Recent content by John murdock

The hole in question is the top part of engine just below the head there's a brown strip right hand side of that strip is a bung it's leaking from there mine hasn't got a bung on it never did since I've had it I've had a couple of answers but just wondering if any one has had this before and...

Hi guys. Yesterday I was driving my 300 tdi discovery when I noticed the oil light come on so I investigated lifted up the the bonnet and to my horror oil everywhere so spanners out and checked out all the usual suspects. Everything was tight and no leaks from any joints so I filled...

When the car is stationary and you Rev it the oil disappears back into the block let revs off it like weeps out but when it under load driving within second my oil light on oil every where there's no stange noises it purrs away and revs up really well if cam bearings have gone wouldn't there be...

I'm new too this I struggled to put it up on here got the wife to do I understand a bit now how too work it lol wheres the best place to put it

Cheers buddy I didn't want to block them just in case I do something sinister to the engine I give your mate a nudge see what he thinks once again thank you

If they did teach us this at school we will be all driving Japanese cars can you imagine such a place we will have no car factories and every one would be a taxi driver

You say that them holes are there for the crank bearings

Here's a pic of same holes on a fresh engine under the second head bolt from filler cap there's a brown strip next to it on the engine case it self

Here's mine it just to the left of my breather pipe

Thank you I'll have a look

My discovery has developed an fault with the back electric Windows some times they work and most of the time they don't has anyone had this problem and how was it solved thank you . John

Yes they are factory drilled holes they have some sort of thread in in too any ideas why oil is coming out of them when I'm driving losing all oil in less then 1/4 mile cheers John

I brought the 12 months a go it was a barn find had lots of work done to it but in 2011 and left alone it only done 5000 miles since then I've gave it a service when I got it it passed mot straight away and my mate mechanic who knows them pretty well can't find a fault with it so it's been my...

Yesterday I was driving my 300 tdi discovery when I noticed the oil light come on so I investigated lifted up the the bonnet and to my horror oil everywhere so spanners out and checked out all the usual suspects. Everything was tight and no leaks from any joints so I filled up and started the...

Yesterday I was driving my 300 tdi discovery when I noticed the oil light come on so I investigated lifted up the the bonnet and to my horror oil everywhere so spanners out and checked out all the usual suspects. Everything was tight and no leaks from any joints so I filled up and started the...