Finished final cleaning, for now, removed main oil galley plug, you can just see number 4 journal feed flushed with brake cleaner in a pressure vessel and lots of compressed air from all directions, bolts have arrived bottom and side crank caps, and crank pulley bolt all OEM £196, starting...

Yes mate ivor Searles for machining, but saying that they are pricing me for pistons for the D4 meyle and nural, going to have the block dipped and re-bored, plucking up courage to ask for the full tour, they couldn't match price on mains and big ends. Generally now I only buy OEM quality by...

Oops did it again king std mains and con rod bearings ordered today, all bolts on order that was the shocker more expensive than all the bearings going to start assembling pistons and rods this weekend and a bit more cleaning

Picked up crank today £72 for polish and health check, they reckon its not original one nearly new, turns out Mark's on one journal was just coating from the shell, but was caught before damage occurred also priced 306dt for dipping the block, and rebore also picked up six main oil gallery plugs...

Go for OEM electrical, had last 5 out of 6 parts a couple throwing immediate fault codes, no longer buy evilbay Chinese parts, buying used parts are ok from a trusted supplier, two out of two height sensors failed, new and its replacement, shop around for OEM can be price differences

Thanks mate will put on order also have a meyle filter yes somtimes cheaper to buy two, is how I buy brake cleaner too save £5. Read through the king bearing catalogue PDF download last night have a read through most interesting. Waiting for call about crank then can order shells, Searles are...

Thanks mate yes coming up nice, indeed 5w 40 wanted to ask you what Millers you use several different flavors of fully synthetic what do you use please, just about to do oil change on 07 but have half a shell helix so just need another 5l helix, but will run new motors on millers as someone...

Took crank over to ivor Searle today seems likely to be just a check and polish, turns out they agreed it is a most likely a new crank, got a bit of a lesson in main bearings kings come in grades apparently, regular bearings are called a sputter bearing, because of its manufacture I googled it...

Sounds like a broken crank, have one here that does just the same, would say the more you run it the more damage, doesn't always destroy block, but mostly, oem cranks are available, keeping my fingers crossed its something less serious all the best

Excellent mate will download manual to my laptop many thanks Heads off today nothing but a clean and new lifters, some blow past on rings but no scoring or any real signs of wear on pistons, big ends have the usual wear patterns, but a couple of bearings have started to pick up a little. Mains...

Managed to get motor on stand yesterday, started stripping. Brushes and sealant arrived. Only visible differences in block between 276dt is extra breather on top of motor on 306dt leading to an extra collector box branded Peugeot/citroen, other jobs took longer than expected so will be monday...

Hi and welcome good on ya, read @gstuart guidelines in discovery section, regular maintenance and oil changes are the key all the best

Guess what I managed today, well getting practiced now Lol, pulled it in the workshop yesterday, didn't do to much exhaust and props drained the transmission fluid and re-caned it, bought a new bucket to catch it in, started at 7am got done about 7.30pm would be quicker with two going to try get...

PS can't afford a ultrasonic cleaner just bought £600 worth of bolts, gaskets and seals Lol

Yes it probably would be mate by hand, is one of those things I learned to do as you said your dad did, diesel carbon can be extremely stubborn it's the most effective way i have found, berrymans softened it no scratches at all sharpend ring piece most important to remove all burs from scraper I...

Cleaning last pistons today one left to do, soaked in berrymans chem dip, be careful with this stuff scraped ring grooves with a piece of old ring sharpened and burrs removed, quick re dip and wipe crown with a fine scotch brite and ready for rings, I mark the gugeon pins the same side as the...

Your always welcome mate will share anything that may be useful or of interest having also recieved the same information now from three trusted suppliers seems to be the case, just buy your OEM parts from a source you trust, finishing cleaning last two pistons as it has pistoning down with rain...

Many thanks mate was a suprise to me, but that is now two LR specialist agreed, apparently ford will not allow their parts to be sold with part numbers and logos so OEM manufacturers have to remove before they can sell to a third party at the end of the day they are appeasing Ford big market...

just got reply from very helpful chap james at JGS see email well I Never apparently now the norm

Just called maltings no one had heard of this paddocks neither, going to keep fishing