Recent content by Landyandy23

Hello all! I have a defender 90 with a rover v8 3.5 with 3.9 hotwire fitted as the flapper was useless! I need some advice, there is a lack of power in fourth and fifth gear (has a 1.4 transfer box fitted and 35 inch tyres) also after the car has been driven got up to temperature when the...

Hello all! I have a defender 90 with a rover v8 3.5 with 3.9 hotwire fitted as the flapper was useless! I need some advice, there is a lack of power in fourth and fifth gear (has a 1.4 transfer box fitted and 35 inch tyres) also after the car has been driven got up to temperature when the...

The improvement came from airflow meter as had other on left timing the same, I put original back on car as idle was all over the place in the end I found an air leak which cured the idle :) that was months ago I had the idle issue but now thinking of swapping to hot wire??

Just an update I've had some luck advancing the timing more than 8dbtc to about 12ish and changed the airflow meter for another one and has improved but start up from cold is still dodgy

Does the timing not change if a different camshaft is fitted?

Cheers guys I shall try that tonight, how do you know when you've gone too far with the advancing is it when the idle stops getting higher?

Does that mean I need to take the distributor out then turn the rotor arm then put it back in to adjust?

Would that also cause a splutter at high revs?

Hello everyone, I have been having a lot of trouble with my v8 defender, struggling to get it to run right!! I have done a top end rebuild replacing camshaft as worn with a Kent can h180. All I've been able to find is timing the engine to 8 degrees btdc, however it does not like this it tries...

Also took it down the road and back then the exhaust wasn't blowing out anything liquid

Cheers for the advice :) I've replaced the breather on the rocker cover, the old one had oil in it and the inside part wasn't as full as the new one, the pressure from the filler cap isn't great at all, removed a spark plug after it cooled down after a 20-30mile drive and were dry but black

Also is this normal with the black gunk?

Should there be any sucking force on the filler cap when it's undone and then lifted?

i haven't tried that yet what do i do just have engine running and undo filler cap?

about a month ago i removed a spark plug to find it was wet and black, checked the oil level today which is now in the low mark half, also a month ago i change air pipe the 90 bend one to plenum and found a little bit of oil in there.