Looking at the picture of your turbo, the compressor housing is scored is it not? This would suggest that the compressor wheel has had a lot of play which would naturally be caused by excess wear of the carbon bushes / main shaft through the turbo which would leak oil. Assuming that the...

When was it last serviced? Have you noticed anything different about the characteristics of the engine such as less power, less responsiveness, unsteady idle, more exhaust smoke etc? First thing I would be doing is cracking the bleed bolt on top of the fuel filter housing and checking that you...

If the engine was running at its optimum you would usually expect to find an even coating of dry black carbon around the entirety of the nozzle, almost like a matt effect powder coated finish. In your case however it appears that the engine has been burning excess fuel or oil or suffering from...

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Good evening, I will be adding an official advert into the for sale section shortly but I just wanted to put a bit of a feeler out to see if anyone is interested in my 1986 200tdi 90? I am selling to upgrade to a 110 300tdi (It's too good an offer to refuse and I could do with the extra...

Woven steel earth strap between block and chassis on near side. Granted that strap has seen better days. I will replace it tomorrow.

Not dumb at all! In this case I know that the connection is good because I replaced the spade connector a few months back for that very reason ;) -Tom

Good idea, I'll give that a try. I have a new earth strap between the battery bolted directly to the gearbox, so connection should be good there but i will give it a try none the less.

Thanks for both replies. I am just trying to get my head around a few things with my 90. You might recall that I was having an idle misfire problem with my 200tdi. Well I seem to have cured this by winding the full fuel screw out half a turn (it was over fuelling by the looks of things) but at...

Hello, Can anyone explain the wiring circuit between my battery and the injection pump stop solenoid on my 200tdi 90 please? Does it pass through any resistors or relays etc on its way through the ignition and is there anything in the system which could draw current away from the wire...

200tdi engine seem to be causing quite a bit of bother for people at the moment. The annoying thing is that I see a lot of 200tdi 90's and 110's throughout the week and they all seem to be absolutely spot on, even the ones which have clearly been neglected. Have you tried swapping the oil pump...

Cool! Is it complete with all the shims and springs etc? I may have sourced one down the road from me a little earlier this evening. The chap knows he has a rocker shaft from a Land Rover in his shed, he just isn't sure whether or not it's from the old V8 in his current Rangie, or the 200tdi in...

Yeah lots of people say that to me! The stupid thing is that it runs exceptionally well. It's just got a really annoying misfire at idle that varies from shaking the entire 90 from side to side, to not misfiring at all :eek: Everything else is fine because I've ended up rebuilding the entire...

Hello there Mr. Oil Dripper sir. It's the whole assembly that I'm after. Shaft, rockers, springs, washers / shims all in place etc. I'm basically looking for a cheaper alternative to rebuilding my existing one! It's a bit worn and it is occasionally throwing my valve clearances off. -Tom

Hello, Does anyone have a complete 200tdi rocker shaft that they want to sell / donate? They're quite hard to come by! Thanks, -Tom

There is a limited amount of 'free play' or sloppy rotation that you will get with worn UJ's. If you watch the drive flange at the transfer box and axle differentials whilst you rotate the prop shaft back and forth you should be able to determine whether or not the free play is being caused by...

Hello, Vibration is more than usually caused by wear in the universal joints on your front and rear prop shafts. The best way to check them for play is to park your 90 on a flat surface with the gearbox in neutral and the handbrake off. Have someone sat inside ready to apply the brakes just...

I can understand why you fancy the ex-mod land but given the choice I'd snap up the TD5. It really comes down to what you want from it. Better fuel efficient, much, much quicker, more powerful, quieter, more comfortable:- go for the TD5. It's a relatively refined five cylinder turbo charged...

Hello, I have done quite a bit of reading regarding replacement suspension springs for my 1986 90 but I am still a little confused. It currently has standard height springs fitted which are probably the originals and I would like to replace them with standard height springs from someone like...

I've used this firm quite a few times. They have various types of Cold Air Feed ducting (intake pipe) as well as silicone hoses and reducers etc. They are very good to deal with both over the Internet and by phone. If you can't find what you want on their site, give them a call - they may be...