Hello All,
I bought my first land-rover about two months ago and it's been running fine since. It has 110,000 roughly on the clock but it seems to be in fairly good nick. I have some questions though and thought this would probably be the best place to pose them!
1) It rarely starts first time in the morning, usually 2nd but sometimes 3rd go. Do I need to hold the key until the orange light comes on for more than 10-15 seconds or should that be enough?2) When it does start it blows Grey smoke but only for a few seconds. I've never owned a diesel before so I don't know if this is normal or not. It doesn't seem to have any detrimental affect on the way it runs though.
3) Recently I've had to take the 90 to work (down the M4 40 miles or so) and back and it seems to have developed a knocking that appears to stem from under the passenger seat area. I had a look and a poke under the wheel arch and there doesn't seem to be anything hanging loose (it happens more at lower speeds 40 mph). What did concern me is that there are some empty bolt holes under there that look as though they should have something in them. Looking at the passenger side suspension area it doesn't match up with driver's side (probably because it's a 4x4). Again I wouldn't have a clue if this was normal or not.4) It didn't come with any service history as such, should I have a cam belt service done and if so what do they cost roughly?
5) Last question if I wanted to change the wheels what options do I have. Would a newer Defender's wheels bolt straight on or do I need to get spacers?Many thanks
J