The Land Rover Page – Useful docs repository

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 acquired a Series IIa SWB (see above) which is my ‘daily driver’, and now a Series III 109 (ex-military) that is currently being refurbished.

You can follow progress at: https://www.instagram.com/winston_series2a_landy

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 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!

If you feel generous, buy me a beer!

MOD History

If you have a ex-MOD vehicle, you can get it’s full history from the MERLIN database located at the link below. All you need is the chassis number

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-responses-published-by-mod-week-commencing-09-july-2018

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

Other stuff!

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