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  • During a shakedown trip into outback Queensland, my ignition switch fails. I attempt to repair the switch in the bush and do a reroute to get my car going again.
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  • @caiopeluso
    @caiopeluso 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thaaanksss aa looot mannn! Just fixed my key and take my car out of the street because of this video!

  • @sierracharlie7293
    @sierracharlie7293 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Guys at Mazda have a great opportunity to equip you with a new BT-50 (Isuzu X). I know they watch these Vids. What a refreshing change it would be to engage an established TH-camr like yourself mate. Their potential Customers are are watching you right now.

  • @trev9874
    @trev9874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would bye pass your ignition switch and put in a modified one with push start button on dash good luck with your adventures

  • @davidstrachan8912
    @davidstrachan8912 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible repair job!!

  • @charlesd177
    @charlesd177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi the same thing happened to me in the bushveld in Africa. It took me 10min to rig a couple of male push in crimping lugs and wires an I finished a 600KM trip with that diy fix. The 200 and 300 TDI was the easiest cars to work on in the bush the Lucas switch was one of many things LR could have done better. Unfortunately I sold my 300 TDI shortly after I completely rebuilt the engine and immigrated to New Zealand. Love your videos keep them coming. I mis my 300 TDI.

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At the end of the day LR made them to a price point. Alot of areas could have been better for a greater price, but then I doubt they could have competed with the Japanese.

  • @CliveWebbAustralia
    @CliveWebbAustralia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it fair to say "Bloody Land Rovers". I really love them. They look great and their off road ability is without question, if only they were more reliable. Great video which shows the importance of having mechanical ability if you are going to venture into the Australian outback...

  • @tomelroy
    @tomelroy ปีที่แล้ว

    After watching this...I just ordered 2 backup switch! Just the small part of the assembly.....24.00 shipped each.

  • @overlandme
    @overlandme 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is hard to see you stuck in repairs but very enjoying to see how you are handling it and make it in video for us.
    Thanks for sharing and wish you all the best mate.

  • @Jerseytrucksci1
    @Jerseytrucksci1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love watching the old videos mate. Hope you can get back out on a new trip soon.
    Love the videos 👍

  • @HammersnBlades
    @HammersnBlades 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great bit of info, I managed to reclamp my end switch with epoxy and insulated wire. Bonus

    • @HammersnBlades
      @HammersnBlades 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I then looked into the root cause of the problem and fount that the contacts inside the ignition barrel switch were also worn, it was possible to swap out the switch by removing the two small retaining screws. The switch was £12 on eBay 👌🏼👈🏼😎 No need to remove the ignition barrel…

    • @HammersnBlades
      @HammersnBlades 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ignition Barrel Switch Defender Tdci 2007 to 2016

  • @willcowell8197
    @willcowell8197 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another successful bush repair..though annoying and frustrating yes but you were prepared! Well done! Hope you and your defender are keeping well👍

  • @thewhiteoxoverland
    @thewhiteoxoverland 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Way to go Lucas. They don't call you the 'prince of darkness' for nothing!

  • @samuelherrmann1805
    @samuelherrmann1805 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been there with my landys. Well done on the Jerry rig. Very maguiver like!!

  • @GregPalmer2
    @GregPalmer2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hows everything young felah,my County hasn't got this problem because i have a inline injection pump with no stop solenoid. Looking forward to your next clip,keep well and be good and kind.

  • @interestedinstuff9601
    @interestedinstuff9601 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job! I have electrical issues from vibrations just caused by UK local roads. I don't envy it happening to you in the bush.👍

  • @adelarsen9776
    @adelarsen9776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    If Lucas made guns, wars wouldn't start.

  • @EFFICIENTSELF
    @EFFICIENTSELF 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job Brett . The trip continues..The modern vehicle you would be had it . 👍🍻

  • @bmonck5110
    @bmonck5110 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great real world problems and fix. Cheers

  • @flapbean
    @flapbean 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think a push button start modification is in order! Fix it forward 😉 love the videos, thank you!

  • @solarbuduk
    @solarbuduk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job, your knowledge and creativity saved your bacon there! Always an art to carry the right spares ... how far do you go. Last year my fuel pump went and the AA rescue guy replaced it at the roadside with a spare I happened to be carrying as I suspected that there was something up with the pump. Took a couple of hours, if I hadn’t had the spare I would have been without the car for at least a day I’m sure, in the middle of a holiday. Probably could have done the job myself if I’d had to but the AA guy was available so let him do it, that’s what I pay them for anyway!

  • @barbietimmermans4141
    @barbietimmermans4141 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just subscribed, as I love your videos. I’m glad you have balls and I don’t 😂😂😂 You are so brave 👏👏👏 Spiders and snakes OMG 😲I wouldn’t be getting out of that car for the whole trip 😂😂😂 Just kidding. I love camping, but I don’t like anything that crawls. Oooh The Serenity though 👌 Pure bliss 👌

  • @YuddaLevy
    @YuddaLevy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Preemptive epoxy of the switch and spare seems like a good idea.

  • @TheOldaz1
    @TheOldaz1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job Brett, sad about the switch quality. I had similar problems years ago out of Charleville and ended up using an old model Holden switch, never failed again and was still in the vehicle when I eventually sold it.

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good old fashioned quality parts.. not something we'd see today with mass China production.

  • @888johnmac
    @888johnmac 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    really wish LR would use relays , don't know how many headlight wiper & ignition switches i've seen burned up .. nice repair Brett

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Be sure to add your own headlight relay in. I have a how to vid on that mod. Easy to do.

  • @kabaottoemulsion1869
    @kabaottoemulsion1869 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cleaver! I am starting to believe Defender owners loves something to go wrong?!?!?!? So can enjoy repairing????

  • @stephentree3466
    @stephentree3466 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you not have been better re peening over the three case crimps that hold the white plastic contacts tray ? Maybe this would have held the 2 units together ? Just a thought 🤔

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Always a possibility, but impossible access. still would have had to remove, and from memory i did do that before trying the glue on top.

  • @wombatone5577
    @wombatone5577 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Brett, the wiring loom may need a support bracket to take the weight. Those bent tabs can’t take any load, poor design. Safe travels!

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks mate. I'll take a look and add some before my next trip

  • @lastknownlocation8760
    @lastknownlocation8760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this again Brett? I thought we went through this last year,,,,,,,

  • @cleandeskpolicy
    @cleandeskpolicy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, didn't you solve this in a previous episode? Congrats on the upgrades, really love the pop top

  • @87xfute
    @87xfute 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sadly they just can't make anything to last these days mate, maybe make an alternative ignition to suit yourself that won't fall apart on you haha. Seeya Rob

  • @KingofThaJungle09
    @KingofThaJungle09 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't get the two grub screws out on mine to release the switch!

  • @YuddaLevy
    @YuddaLevy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happened twice in the past 15yrs on my 97 300tdi 110...similar environment. When i shook the key, it would engage the contacts for a second...all defenders here suffer the same problem. Solution...No keychain or weight hanging on the key. Just use a loop of paracord or the like.. better yet a small neo magnet connector keychain. Any weight on the key while driving corregations, acts as a lever breaking the switch. Once i started using only a key, it never happened again. Vehicles that stay on pavement its whole life dont have those concerns.

  • @agrifurb
    @agrifurb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cable ties would of held that. I've had the same problem.

  • @Dorko85
    @Dorko85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a recap video - at least I hope

  • @Tilburger72
    @Tilburger72 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think our car has a similar issue. So once in a while it doesn't start. Say 1 out of 15 starts. The lights the dash starts to go on and off same does the starter motor. When I remove the key from the lock, re enter it 9 of 10 the car starts directly. It feels like I can get the issue also when I move the key a bit in the ignition lock. Does this sound familiar?

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, sounds like faulty ignition.

    • @Tilburger72
      @Tilburger72 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RoamingTheOutback It happened once when the car was at the service station, but they are great and didn't wanted to replace parts because it didn't happen there again. I will ask them to check the ignition next time during service.

    • @qaiserk7305
      @qaiserk7305 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello did you manage to sort this? I have the same issue

    • @Tilburger72
      @Tilburger72 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@qaiserk7305 yes it’s solved after replacing the battery and startmotor.
      I also have had an issue with similar symptoms. The motor stopped directly when I tried to drive. It was a faulty relay for the computer.
      Hope this information helps

  • @BenMitro
    @BenMitro 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was almost bush mechanics, except you didn't use fencing wire. :) I would seriously consider ordering two starter switches (and adding epoxy or whatever it takes to make them rugged before fitting) or, if the cost of two is exorbitant, completely replace the LR ignition switch with a custom keyed power switch and a momentary contact push button as a starter switch through a couple of 40A automotive relays - components that are a dime a dozen, proven and the spares for this can be used elsewhere.

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I glued up the new one before fitment to be sure. Hopefully that does the trick.

  • @4WDIESEL1
    @4WDIESEL1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    was this an army defender?

  • @paulformaioni37
    @paulformaioni37 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    didnt this happen before, thats why i drive over corrugation over 100 km per hour, you dont feel them

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In 2015 and 2019. Hopefully fixed now with added glue on the switch.

    • @paulformaioni37
      @paulformaioni37 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RoamingTheOutback love your videos brother, i just went solo into the gammon ranges, climbed mount gill at wirreweena sanctuary, grindells hut, and through to arkaroola via back tracks. I got lost missing the track out 3 times back and forth over lowrange terrain, only in the end to realise it was a pebbly creek that was the track out. Im getting a second 100 litre tank in the tray on the hilux behind the cabin to go with the 145 replacement main tank i purchased so i can carry 245 litres of diesel, so i can go remote, peace

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      plenty to go most places. I only carry 185L and I haven't had any place yet I was running short on fuel.

  • @donaldhalvorsen4135
    @donaldhalvorsen4135 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why would Land Rover use glue for electrical?

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Turns out it wasn't glue. Just those tiny crimp imprints which held the contacts on.

    • @donaldhalvorsen4135
      @donaldhalvorsen4135 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Roaming The Outback glad to see everything is going well with you Brett. Hope all is well. I have been working on my Land Rover here in the states, prices for landy parts are expensive here.

  • @paulformaioni37
    @paulformaioni37 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    not another mechanical issue

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      These are all the ones I've recorded over the last 14 years of ownership.

  • @TimsBitsnPieces
    @TimsBitsnPieces 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gee your not having a good run lately are you?... time to upgrade to an 80 series.. haha.. ~;0) Could you not drill a hole either side in the main casting part and run a cable tie thru it and back to itself to help hold it better? Can you not find another ign sw setup similar to yours but in better condition or quality that would fit or ..... even bypass that and make a new configuration with a key and push button arrangement as they do on race cars which would then probably make for a better and less hassle permanent arrangement ?

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I probably could, but the replacement has been glued for extra security, so I think this time I'll be ok.

    • @TimsBitsnPieces
      @TimsBitsnPieces 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RoamingTheOutback I guess only time will tell.....

  • @donaldhalvorsen4135
    @donaldhalvorsen4135 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Typical Land Rover problems. Change to something more industrial. Go hard and simple!

  • @zook4886
    @zook4886 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi mate, no offence but their are much better 4x4s on the market. Landies are just to unreliable. Two friends of mine had them and sold them because of all the trouble. Blown shocker now this plus other stuff we never see. Suzuki Jimmy’s rule.

    • @RoamingTheOutback
      @RoamingTheOutback  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are, but why would I buy another 4x4 and spend another $60000 and 14 years kitting it out when I already have a capable car set up how I want and I can fix nearly anywhere on Earth.

  • @MrFastFarmer
    @MrFastFarmer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Get a real car.