Defender 110 road test - what to look out for - The Fine Art of Land Rover Maintenance

[@flifr]

Just wanted to say thank you SO MUCH for these vids. I'm considering buying a 1985 defender and these have really helped!

[@graceetimes9610]

Love the videos! Watching from the "Colonies"!

[@Preyser123]

Greetings from South Africa. I believe you're doing these test with the 300tdi Engine This is one of my favourite engines from Land Rover as well as the 2.4 TDCI.

[@flaskandsarnies]

The wife in the Sat Nav Lol! Good one. Nice test drive too.

[@trailerfitter2]

flaskandsarnies Kept urging to turn around and take the next junction right.

[@funrover90]

You can switch whilst driving between low and high, here's how: Start off in Lo & come up through the gears until you reach 4th Lo. Hopefully, you should now be on a suitable strech of road, either flat or with a slight downhill gradient. Dip the clutch & drop the transfer box into Neutral and bring the clutch back up. (Double de-clutch) Prepare to go into Hi (ie. get your hand in the lever ready) and as soon as you dip the clutch you need to drop it into Hi. While the clutch is down, select 2nd and then bring the clutch up.

[@trailerfitter2]

funroverdotcom ..............and crunch! :D. I really meant it would be nice to have a 16 speed splitter box like trucks. Realistically the box is not designed to be changed dynamically but I get what you are saying. Can you show us on a video how it is done Ben?

[@funrover90]

***** Point is, it can be done whilst moving - and the above method is approved by Land Rover (taught at LRE). If done correctly it's not bad

[@trailerfitter2]

The owners manual states that it can be done at speeds from 0 to 5 MPH which is noted as an advanced method,.... or as normal, bring the vehicle to a stop then change. From an engineering point of view the dog clutch selector does not have a synchro hub/ baulk ring on it, Do it wrong or at speed then it will damage the dog teeth on the gear so is it a technique worth the expense if you can't get it right?

[@mjallenuk]

***** I think the motto would be practice with someone else's Landy ... preferably Land Rover Experience's ...

[@funrover90]

***** This technique is necessary for advanced offroading, people who tow e.t.c

[@noloafingwgas]

Love the speedo at 8:20

[@trailerfitter2]

Simon Bennett it will not be like that for too long.

[@mjallenuk]

***** Then after a while it'll be like that again... thus the circle of speedo cable is complete once more...

[@razzor72]

Mine was just like that. Replaced the cable (and then noticed a leak on the transferbox, replaced the seal), now speedo is just fine =)

[@trailerfitter2]

endless fun isn't it?

[@_Bryant.R]

I'm going to look at an '87 110 this weekend. wish me luck!

[@trailerfitter2]

Wishing you luck! Hope it's a good one!!

[@_Bryant.R]

Land Rover Toolbox Videos Thanks, me too! I was very surprised to find one so close to me. Only an hour away from my home here in Lexington, Kentucky USA.

[@trailerfitter2]

May I be as bold as to enquire how much they are wanting for the vehicle?

[@_Bryant.R]

Land Rover Toolbox Videos it's on Craigslist in Cincinnati, Ohio. his asking price is $11,000 which seems high to me. I can't find much information on the value of ex mod 110s online.

[@trailerfitter2]

Ex MOD vehicles, unfortunately, are fetching premium prices. Withams Ex MOD website is a good guideline for prices. They are the official outlet for the UK MOD.

[@ladric]

Thanks for the great info. I have a 1996 90 300tdi. It has new tires on the front (balanced) that match slightly warn same model on the back. On the highway around 55 ~ 60mpr I get a vibration for about a second every 3 seconds or so? Feels the same as a phone on vibrate. Feel it on the wheel and test of truck. Where should I start looking (novice here). Cheers @trailerfitteres

[@mjallenuk]

Sound all on the left channel when you're in the cab?? Great and very informative vid chap!

[@trailerfitter2]

Matt Allen single channel microphone. :D

[@mjallenuk]

***** Ahhh I see ... I wondered if it was a opsy in editing ... I recall there's a way of duplicating the channel so it comes over both speakers? Not good at that stuff myself but used to work with a company that did editing for sky and whatnot...

[@funrover90]

Matt Allen Yes you can pull the MONO left channel and place it on the right to create a faux stereo

[@mjallenuk]

funroverdotcom Ahh another landy nut I practically 'stalk' on the tinterweb... How's the project coming along chap? There you go on the sound ... It was just odd is all ... I think I looked like my dog with my head tilted to one side when she's confused...

[@funrover90]

Matt Allen Aye not bad, just sorting out the next few videos and probably a slightly revised format for the build as so much is going on ;)

[@colonelchimp]

my speedo reads over, so ill be doing say 60 an the speedo will read 70 or eve 75, seems ok up to about 30 but then after that the speedo goes into wish mode and reads mad speeds that i wish i could do in the ex mil 90, any ideas how to make it read realisticly, bearing in mind i am in canada and they are quite rare beasts where i am,

[@trailerfitter2]

Interesting. Not sure if the speedo drive gearing in the transferbox is different to give you that. Don't quote me on that but I'll keep it in the back of my mind until I get to ask a specialist about it.

[@kingquadking6075]

What to look for wheel bearings gearbox transfer box hi/lo head gaskin sterling breaks Rotton chassis just about evething about it so basically avoid all landrover products!!