buy a new pump ya tight bugger. i didn't think they could be stripped an put back together sucessfully i may be wrong :rolleyes:

if you get one from paddocks just watch that it's the right way round coz when i changed mine the inlet became the outlet and the engine would only run on tick over. swapped the pipes the wrong way round and it ran fine

i always chuck a wheel under before i use the jack, be it the spare or the one i just took off

yep you need a press for the ball joint mate an don't get a cheepo from paddocks they're crap

if it's the one that runs across the top of the 300tdi is it not the heater rail

UPDATE# had a look monday morning an the engine was empty of water, filled it up and bled the system and all seemed ok. was told by a mate who's a mechanic that the k series engine will do this then will be ok for about a month, but then will dump the water again, and will do it more and more...

sounds just like when mine bust it's clutch fork. gear box out i'm affraid but i've heard you can get a TD5 upgrade for the 300tdi, i'm sure paddocks stock them but not sure if there any good?

so that would explain why the R reg box was beefier than the N reg box when we opened them up;) so the later box is better?

right thanks mate i'll have a look tomorrow

Mmm hope so where are the parts you've just mentioned?

well after many hours fooking about, stripping parts off to find a faulty one we finally realised today that the main spline into the transfer box had been completely stripped of it's splines, so we put the spare one i had from my old disco, and the box will go back in next week. hope it...

ok it's not for me as i wouldn't buy one anyway, but the step dad phoned me earlier to say the heater on his 1.8 X reg was staying freezing cold even after a 10 mile drive, the first thing i thought was the HG, but i haven't looked at the car, other than creamy ****e around the filler cap and...

weld the holes up an bang some tree sliders on ;)

as it get to the top go a bit slower with the pump

Ha ha! yer not fookin wrong there:rolleyes: at least it won't be so hard to undo everything next time:doh:

could be i said that too at least we can get the diff lock working now the box is out:rolleyes: will make the diagnostics a bit easier next time:rolleyes:

and all the clonking, grinding and banging is coming from underneath the drivers seat

the only thing that puzzles me is the clonking into gear? what would cause that?

i did say last week before we started taking the box out we should get the diff lock opperated using a screwdriver or anything that would turn it, but we just waded in and took the box out:eek:

Mmm there was the other problem that the diff lock didn't work:doh: