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    300 tdi advice please ???

    ive nw managed to fit dwn pipe , by jackin chassis , fits gr8m ive now reassembled air system after cleanin and removing egr , alot of the oily gunk seems to have come via the rocker breather that goes into air pipe before turbo , seperator looks ok , im wondering if ther would be any mileage in...
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    300 tdi advice please ???

    thanks for reply , i will try the jacking method shortly , had to come in for a cup of tea before dwn pipe ended up launched over fence , cheers
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    300 tdi advice please ???

    the tapping noise was coming frm manifold side , that wer i found a stud missin frm top right ex manifold with signs of it blowin frm ther , i have cleaned out all components except turbo unit itself , problem now - ive vdone away with egr , got a non cat dwn pipe but realy cant fit it in...
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    300 tdi advice please ???

    well as far as i can see the inside of the turbo is full of the same crapy gunk as the rest of the system . assuming this will effect permfance in some way ?
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    300 tdi advice please ???

    any advice as to hw to clean crap frm turbo ~????
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    300 tdi advice please ???

    Just to add this disco has been stood 2 years before i repaired it and put thru mot . It had head gasket done at craddocks in cannock 2008 a month b4 it was taken off the road , i thought they had a good rep ?? So far theres a stud missin FRM EXHAUST MANIFOLD . And bolt missin frm starter missin...
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    300 tdi advice please ???

    Elo all , new to discos but already impressed . Im tryin to get to the bottom of my coolant system probs , had a few leaks which stop wen i loosen filler cap and release pressure , ive been drivin with cap loosened and all been fine temp wise . After a weekend investigation i found 2 core plugs...
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    300tdi disco , problems problems !

    thanks for all ur replies guys , checked and replaced all connections still no good so replaced alt and all probs sorted . was quoted up to 195 for new alt . ended up gettin a new one frm cjf replacements in cannock for 76 plus vat and my old faulty one . pulley wheel was different but they...
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    300tdi disco , problems problems !

    yea ill do that 2moro im only 5miles frm them , need to use disco to go to wales in nxt week with mrs n kids . on the craddocks receipt it says bypass gasket leaking ???
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    300tdi disco , problems problems !

    elo all , 2 weeks ago i did a deal which left me with my 1st disco , a 1996 nreg 300tdi which owed me about 300 quid . it had been standing over 2 years ,non runner? no wheels , no drivers window, damaged wings n bonnet and no head lights . altho it did av mice , grass and other wildlife inside...