The Land Rover Page

Dear Reader,

Previously I owned a 1983 Ex-Military Series 3 Land Rover – This wonderful piece of British engineering kept me amused most weekends – but then the missus needed a new knee, and it had to go 🙁

I have however recently acquired a Series IIa SWB, so there will be lots of stuff coming on that soon!

Predictably though, various things can and will go wrong with it, so I’ve decided to build this page on my Blog where I will post any useful tips, hints, PDF documents and the like in order to assist other (slightly mad) Series III owners like me 🙂

In addition, I’m posting any docs I can find on the Discovery, Range Rover, Forward Control, Minerva, etc.

I will be updating this page frequently over time, so please keep coming back, and feel free to comment on useful things you have found that I can add to the page.

For those of you who own a ‘Series’ Landy, you have to read this blog article I read from one of my Twitter followers [link]

Useful Documents

Please note that many of these PDF documents are *huge* – The usually consist of a page-by-page scan of the original workshop manuals that were provided by Land Rover at the time of manufacture. I have collated these documents from various .torrent, FileShare and forum sites across the web, so if you are the original owner, please let me know so I can credit you (and link to your original site)

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS – New Documents will be added as and when I discover them!

Defender and Variants

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx File Size	Language	Links
Workshop Manual 1 to 5	Defender 90 & 110	4.7Mb	English	[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Workshop Manual Supplement	Defender 90 & 110	3.7Mb	English	[1]
[New] Electrical Diagrams 3rd Edition	Defender 1997 onwards	2.1Mb	English	[1]
Labour Timings	Defender 1994 onwards	2.1Mb	English	[1]
Workshop Manual	Defender 1993	16.9Mb	English	[1]
Workshop Manual	Defender 1997	16.9Mb	English	[1]
Conversion to Discovery 200TDi	Defender 90 TD	5.2Mb	English	[1]
Overhaul Manual	Defender 300 TDi	1.6Mb	English	[1]
Wiring Diagram	Defender 2002	4.3Mb	English	[1]
LT77S Gearbox Supplement	Defender 90, 110, 130	1.8Mb	English	[1]
Parts Catalog (Land Rover)	Defender 110 1987 onwards	29Mb	English	[1]
Bearmach Fastparts Catalog	Defender	1.3Mb	English	[1]
Britpart Accessory Catalog	Defender	118Mb	English	[1]
Workshop Manual	Defender 300 TDi 1997	7.6Mb	English	[1]
LT77 Gearbox Manual	Defender 90, 110, 130	2Mb	English	[1]
Water Ingress (Stop leaks) Manual	Defender	0.5Mb	English	[1]
Install Soft Top	Defender	0.9Mb	English	[1]
LT230 Transfer Gearbox	Defender	1.6Mb	English	[1]
LT230T Transfer Gearbox Overhaul	Defender	1.2Mb	English	[1]
R380 Gearbox Overhaul	Defender	1.2Mb	English	[1]
Bearmach Parts Manual 2010	Series IIa, III & Defender	21Mb	English	[1]
Tuning TDi Engines	Defender TDi	0.3Mb	English	[1]
Owners Manual	Defender 90, 110, 130 TD5, TDi, V8	1.2Mb	English	[1]

Land Rover Ambulance

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx Filesize	Language	Links
Workshop Manual Parts 1 to 3	Land Rover Ambulance 0,75 Ton	3.6Mb	Dutch	[1][2][3]
Handbook Parts 1 to 2	Land Rover Ambulance 0,75 Ton	2.6Mb	Dutch	[1][2]
Repair and Maintenance Parts 1 to 5	Land Rover Ambulance 0,75 Ton	1.1Mb	Dutch	[1][2][3][4][5]

Series I

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx Filesize	Language	Links
Workshop – Introduction	Series I	1.5Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Clutch	Series I	1.9Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Cooling	Series I	1.6Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Electrical	Series I	2.8Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Engine	Series I	4.4Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Gearbox	Series I	2.5Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Lubrication	Series I	0.7Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Rear Axle	Series I	0.7Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Body	Series I	1.4Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Steering	Series I	1.8Mb	English	[1]
Workshop – Brake Cylinder	Series I	0.1Mb	English	[1]
X-Panda-Cab Brochure	Series I	0.7Mb	English	[1]
Series 1 Parts Catalogue (1948-1953)	Series 1	38Mb	English	[1]
Series 1 Instruction Manual (1948 – 1953)	Series 1	4Mb	English	[1]
Series 1 Workshop Manual (1948 – 1953)	Series 1	42Mb	English	[1]

Series II, IIa, III, Military and really obscure!

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx Filesize	Language	Links
Fairley Overdrive Fitting Instructions	Series I, II, IIA and III	1.0Mb	English	[1]
Repair Operation Manual	Land Rover 101 Forward Control	20Mb	English	[1]
Amendment List [2], [3], [4], [6]	Land Rover 101 Forward Control	3.0Mb	English	[2][3][4][6]
Parts Catalog	Land Rover 101 Forward Control	9.5Mb	English	[1]
Minerva Owners Manual	Land Rover Mineva	3.4Mb	Dutch	[1]
Britpart Accessory Catalog	Series IIa & III	118Mb	English	[1]
Bearmach Parts Manual 2010	Series IIa & III	21Mb	English	[1]
Workshop Manual Parts 1 to 7	Series III	25Mb	English	[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Workshop Manual Parts 1 to 8	South Africa Series III	12.2Mb	English	[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Parts Catalog 1 to 15	Series III		English	[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Sankey 3/4 Ton Trailer	All Military	0.9Mb	English	[1]
Wiring Diagram A	Series IIa / III / III Military	0.8Mb	English	[1]
Wiring Diagram B	Series IIa / III	0.7Mb	English	[1]
Series II Instruction Manual	Series II	4Mb	English	[1]
Series Body Parts	Overview of Series panels	0.1Mb	n/a	[1]
Series III Advert	Military Advert	4mb	English	[1]

Discovery

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx Filesize	Language	Links
Timing Belt Intervals	200 TDi (1990 – 1998)		English	[1]
Tuning TDi Engines	Discovery TDi	0.3Mb	English	[1]
Britpart Accessory Catalog	Discovery	118Mb	English	[1]
Bearmach Parts Manual 2010	Discovery 1, 2 & 3	21Mb	English	[1]

Freelander

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx Filesize	Language	Links
Britpart Accessory Catalog	Freelander	118Mb	English	[1]
Bearmach Parts Manual 2010	Freelander 1 & 2	21Mb	English	[1]

Range Rover

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx Filesize	Language	Links
Heating and Ventilation and AC	1987	3.4Mb	English	[1]
Air Con	1987	3.4Mb	English	[1]
Lubricants	1987-1991	0.2Mb	English	[1]
Service Tools	1987	0.6Mb	English	[1]
Steering	1987	2.3Mb	English	[1]
Suspension	1987	1.0Mb	English	[1]
Wheels / Tyres	1987	0.4Mb	English	[1]
Wipers / Washers	1987	0.5Mb	English	[1]
Body / Chassis	1987	5.2Mb	English	[1]
Brakes	1987	5.3Mb	English	[1]
Cooling	1987	1.1Mb	English	[1]
Engine	1987	3.5Mb	English	[1]
Fuel Injection	1987	6.0Mb	English	[1]
Electrics	1987	10.5Mb	English	[1]
Exhaust	1987	0.3Mb	English	[1]
Automatic Diagnostics	ZF4HP22 (1987)	5.8Mb	English	[1]
General Fitting Reminders	1987	0.4Mb	English	[1]
Cruise Control	1989 – 91	0.9Mb	English	[1]
Drive Shafts	1987	0.3Mb	English	[1]
Axles	1987	3.0Mb	English	[1]
L322 Workshop Manual	TD6, V8	28Mb	English	[1]
P38 Workshop Manual	4.0 Petrol, 2.5 Diesel	19Mb	English	[1]
Torque Values 1 – 4	1989 – 1991	4.0Mb	English	[1][2][3][4]
Britpart Accessory Catalog	Range Rover	118Mb	English	[1]
Bearmach Parts Manual 2010	Classic, P38, L322 and Sport	21Mb	English	[1]

Sales & Marketing / Brochures / Misc

Document	Vehicle(s)	Approx filesize	Language	Links
Sales Brochure	Defender	8.2Mb	English	[1]
Dimensions / Specifications 2008	Defender	0.04Mb	English	[1]
Sales Brochure	Freelander 2	5.3Mb	English	[1]
Sales Brochure	Discovery 4	9Mb	English	[1]
Sales Brochure (Accessories)	Discovery 4	6.7Mb	English	[1]
Sales Brochure	Range Rover 2011	7.5Mb	English	[1]
Sales Brochure	Range Rover Sport 2011	8.8Mb	English	[1]
[New] T4 Diagnostics Manual	Defender 1994 onwards	2.1Mb	English	[1]
[New] TestBook User Manual	Defender 1994 onwards	2.1Mb	English	[1]

Chassis Number Formats (from Wikipedia and other sources)

Useful lookup tool [here] – http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html

Description	Format	Example
International VIN, 1980-later	17-characters	SALxx____________
	xx = LB = Series III LD = 90, 110, 127, Defender LH = Range Rover LJ = Discovery LM = Range Rover L322 LN = Freelander LP = Range Rover (P38A) LT = Discovery Series II
Int. VIN for LR do Brazil	17-characters	93R______________
Int. VIN for AAD, 1985-1995	17-characters	AAD______________
US/Canada VIN 1987-later	17-characters	_________________
International VIN	14-characters (is actually 17 missing the SAL)	______________
1955	9 characters	17.6_____
1956 – 1961	9 characters	1________
1950	9 chars	L________ or R________
1962 – 1979 (Series)	9	_________
	Eight digits with with suffix letters Digits 1-3 = Show the model and specification. 241-258,260-324 = Series IIA 88″ & 109″ 325-339 = Series IIB (110 Inch Forward Control) 340-354 = Series IIA 109″ 5424 = Series IIA 88 Station Wagon (US Model) 259, 901-950 = Series III 951-955 & 895 = Lightweight 956-965 = 101 Inch Forward Control 355, 356, 358 = Range Rover The remaining five digits starting with 00001 indicate the serial number. The suffix letter indicates design modifications. Note: The year, or model-year of manufacture have no identification number.
1948 – 1949	8	.8______
1950 – 1953	8	.6______
1954 – 1955	8	.7______
1948 – 1949	7	_______
Prototypes	6	110F__
1948 Prototypes	3	R__ or L__

141xxxxxx – 145xxxxxx: Series II 88 inch petrol 146xxxxxx – 150xxxxxx: Series II 88 inch diesel 151xxxxxx – 155xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch petrol 156xxxxxx – 160xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch diesel 161xxxxxx – 165xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch petrol station wagon 166xxxxxx – 170xxxxxx: Series II 109 inch diesel station wagon 222xxxxxx – 229xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 6 cylinder 231xxxxxx – 235xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 236xxxxxx – 239xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol airportable (‘Lightweight’) 241xxxxxx – 245xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol 246xxxxxx – 250xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 251xxxxxx – 255xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol 259xxxxxx – 259xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol 261xxxxxx – 265xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol station wagon 266xxxxxx – 270xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol One Tonne 6 cylinder 271xxxxxx – 275xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch diesel 276xxxxxx – 280xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch diesel 281xxxxxx – 285xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch diesel station wagon 286xxxxxx – 290xxxxxx: Series IIA Forward Control petrol 300xxxxxx – 304xxxxxx: Series IIA Forward Control petrol 6 cylinder 305xxxxxx – 305xxxxxx: Series IIA Forward Control diesel 310xxxxxx – 310xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch airportable (military) 315xxxxxx – 319xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol station wagon 320xxxxxx – 324xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch diesel station wagon 325xxxxxx – 329xxxxxx: Series IIB Forward Control petrol 330xxxxxx – 334xxxxxx: Series IIB Forward Control petrol 6 cylinder 335xxxxxx – 339xxxxxx: Series IIB Forward Control diesel 343xxxxxx – 343xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon (North America) 345xxxxxx – 349xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder 350xxxxxx – 354xxxxxx: Series IIA 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon 524xxxxxx – 524xxxxxx: Series IIA 88 inch petrol station wagon (North America) 895xxxxxx – 895xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel airportable (‘Lightweight’ – military export) 901xxxxxx – 905xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol 906xxxxxx – 910xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel 911xxxxxx – 915xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 916xxxxxx – 920xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch diesel 921xxxxxx – 925xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol station wagon 926xxxxxx – 930xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch diesel station wagon 931xxxxxx – 935xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol station wagon 936xxxxxx – 940xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch diesel station wagon 941xxxxxx – 945xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder 946xxxxxx – 950xxxxxx: Series III 109 inch petrol 6 cylinder station wagon 951xxxxxx – 955xxxxxx: Series III 88 inch petrol airportable (‘Lightweight’) 956xxxxxx – 960xxxxxx: 101 Forward Control 12 volt 961xxxxxx – 965xxxxxx: 101 Forward Control 24 volt

Winter 2012 Bodges and Additions

:: With the winter weather coming in fast, I decided to try and stop the wind blowing in through the top of the door. Some Sugru  (www.sugru.com) in the top-left (and a wipe of 3-in-one on the rubber to stop it sticking to that) was the order of the day. I’ll let you know if it works when I drive it next!

:: Starter isolation – I added one of those ‘aircraft style’ isolation switches to the starter motor relay wire – looks great and will keep joyriders confused as the ignition lights all still work, just no turnover of the engine!

:: Shovel on the bonnet – I need to update the pic, but the ‘outlaws’ bought me a military shovel to adorn the bonnet with… nice 🙂

:: LED Strip light (less that 1mm thick) stuck on the underside of the edge of the dashboard. Now I can see to get in it in the dark!

:: Decals for the switches 🙂

:: Headlight Warning Buzzer [guide here] – to stop me flattening the battery!