybe someone from here) to give you an honest idea (not sales/service motivated) as to whether it is a keeper/repairer or a sell/wreck or if it should be refered to fair trading as you probably paid good money and could stand to loose a lot.


That is only my opinion

cheers

thanks guys not looking to good i paid 30'000 grand for it going to take to techno britsh when they open or if any one knows some one in bris i should take it to please let me know.

i think ill just have to see what a mechnic has to say i love the defender so much at least the ecu seems not to exxy to fix but by the sounds of things it will just happen again. as for the cluth well that going be $$$$$

happpy near year

G'day fatcat,

Dunno about TechnoBritish as I have no experience with them however I and lots of other Bris-Vegans swear by M.R. Automotive at Redcliffe.

They won't be open until the new year however their number is (07) 3284 6688

Good luck