Thread: What did you do on your Landy today?

Timing chain tensioner on my 4.0 V6 D3

Finally fitted the snorkel that has been sitting in the shed for over a year. :-)

Originally Posted by Xtreme

A few days ago actually.
Replaced the turbo hoses on the Defender with black silicon ones - surprisingly, after 12 years the originals are still in good condition so have been relegated to the spares box.

Also fitted a Mulgo rear door gas strut which I've had for a few years. Can't understand why I didn't fit it earlier as it makes opening and keeping open the door so easy. I can really recommend these to anyone with a Defender, especially if you still have the spare tyre mounted on the door.

Then I took it for a run with a few friends (including some international visitors) through some Aussie bush tracks to visit some very nice interesting places around the Newnes Plateau area.

Totally agree about the door strut - it was one of the first things I did.

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over the last month (since I got my D2a V8);

changed;
front shaft
coolant
serpentine belt
thermostat (lower temp)
viscous fan
engine oil/filter
air filter
auto trans oil/filter
diffs/centre diff oil
WD40'd and greased locks/hinges

Replaced headliner with new material - black
Fitted angel eyes led rings to front fog lights
Connected rear bumper fog lights to brake light circuit, so they now operate when braking
remove 3rd row seats
fitted cargo barrier
fitted front 2" springs
Increased rear ride height 2" with Nanocom
Fitted 4G wifi hotspot
Removed centre muffler (yummy V8 sound )
Fitted single DIN head unit with flipout 7" screen running Android
changed some settings with Nanocom eg. enabled driveaway locking.

That's quite a lot!!

Still to do (lots including);
rust protect chassis with fishoil
convert coolant thermostat to inline version with cooler stat (part coming)
fit SLS spacers (awaiting parts)
fit rear storage bins
fit reverse camera
check plugs
check pistons with bore cam

I removed old small hub water pump from the s3 186. Fitted larger hub style pump and pulley. Fitted aftermarket 5 blade flex fan (steel one this time) and just waiting for call from radiator place now to pick up radiator. Had to get outlets changed around to suit 186. They just called. Price was $80. Price now is $180. Seems the outlets are silver soldered in on the new rad. They have to remove both top and bottom tanks so they can remove the outlets as they meed more heat and dont want to damage the new rad. He said at least the tanks and outlets will be better now as when they make the new rad they use very minimal solder as they are soldered on by robot. Bloody britshyte parts. Any way thats my day so far. Will have to put the sandblasting off now for the s2a chassis. Not enough $$$. Bugga.

Cheers Rod

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fitted up my steering wheel stereo remote and PAC controller in the D2. No more hunting for the fob remote which always seems to be just out of reach!
replaced the alloy plugs in the head of the lwb 2a. Reamed and fitted brass, That will stop the corrosion shenanigans!! Now the clutch M/C has died! In tandem with the brake M/C on the 88" Am sure they are in cahoots!
Cheers Scott

Originally Posted by D2lee

Fitted angel eyes led rings to front fog lights

Any pics?


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... Very hot day Tuesday... went to smell the flowers...and instead got the pong of leaking glycol coolant...

My fault, last changed the top hose around 5 years ago, when I did the bottom one and overflow tank.
When we got home, it was blowing water and steam directly onto and all over the distributor cap... surprisingly, it did'nt miss a beat.

This hose is, or was, a cut-down from a suitable (?) one I found at Super whatsis, from a Holden v8 of ? model and ? year. Anyway, a new one has been ordered, and Sarah will just have to wait...