Thread: fantastic stripdown of 300 series Landcruiser.

Originally Posted by 3toes

If it anything like trucks the mechanics part of vehicles are generally good on a modern vehicle. So why then has reliability of trucks gone down over the last 10 years? It is the electronics and associated kit that keeps breaking. Small things that are never cheap to fix and the part is always on back order

Many in the trucking industry say it’s the addition of all the pollution control gear on modern diesels that not only cause the failures but also generally reduces the Km between engine overhauls.

Originally Posted by Tins

Today's little surprise is that the starter has died of fright or something,,,,,

is the FPR leaking onto the starter motor?.....main reason for starter motor failure....

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

is the FPR leaking onto the starter motor?.....main reason for starter motor failure....

Thanks, but no, it's not. Its a drive issue, the starter is turning but graunching.. Girding my loins to get under it. It might just be loose.

mmm ok , so much fun if you need to remove it.

I did remove mine twice.

if you have to , recommend top bolt first while all is still tight , then the others. put on face mask and safety glasses.....**** seems to come from everywhere.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

mmm ok , so much fun if you need to remove it.

I did remove mine twice.

if you have to , recommend top bolt first while all is still tight , then the others. put on face mask and safety glasses.....**** seems to come from everywhere.

Yep, done one before. PITA.

The 300 chassis ladder frame seems very similar to my 2005 Defender.

Can someone tell me why the Defender had to be stopped? At the time it was said that every vehicle had to be monocoque to comply with crash requirements. But here we have the same old chassis, not even to speak of all the utes/dual cabs etc...

Originally Posted by Parker

The 300 chassis ladder frame seems very similar to my 2005 Defender.

Can someone tell me why the Defender had to be stopped? At the time it was said that every vehicle had to be monocoque to comply with crash requirements. But here we have the same old chassis, not even to speak of all the utes/dual cabs etc...

It isn't that it HAD to be stopped. The Grenadier will have a ladder chassis. But LR hadn't done the R&D required, as they knew they were going to kill it. They were going full SUV, with a few platforms making multiple models, like pretty much all mainstream manufacturers. Old Defender required a totally seperate production line, which is uneconomic, at least to the bean counters. The parent company, Tata, make a number of body on frame vehicles, but I believe they were interested in chasing the 'luxury' SUV market when they bought JLR. In some eyes Old Defender tarnished that image.

Tins the shed is 3.6m to the eaves and approx 4.7m at the ridgeline. Hoist is at right angles to ridge and shed is just over 9m deep.
I'm short so it doesn't need to be that high for me to be able to stand under it ;-))