Noob throws spanner at landy!

As the title suggests, I have no experience working on landrovers but due to my previous form in car mechanics and engineering I have been asked to look after the maintenance of my girlfriends dads (Andy) newly acquired 1996 110 300TDi.

So far...


Its a breeze! I am quite aware that I am being lulled into a false sense of security, but who cares, my girlfriends mum thinks Im a genius cause i got the heaters working! Winner!

I have a to do list which I will update as and when things are fixed, or not as the case may be.

Front wipers not working Fixed!
Andy tried the wipers when the thing was covered in snow and subsequently blew the fuse. Cue me drawing out a wiring diagram for the entire car (ex MOD wiring)

Stereo not working Fixed!
Just needed the wiring tidying up and connecting properly, not just wires twisted together.

Rear wiper not working

Engine running too cold Fixed!
New thermostat, old one opened at 70 degrees!

Heaters blowing cold Fixed!
Combination of thermostat, water pump and a jet wash through the heater matrix sorted that.

Engine leaking oil

Engine leaking water

Engine leaking fuel

Serpentine belt delaminated Fixed!
New one fitted

Belt tensioner bearing screaming Fixed!
New tensioner assembly fitted, not had to do the penny trick yet.

Water pump screaming Fixed!
New one fitted, the new one had a much bigger impeller and water channel for some reason.

Front axle leaking oil from hub cap and pivot

Rear diff noisy

Binding noise from nearside rear hub

Rust all over the chassis

Worn hinges on all doors

No bottoms on any doors due to rust


So far so good. We'll see if I'm still as happy after I've tackled the leaks and the rust.

Cheers

Chris

Don't mean to be the cynic here, but it sounds like they're creating problems to keep you busy

I wouldn't worry about leaking oil unless its loads!

I reckon they want to dirty your hands so you stay off their daughter!!

steve-o said:

I wouldn't worry about leaking oil unless its loads!

I reckon they want to dirty your hands so you stay off their daughter!!

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Ha! Bit late for that, shes 7 weeks up the duff!

Nah it keeps them happy, is good experience for me cause I WILL be getting a 90 in the near future, and I'm currently taking payment in glasses of finest single malt. Everyones a winner!

That rust will soon disappear and be replaced by healthy fresh air.

The oil/water/fuel leaks are incurable.


Good job fixing the stereo though...but when its driving you wont hear it.

Oh dear, another young life ruined by a moment's carelessness. It seems so easy, that first fix, but then you're hooked for life. My name is XXXXX and I'm a Landy addict.

Tis a ploy me thinks....

The longer you're under Andy's Land Rover, the less time your under Andy's daughter hmmmm shrewd old fox..

"That rust will soon disappear and be replaced by healthy fresh air."

My doors are rusting too,so in time will I have a kind of upside down convertible?

punkawallah said:

"That rust will soon disappear and be replaced by healthy fresh air."

My doors are rusting too,so in time will I have a kind of upside down convertible?

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Opened the back door today and the whole bottom fell out in a shower of rusty flakes.

Slightly off topic but I need to vent.

Don't you just hate in laws (well nearly). My girlfriends brother is over from uni and has waded in to 'help' with sorting the landy. Now you will have never met anyone who bull****s more about everything than this guy.

Im learning as I go by experience and by reading and I freely admit that at the moment I know very little.

Between him and his 'mate' they know the entire history of landrover and everything about every car that has ever been made.

Apparently 300TDi defenders only had LT77 axles and that they only have one type of hub cap (a location of one of the leaks) and you can find out all parts for the car just by knowing the vin number.

He also had a go at me for buying ATF for a manual gearbox :crazy:

Now Im pretty sure the LT77 is a type of gearbox and I know for a fact the car has an R380 box. I also know that there is more that one type of cap which is dictated by the number on the axle and that from my little experience, being ex MOD, the vin number is number that identifies very little.

Cock! :multiply:

Trouble is I can see Andy taking his word over mine and ****ing up the whole job.

Apologies for the rant, I know its only a small thing but bull****ters annoy the **** out of me.

gopher said:

Now you will have never met anyone who bull****s more about everything than this guy.

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is his name BoB ?

yup. Unfortunately he's right about the ATF!

oops silly me, misread it, sorry!

Beer talking...

Tell them to go and join the riots in London over uni fees.

300 tdis have rationalised axles same as disco, same hub cap and flange ,brake calipers different ,but you dont what is fitted to many land rovers as so many bits will fit military use same running gear

as he is off uni for christmas and knows everything let him (try) and sort out as many little jobs as he can before he gos back. 2 resons 1, less jobs for you and 2,when he does f*ck all it will be him that looks bad

SHE'S ON FIRE CAP'N!!

After just 10 miles with 7 people on board we stopped to fill up. Jumped out the back and noticed a 'warm' smell upon which the near side rear brakes spontaneously combusted!

Put out the fire using some snow and gingerly drove it to my place, where upon the 'genius' points out helpfully that the handbrake is stuck on. So I handed him some tools, stood back and let him try to find it. After some head scratching the conclusion is that the handbrake is hydraulic and the pistons are moving freely so there is nothing wrong and its just one of those things.

At this point it started to snow so he buggered off back inside having done the dirty work leaving us with only one other option. And after a little further investigation the hub bearing appears to be well and truly shafted.

Will be the first time I've done tapered bearings so any tips would be helpful. What type of grease is suitable to pack them with?

gopher said:

SHE'S ON FIRE CAP'N!!

After just 10 miles with 7 people on board we stopped to fill up. Jumped out the back and noticed a 'warm' smell upon which the near side rear brakes spontaneously combusted!

Put out the fire using some snow and gingerly drove it to my place, where upon the 'genius' points out helpfully that the handbrake is stuck on. So I handed him some tools, stood back and let him try to find it. After some head scratching the conclusion is that the handbrake is hydraulic and the pistons are moving freely so there is nothing wrong and its just one of those things.

At this point it started to snow so he buggered off back inside having done the dirty work leaving us with only one other option. And after a little further investigation the hub bearing appears to be well and truly shafted.

Will be the first time I've done tapered bearings so any tips would be helpful. What type of grease is suitable to pack them with?

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lithium grease is good fer tapered bearings used the stuff er over 15 yrs now on me cars trailers lathe etc never had any troubles with it

kick out the axle stand when nobby is under the old girl.... that`ll give him a scare

Oh, and your "expert" really doesn't have a clue. The handbrake on Landys is on the transfer box!

instantsquid said:

Oh, and your "expert" really doesn't have a clue. The handbrake on Landys is on the transfer box!

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Yeah I was aware of that fact. I just let him babble on cause its easier.

I lobbed a large socket through the open back door when he was working under the diff the other day. Never seen him move so fast.

To be fair he has come in somewhat handy recently.

We were waiting for some bits to arrive including a box wrench for the hub nuts so now I can update.

Removed the drive plate from the hub and the whole assembly dropped and some odd shaped bits of metal that used to be the rollers fell out. It was quite obvious that it had been like that for quite some time.

We decided at this point to check the half shaft so we drained the diff oil. It was like mayonnaise.

Tried to pull the half shaft out and it wouldn't budge so we removed the stub axle with it. Cue mr genius. It took all his 6'6" 22 stone bulk swinging a sledge hammer to separate the two parts. They had welded themselves together cause the weight of the vehicle was on what was left of the inner bearing and the drive plate. How the half shaft didn't snap god only knows.

At this point Andy has decided to give the seller a call cause the truck came with a 3 month guarantee on major parts so watch this space.

Chris