Engine rebuild thread

[payydg]

Sorry, hadn't seen the edit

More me admitting to being an idiot and not reading your post fully before replying

 

[payydg]

Need to re-wrap the engine loom. Anyone recommend some decent heat proof/oil proof wrap?

 

[Al2O3]

Need to re-wrap the engine loom. Anyone recommend some decent heat proof/oil proof wrap?

Mines just done in electrical tape

 

[Kev12]

Mines just done in electrical tape

Same, just dont use the cheap stuff that dries out really quick

 

[payydg]

Sounds good to me!

 

[Flossie]

Proper loom tape isn't sticky, just use the sticky stuff at the start and finish of the wrapping to stop it unraveling.
I used that corrugated plastic tube, split so you can stuff the cables inside.

 

[dieseldog69]

I usually tape it together every 10 to 12 inches and use the convoluted plastic trunking.

And where it's not needed to protect against chaffing I wrap the looms in felt wiring tape, last one I did was the combination fuse and relay boxes for the second alternator and aux circuitry install.

 

[payydg]

I usually tape it together every 10 to 12 inches and use the convoluted plastic trunking.
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And where it's not needed to protect against chaffing I wrap the looms in felt wiring tape, last one I did was the combination fuse and relay boxes for the second alternator and aux circuitry install.

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Looks very neat!

 

[payydg]

Which engine mount goes where - as you look at the engine from the front (i.e timing case facing you) is the longer mount on the left or the right? I forgot to take a photo. I’m assuming it’s on the right?

 

[dieseldog69]

Looks very neat!

I try to keep everything neat and tidy, it'll never look factory I know but the least I can do is make it look like it was meant to be there and done to a decent standard

Most of my new wiring additions are +50% for reserve on feeds and at least +25% for power supplies for reliability.

You should be looking to upgrade your alternator cable and swap out the old 65A unit (I assume Disco or Defender had both 45 & 55A fitted) to the later 100A unit as fitted to a 300Tdi as it is identical in dimensions but ups your current capacity enormously.

 

[jamesmartin]

Which engine mount goes where - as you look at the engine from the front (i.e timing case facing you) is the longer mount on the left or the right? I forgot to take a photo. I’m assuming it’s on the right?

left if you mean these

 

[payydg]

left if you mean these

That’s it. Ah I see so big one on the left as you look at the engine from the front?

 

[jamesmartin]

That’s it. Ah I see so big one on the left as you look at the engine from the front?

yes long one drivers side

 

[payydg]

I try to keep everything neat and tidy, it'll never look factory I know but the least I can do is make it look like it was meant to be there and done to a decent standard

Most of my new wiring additions are +50% for reserve on feeds and at least +25% for power supplies for reliability.

You should be looking to upgrade your alternator cable and swap out the old 65A unit (I assume Disco or Defender had both 45 & 55A fitted) to the later 100A unit as fitted to a 300Tdi as it is identical in dimensions but ups your current capacity enormously.

That’s a good shout. How much needs to be upgraded to upgrade the alternator?

 

[dieseldog69]

That’s a good shout. How much needs to be upgraded to upgrade the alternator?

Just the feed from the alternator to the starter cable as that is the main power cable fro the battery & pretty much everything feeds off that.

 

[payydg]

How tight should the bolt attaching the rubber engine mount to the engine mount bracket? Can’t see it in the manual and the more I tighten it it just compresses the rubber

Edit - @jamesmartin any thoughts?

 

[payydg]

Valves are out

 

[payydg]

How to I fit the copper/brass collar to this. I got a new injector run off assembly as mine had rusted inside but the new pipe that connects to the fuel line doenst have to collar.

 

[Flossie]

It's an olive and you need a new one, it's not reusable .

 

[jamesmartin]

How to I fit the copper/brass collar to this. I got a new injector run off assembly as mine had rusted inside but the new pipe that connects to the fuel line doenst have to collar.

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nrc9770
fit nut, fit olive ,push the two pipes together as far as they will go and tighten