Recent content by Hammer Man

Hi guys, thanks for all the messages of advice. I'm affraid I've had a change of heart about the Land Rover.. I drove it to work on Monday and when I got home parked it on the the drive where it has stayed since (back to using the wifes car). The noise is more a whistling than a squeel and I...

Thanks guys. I will be getting new tools as I go along. This is the first thing mechanical I've ever done and the socket set was loaned to me by a friend so I need to buy some anyway.... I think I got myself all a bit confused... I thought the big gasket that I put on with the new water...

Ahh right, think I'm ok then as I have a 1994 Discovery. Thanks though, at least I know what it is now!

Thanks David, I think it is something else though as it only happens when in gear and driving along. If I dip the clutch and rev or rev up on the drive it doesn't make the sound...

What is this EGR? What does it do and what is it that people are stopping it from doing? :o

After all my concerns about trying it I've finally managed to change my water pump! Not a big job to most of you I know but its the first thing I've ever done myself so I'm very pleased! I let it run for a while until the heaters started blowing warm air and then turned it off and let it cool...

Well as long as its not something that I've knocked out!!

Stopped for some lunch then went out and took of the old gasket with an old stanley blade - thanks for the help guys, I'd be stuffed without you!! I have put on the new water pump (over did it with the hylomar I think but it squeezed out of the edge so I wiped it off) While I was...

Right, I'm back! Phew, finally got it off. It wasnt one that was holding the water pump on that I meant, it was one of the three very small bolst that holds the belt pully on the water pump. Anyway, I heated it up and then let it cool, filed the bolt so it had flat edges again but just a size...

right ok, will give that a go then... thanks.

what does heating it up do?

Thanks Sirus, I will go over to halfords and see if they have one.. Do you reckon they will have a new bolt the right size for the pully??

Some of you may remember I have a water leak.. Well the water pump finally came yesterday so I got the haynes manual out this morning and thought I'd give it a go at changing it myself. However, very early on I come to a stop. One of the nuts that holds the water pump pully on has been...

Will do, thanks.

I've just ordered a water pump from Paddocks.. this one STC1086 Water Pump and Gasket - 300TDI I'm worried about how long it will last now! Oh well, at least it wasn't expensive, if it fails I will know next time to buy a better one. I want to change the bolts when I change the pump and...