The smoke is a white/grey smoke, no blue or black from what I can see. It's smoking too much for my liking and I'd say it's not normal at all. After further investigation I have found an oil leak going through to the glow plugs. At this point it's more of a uh-oh analysis and I'm thinking it's...

The smoke is more of an issue on start up, it is a very lumpy idle even in hot weather. If I put my foot on the accelerator it splutters to a normal rhythm and after a couple of minutes it runs okis but still sounds like an injector spray pattern is wrong. I'll take a look at your suggestions...

Hi guys, Just wondering if it's worth taking the head completely off to replace the stem seals. I am aware that there's a tool to do it in situ, however I'm having problems with smoke with different hues, I'm thinking for the sake of a few extra hours a top end and injector clean and refurb...

Very true, I've got my eyes on a VGT for my engine that's sold by allisports... They seem like a reputable company.

Thank you for your response! So what would be the benefit of getting a hybrid turbo over a standard turbo and a VGT over a hybrid?

Sorry, it's a discovery 200 tdi

I am looking at upgrading my 200 tdi engine turbo, I currently have a standard turbo and want to upgrade to a hybrid turbo for better boost at both higher and lower rpm. The question is... What do I go for, has anyone tried them and have you run into any installation problems? Thank you!

I currently have a Hankook 12V 1000A, 643 644 in my Landy, it didn't even last a year before I have to charge it every couple of days when it hasn't been running. It's even worse in cold weather. (I've made sure there's nothing draining the battery). In short I wanted to double up the battery...

Hi guys, I'm looking to install an additional battery in my defender to work as a secondary for turning the engine over and winching. I'm not exactly sure what the best way of doing this would be as I would be hooking them up in parallel positive to positive and negative to negative, leaving...

Hi guys, Looking to talk to someone who has modified their exhaust to get the nice whitsle and growl from their 200tdi. Currently I have a straight through centre pipe, with a muffler at the back. It barely sounds any different to when I had a centre silencer. If I take off the rear muffler...

Hmm... I'll try that as I've got a second hand one from a spare box.

Update: I've changed the ball and cup, it seems to be better but I'm now having to double clutch to get it into gear. I think I can rule out the selector as it is doing it in every gear, even if the vehicle is switched off. Release bearing?

Hi there, I have checked the alignment of the slickshift and it goes directly into 3rd and 4th with no sideways movement. In one of the images I've attached shows the selector with the ball and plastic cup. Although there is wear on the reverse gear side of the selector it seems in good...

Just a quick update... I have looked at the Slickshift today. All set in place absolutely fine. I did a trial of pumping the clutch repeatedly and then putting it into gear and it works. I have to pump the clutch 4/5 times and it will go in. Am I looking at slave and master cylinders?

Is it a possibility that the 1st and 2nd fork assembly has worn? If so, how do I gain access to change it?

I've ordered a second hand one and hopefully it's a bit better. I'll replace the cup and ball as standard. Thank you for your time, I really appreciate it!

Thank you so much for that, it's good to see the whole assembly. It appears that the issues with the selector although worn doesn't appear to be the culprit...

Thank you, so to confirm... The notches are not normal and shouldn't be there?

Hi guys, The Slickshift was installed before I purchased the vehicle, the stick has been welded because the truck has a body lift of 2". Thank you so much for your help! I had a play with it today and I ground the rough edge on the selector flat, this seemed to improve the gate but it still...

Hi everyone, I have been having issues getting into 1st gear intermittent. As if something is blocking the gear. Sometimes it will go in lovely and sometimes it won't. However if I lift slightly off the clutch it will go in to 1st every time. Other gears appear to be fine most of the time but...