Why won't this Defender 300Tdi 110 drive? Let's find out - gonna be expensive!

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[@tomthompson7400]

once you see chequer plate on a landrover , its down hill all the way .

[@andicog]

Proper lubrication is the answer to 99% of life's problems!

[@robgoodsight6216]

one drop of lubrication makes wonder, think about $20!!!

[@dartmoordave]

Are we talking about engines or the bedroom?

[@andicog]

@@dartmoordave It's the same problem either way, a worn big end . . . .

[@karlhrdylicka]

Hi Mike . Great way to spend a day @-20 C . Can't wait for the customers reaction . Bloody Heck HOOOW MUUCH . Fair play to the 300 TDI for a cold start with a battery that has been out all night in minus whatever it gets to in a Canadian winter . Brrr far too cold for me .

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Indeed I was impressed at the cold start

[@brianjones1151]

It makes me want to run out side and check my fluids ! 😁

[@JUKE179r]

brian jones ... yes! Go now!!! Lol

[@347lbs]

@@JUKE179r Just shine a torch on the path?

[@jamescunliffe9872]

Looking like it has a chequered history!!!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

wish I though of that! Lol!

[@jamescunliffe9872]

@@BritannicaRestorations I'm guessing there's about 50 per cent of solid steel left in each door frame and they ideally should be recycled into treads for your veranda!!!lol

[@sunnyjim1372]

Yes, I'd check all the other oil levels whilst I was at it, especially the main gearbox - you might save them from another impending disastrous failure! I think I'll all give mine a check having seen this.

[@johndilloway9762]

"We found out what was wrong with it", Yeah its knackered big time

[@JUKE179r]

The person that put a thumbs down for this informative video owns this Defender. Lol

[@Jin-Ro]

And his boyfriend.

[@owensteele1274]

@@Jin-Ro ...all 25 of them.

[@PieAndChips]

26 people got ripped off

[@mikestinyshedofdreams]

You can tell when a Landrover has run out of oil because it stops dripping out

[@colinnorthcott9219]

'Maybe we could weld it up' I love an optimist Mike :-)

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Positive waves man, positive waves....

[@romanrob]

Holy s***, look at the state of that. I love being able to crawl under a Defender without the need to get cold or oily just by watching this vid. I look fwd to the welding update, just take the gears out and weld a bar in

[@jasonboyes1]

Mike I meant to say. Your a legend. Your videos and advise are a great help to many. I often refer people to your channel for how to videos. Both friends and club members and on the various landy pages on Facebook.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Thanks Jason -I am not on Facebook so that really helps!

[@supermarinespitfire1]

Now I am not going to drive my disco until I have put in the new oil I bought yesterday...wow!

[@gazzafloss]

New to your channel, in the process of binge watching ATM, I own a D1 1998 TDI so I'm loving all this. Got a mate who has done this type of "gear tooth modification" to his LT77, main shaft first motion gears he forgot to check the oil level, they don't like "no oil", on the upside, his gearbox had stopped leaking just prior to going boom!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Welcome aboard!

[@eliotheasman5378]

Hi Mike very well done as always what a pain of a job many thanks Eliot

[@andicog]

Can you start filming the customers reactions when you give them the news?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I am gutted for this guy

[@347lbs]

@@BritannicaRestorations How long has he owned it?

[@finrambo3594]

Appreciate your land rover adventures , something new every day, Like Columbo of the Land rover world

[@jasonboyes1]

Hi Mike, I destroyed a transfer case in much the same way. Driving to work one morning there was a strange noise for a second as I pulled out of my drive. The noise went as quickly as it came so I carried on thinking I just hit a bump or drain cover. About 2 miles from work I lost all drive. So got towed to work. We removed the gearbox as I thought I'd blown the main box up. We drained and stripped the boxes apart. Then found the swarf from the transfer box. When we stripped the inspection plate off we found a sight much the same as you found. But there was still the correct amount of oil in it. The cause was the intermediate support shaft bearings had failed. The gear set on the shaft were moving back and forth. The crush spacer had worn through aswell. The gears had started to cut through the casing and smashed the teeth off like your customers. Lucky I had a spare transfer case. So we fitted that. As soon as we had it running we used it to recover a car back from Wales. About a 300 mile round trip. It never missed a beat. Towing the car out of the farm on a dolly was interesting as it was down an incredibly steep single track broken up tarmac track. Slippery as hell with moss and toad stools. She did us proud tho. Also received the bits I ordered today. Thanks much appreciated. The dismantling tool is better than I thought it would be! 👍

[@ashleyparry2470]

But it was so quiet after the carpet was fitted lol, goodluck mike, I know you'll do a great job as always 👍

[@gibsonethirty2836]

Holy FRAK! I've heard of grinding your gears but this is on a whole new different level! Hey Mike, I think you found a new source of grinding compound for polishing the inside of the exhaust ! :D

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Indeed! What is the rest of the truck like!?

[@jeffreykropp7664]

Really fits the description of "knackered!"

[@gussyshield2456]

Mike, I love your videos, so much learned, thank you.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Glad you like them!

[@owensteele1274]

Td5 steering wheel, Disco 1 XS alloy wheels, Epsom Green as well. But still a 300 Tdi. It would be a '97 or '98 model I would have thought. The sad truth is this was one lovely looking Defender when new, it's a real shame about the state it's now ended up. It's suffered a lot of neglect and been messed about with. Never serviced, just driven and only repaired after it broke.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Parts car

[@DarrenCoull]

The poor owner - Been totally sold a basketcase! I'm willing to bet it'll need more than a transfer case, the gearbox may be not far behind, then the CV joints, the axle swivels, the bodywork, brakes, the electrics look suicidal (joined up positive cable flapping in the breeze!) - is the seatbelt mount legal? Maybe a good idea for a "What's wrong with this car" style of video :-)

[@whitacrebespoke]

Got to love a TDI

[@coyote5735]

We had 17 deg C in the UK yesterday a little snow would be welcome. Stick a bit of checker plate over the diff, that will do it!!!!!!!!

[@harveysmith100]

Compulsive viewing if not a little painful! I changed the transfer gearbox oil on my vehicle last summer after watching one of your videos that sent me into a bit of a panic about when was it last done if ever. Feeling content knowing all the fluids have been changed regular since I have owned the vehicle and started watching your channel to give me a kick up the backside now and then.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

To make matters worse for this guy - it was supposed to have been serviced 2 weeks ago! ( not by me by the way! lol!)

[@Happy357mag]

"Oil always helps" Some people learn that the hard way!

[@craig_chaznibond452]

I wonder how many owners have been prompted to check their oil levels by this video? Great work Mike!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I hope so! This was supposed to have been 'serviced' by a local garage - two weeks ago!

[@davejules4103]

@@BritannicaRestorationsWell Mike if that was supposed to have been serviced the owner should go straight back to the garage and get their money back and some. Of to check my oil now!!

[@harveysmith100]

The seats are nice though Is there not an App we can download that can change the gears

[@davidbradley3982]

he wants it for the weekend.......

[@FUBAR666]

I meant to ask, you could have used a little bit of 🔥 on that seized bolt or is there a reason why you didn't? I have a set of those easy outs they are great, currently working on a Hyundai terracan.

[@philipbotha6718]

Happened to our Defender 110 Tdi 200. Except main gearbox. Gear teeth on the lay shaft and input shaft sheered, ground or melted completely off. Still drove 1 500 Km in 4th gear.

[@stevep8773]

Desolé! I always wondered what that centre knob bland was for on my 110 dash. Headlight adjustment? Was that like the D2s?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I think only the 7 inch round headlights had them

[@JustMe-sr1zb]

Hope there is a part two to this expensive saga.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

They are all on my homepage

[@defender90keswick.nigelsla59]

Good morning Mike. Weather looks beautiful. Wet and windy here.. crappy weather England!! That 110.. take the doors off and keep chickens in it. I reckon you did that damage to the TC when you drove it into the shop lol!!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

The one saving grace about winter here is the sunny days. I remember in the North East we hardly saw the sun all winter (spring, summer and autumn) Lol! Mike

[@swank1975]

That is awesome!!

[@warci]

and then people complain land rovers are unreliable... I've already heard several times stuff like 'pah oil changes are not needed, it's stronger than a normal car you know!'

[@BritannicaRestorations]

The strange thing is - where did all the oil go?

[@LandersWorkshop]

@@BritannicaRestorations My guess is it was a slow leak, previous owner sold it or part-exed it to the dealership and they flogged it onwards to the unsuspecting owner. Literally running on its last legs. This is why I recommend a professional RAC-style inspection if you are buying a Defender. 300 odd quid or so, but plenty of peace of mind.

[@tomjackson1045]

Yeah, hit the nail on the head. Plain old maintenance stops so much grief. Although, credit to the Defender I bought as a bit of a project, it had obviously suffered a fair bit of neglect but it still runs sweet as a nut. And it's just getting better as I sort it all out piece by piece.

[@MattTester]

Wow that's impressive. Came here to see if I can work out why my Disco 1 LT230 has so much throw between high and low ratio, the linkage is fine so I hope it isn't the same thing. Barely drive it but will admit I don't remember when I last topped off the oil. Fine once it's in high or low there's just a massive amount of slop in between.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

The are a sloppy box but it could bee the centre diff

[@MattTester]

@@BritannicaRestorations Cheers, I'll get the cover off and see, it's definitely worse than it used to be but I saw your other video on how sloppy they are. I'd like to swap it for a 1.4 box anyway because I'm running 235/85s and it's gutless.

[@vanslowlee2186]

I missed the big event 😂😂😂 feel sorry for the owner as that looks expensive! And the thing looks nice , shame

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Tell me about it

[@eddieMurphy11111]

great video thanks

[@axelcordes]

This is in the department horror film... I lost my sleep now.... will rush out an check ALL the oils :-) Cheers Mike

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes a really expensive horror story!

[@chroniclesofbap6170]

You said Jammin' up... I instantly chuckled and thought of Bob Marley... You mentioned Bob Marley... and instantly became a legend.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

That's how Bob likes his doughnuts - wi jam in

[@whitacrebespoke]

Liberal lubrication ensures peak performance. A replacement transfer box would be easier and cheaper surely. Even out of a disco if needs must

[@BritannicaRestorations]

As this was imported from Europe they must have fitted the box there - this is why sourcing a D1 box here is so expensive - they were mostly scrapped here

[@AJBAdventures]

How do you lift the gearboxes out Mike? engine hoist from inside the cab through tunnel? just wanting to know the easiest way when the time comes as had a lot of fun with a trolley jack and no cradle from underneath on the previous LR

[@BritannicaRestorations]

If i can get the truck on the lift, I have an adaptor on a transmission jack which makes the gob a dream!

[@AJBAdventures]

@@BritannicaRestorations ahh brilliant I can imagine!

[@MrAdamchat]

love this guy, dammit blast bugger deary me!

[@ThisIsSolution]

Good job and funny video

[@radionutio81ij79]

The front seats are out of a 1996 mitsubishi pajero got the same seats in my 4x4,👍

[@richardcallison1637]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen a mess as bad as that in a transfer box!😖 Hope the owner is feeling flush! I’d be gutted! But it’s why the first thing to do with any newly built Land Rover is check / change the fluids instead of spending money on pretty things like carpets😖 Sure you’ll make it better though👍

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I think he is going to contact the seller AND the shop that did a 'service' on this 2 weeks ago

[@AbelDoodeman]

whoahahahahaha. i'm glad i had my sip of coffee gone before your hilarious "maybe we can weld it up?"

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RetiredTechnician]

Is there any oil in the gearbox, so you can order both together to save on postage 😐

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I was thinking the same this morning

[@Nickpaintbrush]

@@BritannicaRestorations Does gearbox oil ever get changed unless specifically asked for I wonder?

[@aytonbob]

Mike be careful if your knob drops off lol

[@karldavies3149]

A stitch in time may have saved this customer some hard earned cash. But hey, what's life without a few challenges.

[@dartmoordave]

Biggest problem with 90/110 trans is the centre diff planet wheels exploding but you can get home on front wheel drive with the centre diff in Lock.

[@vic6820]

Where did they move the battery to when they got rid of the seat bases?

[@vic6820]

Cancel that, I've just seen the other video.👍

[@KingBarve]

jeez, what a shame, makes me wanna run out and check my fluids! Is there more tellsigns on what transfercase a landy has? I have no idea which mine has, it's a One Ten 1987 with fitted 300tdi, it's not impossible they did a swap when they had the engine out... Do they have numbers or how can i see the difference?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes the have numbers See here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIi5k4CGZt6kpaM

[@marcdewilde518]

Hi Mike, thanks for the instructive video but nevertheless a smal complaint : I know little or nothing about Defenders and that's one of the reasons I watch your channel - to learn. But from time to time I get completely lost because when you discuss a particular part on e.g. the underside of the car you do not always indicate where that part is. So if you would be so kind to point out those parts I would be very grateful. Greetings from Belgium.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Noted

[@ianhellyer1473]

The weekend? It might take longer. So much swarf and black oil, it's remarkable the gears lasted so long. You have to wonder about the rest of the car, at least fluids wise. You'll have more aluminium for your foundry.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Pretty sad eh? This was supposed to have has a service 2 weeks ago!

[@barriewilliams4526]

Toyota comes to mind :)

[@tomthompson7400]

id be checking the rest of the levels too , bet the diffs etc are all a bit light on lube

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Was supposed to have been serviced and checked -- this is way gives Defenders a bad name but they still keep buying them

[@FPVsean]

Haha here in Ireland I picked up a perfect 1.2 tbox for 100€ and I sold my perfect 1.4 to a mate after his blew for 50€ haha.. Can only imagine the money to try get a tbox over in the north Americas.. They're difficult enough to come by

[@Patmac74]

You talking about Gary Archibald and his magic shed????

[@BritannicaRestorations]

We can only get 1:2 boxes from Disco 1 with the diff-lock in, and they are like chickens teeth to find here - all rotted out and scrapped

[@budycelyn]

so then, did you get that sorted by the weekend? i would loved to have seen the face of the owner when you gave him the news.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

No - I had to use my LT230 on his vehicle to move this as fast as I could - will be done today

[@pbozman]

Brrrr, that is ❄ cold.... 😎

[@camberwellcarrot420]

It was -40C (not including wind chill) in Alberta a few days ago, the coldest since 1972. Québec was balmy by comparison.

[@pbozman]

@@camberwellcarrot420 i can't imagine that cold, never felt more than - 10 °C and not in Portugal. Here is winter and coldest nights are around 7°C...

[@Patmac74]

Obligatory bent steering bar too

[@gshort4707]

This is obviously not the only thing that has been neglected. How many other things are about to break? If Mike says to take $2,000 off the vehicle's value for each rotten door then you've got to ask if it worth spending anything on this vehicle.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Absolutely! There is so much wrong with this truck. I feel gutted for this guy

[@paulcresswell2279]

Bent as a nine bob bit....showing your english heritage there mate

[@red90rover98]

He could do a used Disco case if wanting to save money. A few hundred from the local junkyard. Best check the gearbox before getting too far along!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

There are not that many here - just called local breakers and they want C$500 for one

[@red90rover98]

@@BritannicaRestorations $500 should get you he entire truck!!

[@lynalllynall9082]

I didnt hear him mention the bent track rod?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I don't think he saw it

[@BrianM0OAB]

WOW that's worthy of display on a shelf of destruction, something to point too for customers worse case scenario :o

[@pddixon]

Oooh, mangled gears. That’ll be expensive 😁

[@robharrison4129]

any progress on this one yet Mike?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes it is all fixed - got to my channel home page and it is all there

[@FourIntoOne]

By eck thats a belter!

[@PillSharks]

What a mess Mike, like you say it ain’t much good without oil! Just out if interested where’s the battery?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Good question about the battery - I will have a look - that will explain the joined , uninsulated wires then!

[@888johnmac]

pretty sure battery is in the box under the rear drivers seat

[@giorgosgogos6040]

Hi Mike.! Nice front seats but where is the battery..??

[@BritannicaRestorations]

behind the mid row seats

[@giorgosgogos6040]

Ok then... thanks and respect from Greece..!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Bet it is warmer there than here today!

[@giorgosgogos6040]

Oh yes, here we have 15°c today.. sometime i want see my defenders (2 110)..

[@redcrow2006]

Look like Shogun/Pajero seats to me.

[@Land_Cruiser_40]

'Well, that's toast' - Jeremy Clarkson

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I think the newness has worn off...

[@Ashtongonchar]

Are you in Ontario

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Quebec

[@jeffreykropp7664]

Ready for the weekend?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Nope....

[@AJBAdventures]

The owner must have forgotten that when the box stops leaking, she's empty and needs topping up, looks Luke he won't be having it back this weekend 😬

[@Roy666Batty]

Haha yep two states leaking and empty but it is part of the self lubricating rust prevention system all our land rovers have so you need to keep them toped up😜

[@347lbs]

@@Roy666Batty It's a great design and allows you to monitor the state of the oil real time.

[@Roy666Batty]

@@347lbs my current Landover is a newer model for me 1996 and I didn't realise these later models had an inbuilt vehicle angle gauge, park on a slope and inspect the size of the oil patch on the floor that comes out of the front crank seal to see how steep the angle is 😂

[@landiemark]

Mitsubishi Shogun/Pajero seats.

[@TheEulerID]

That must have been making a hell of a noise for a long time before it finally broke. What a mess.

[@dartmoordave]

Travelling at any sort of speed if the bearings collapsed this result would have taken less than 30 seconds.

[@ora2919]

Maybe we can weld it up :) :) :) :)

[@deniscudahy4549]

Bloody hell poor landy😢😥😢

[@davejones9010]

Think I’d be payin that garage a visit, and whoever sold it him. I don’t know how these people sleep at night feel gutted for him 😩

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Sold as a 'restoration project' so little change of compo

[@davejones9010]

Britannica Restorations Ltd that’s another story then mike, I’d still want to know what the service included I paid for.👍

[@dcs7018]

I also hate it when my nob comes off

[@nzrestoration9486]

I have never seen one that bad! 😩

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Only had the vehicle a few months and already lost his shirt on a head replacement AND this was supposed to had a service 2 weeks ago!!

[@lhlracing3379]

Hi Bob, and what happened next...

[@bleizbreizh6264]

New years haircut?

[@jamescaley9942]

On the plus side it had a Webasto.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

But it does not work....

[@stephenlyttleton9032]

This Defender is is a candidate for military use...as target practice!

[@patrickjobling8676]

Wees be jarmin munn ..😂🤣😂 oils aint oils sol ..😁

[@Haggisfondler]

They are Mitsubishi Montero seats (pajero)

[@greebo7857]

OUCH!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!

[@paulb6501]

Another one with the front prop shaft fitted incorrectly.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

yeap

[@jeffreykropp7664]

So cold that your knob came off.....

[@Mikeaubert]

Wow! What a mess! How long has he owned it? Surely it must have not had oil for quite a long time so can he (partially) blame the dealer he bought from?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Had it a few months. new head fitted as the old one was cracked (cost a fortune to fix by a local garage not me) and was supposed to be serviced 2 weeks ago.

[@Pianoguy32]

All the oil leaks might be a give away :P

[@BritannicaRestorations]

But there were no major leaks to show there was a problem

[@antonybrown5285]

Them seats are mk2 shogun.

[@Rockport1911]

Oil helps. But judging by how the rest of this poor Defender looks its either a full restauration today or you are opening one Pandoras Box after another when it comes in for repairs :)

[@BritannicaRestorations]

This needs a lot spending on it, but the repairs I have done work great - transmission is like new

[@petej536]

I don't think I have heard you string together so many expletives in any of your videos before! It's funny how people think, get a new motor... full service or new carpets... Such a shame for the owner.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Carpets every time, as this has a winch or that would come first!