2000 Model 130 Dual Cab Question

[TerryO]

Hi everyone,

I know I have never visited over here on the dark side before but hopefully you Defender type people will go easy on me.

I'm going to look this week at a 2000 model 130 Dual cab with about 170k on the clock. It has had a couple of owners and has books and service records etc with it so that part sounds reasonably good.

What I'm asking is there anything anything in particular that I should be looking at? I own a couple of V8 Disco's as some of you would know but have never had a Landy diesel or a Defender for that matter so I thought I'd ask here what to check and does this year model have any weaknesses that I should be aware of?

Are 2000 model TD5's ok? Are these the early models with the plastic dowels in the head that I have read about as being a concern?

By the way I'm looking at using it a bit as a work vehicle but really it is for bush trips with a slide on camper.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

cheers,
Terry

[TerryO]

So no one can offer any advice if a Dual Cab 130 of this vintage and k's should be a good thing or not or waht to look out for?

cheers,
Terry

[spudboy]

Oh well - I'll have a go, even though mine is a bit later than the one you are looking at.

I have a 2002 TD5, but you'll possibly have to look out for issues with:
- Oil pump bolt (missing loctite from factory. Pretty rare)
- Oil in loom (easy fix and not expensive)
- Fuel reg on rear of engine leaking ($300-odd to fix)
- Some chronically overloaded and flogged vehicles have hairline chassis cracks.

They are pretty bulletproof engines so long as you don't overheat them.

HTH
and btw it's dual and not duel

[spudboy]

...Are these the early models with the plastic dowels in the head that I have read about as being a concern?

...Terry

The dowels being plastic is not a problem until the head wants to move. If the bolts are good and you haven';t overheated, then should be a non-issue.

[TerryO]

Thank you Spudboy for the info.

Not having had anything to do with Defenders previously I admit I don't know much about them and or if there are better model years or not or certain weaknesses that should be looking out for.

Hopefully that is the kind of info I can find out from here.

cheers,
Terry

[Bundalene]

Have a close look at the firewall for signs of rust, also along the rear chassis outriggers.

When driving to say 90kms per hr and backing off, listen for a gearbox whine.

Oil leaks around the junction of the gearbox and transfer, around the power steering box and signs of oil under the ECU, under the drivers seat, (I know this sounds silly but I have seen a TD5 Defender with oil 5 mm deep here and it needed a wiring harness transplant.

Fuel leak around the fuel pressure requlator at the firewall end of the engine -right side.

Just a few which come to mind

Erich

[easo]

I have an 2003. My dramas to date are,
Clutch master cylinders. X3
Head light switchs X3, they just melt look into head ligh wiring upgrade from Drivesafe.
Head light relay, burnt out.
Oil in the harness.

The rest of my dramas have been diff locker or mud induced.

Easo

[spudboy]

Hey Easo - are you running uprated bulbs to cause all that burning out of the switch?

[The ho har's]

2003 also
1x clutch master cylinder
1x rear half shaft....but that could have been caused by the weight of the camper that wasn't on at the time

Mrs hh

[ashman]

Hi Terry
I have own my 2000 130 dual cab now for 2 1/2 years now, had oil in the harness when I got it just up graded the harness about $150 and 3 broken manifold studs, exchanged manifold and replaced studs under $200 and have had no other problems with it, very happy with it so far, jusk keep up with the oil changes and maintenance and you will be happy with it, I got mine with only 103,000ks on it have done over 40,000 sence owning it, its very comfortable on long trips and cruises very well on the road, my wife is ownly 5' tall and she has no problems with driving it and she drives it most of the time (family car) she loves it and we owned 2 Toyotas before the Land Rover, ( Land Cruiser and a Hilux dual cab) lot more room in the back of the Land Rover for the kids...

Hope this helps

Ashley