Thread: Advice on Td5 maintenance please

Originally Posted by harro

I am heading down the CSR in Aug. and have decided to give my 02 defender xtreme a bit of a birthday.
Currently compiling parts to replace;

• Radiator
• All coolant hoses
• Fuel cooler repair kit
• FPR repair kit
• Cam cover gasket
• Inlet manifold clean and new gasket

While I have the radiator out and Inlet manifold off is there anything else I should be looking at?

140k on the clock btw.

Any advice appreciated.

Cheers,
Paul.

If you are doing all that I reckon you should do the exhaust manifold as well. Plenty of threads here about that, but in short, get it skimmed, de-webbed ( various schools of thought on that one ), studs and holes, and I reckon ceramic coated. You'll probably be doing it one day, so it may as well be now while you have it in bits.

Do these later engines have the injector wiring problem? I don't know, but someone will.

Enjoy the trip!

Thermostat, check function of viscous fan, check viscous fan bearing

Originally Posted by johntins

Do these later engines have the injector wiring problem? I don't know, but someone will.

Enjoy the trip!

The oil in the harness issue?
If so, yep.

Which is another thing I need to address....

Originally Posted by rick130

The oil in the harness issue?
If so, yep.

Which is another thing I need to address....

That's the bunny...

Fuel pump , Water pump,

Originally Posted by rangieman

Fuel pump , Water pump,

Thanks Chris,
I am carrying a spare fuel pump and I have the access hole cut and ready to go and I figure at 140k the water pump should have some life in it yet.

Cheers,
Paul.

Originally Posted by harro

Thanks Chris,
I am carrying a spare fuel pump and I have the access hole cut and ready to go and I figure at 140k the water pump should have some life in it yet.

Cheers,
Paul.

Sure, but carry a spare.... if weight allows...

Fan belt, if room allows carry a spare tensioner, re cam gasket many neglect the 13 grommets that seal the retaining nuts, they get brittle with age and are a source of leaks.