Recent content by steve11678

Hopefully found the problem with the engine. Redid the timing and took off the rocker cover to find 3 broken rockers 0n cylinder 1,3 and 4 and 4 bent push rods. turned engine with them all taken out and it seems to still have compression. Dont know if it happened when i changed the injector pump...

got turbo feed pipe on the same banjo as return pipe and have now taken out the landrover fuel filter and put a clear inline filter in pipe ive changed the fuel pump with the one from the old engine is this called the lift pump? i havent looked at the sedimentor yet would i bypass it with...

i was told today that my glow plugs might be problem so pulled them all out and cleaned them up still no joy. tried bumping it, it will run when towed in gear but will not rev and when the rope goes slack or you dip the clutch it cuts out. Anyone got any ideas where to go next?? grateful for any...

Hi dont know if youve got it started yet but when i got mine it had same sort of probs bloke i bought it off told me it was starter the and he always bumped it down his hill anyway changed battery and starter but no change then when it burnt out the replacement starter i put old one back on...

thanks for the tip the plugs are colour coded blue and black but i tried swapping plugs round just in case but no joy, battery seems a bit flat again so its back on charge. Battery was new last month so i dont think its that

Hi ive just fitted a replacement 300tdi lump into my 96/p disco after the original blew up i changed the diesel pumps over as the original had a plug connector on and the new one was a spade connector ive timed it back in again but everytime i bleed the fuel system it just fills with air again...

Hi all Hope someone can help me? My 300tdi engine gave up on me on M6 a few weeks ago on route from glasgow to london. at first i thought it was just a case of head gasket failure and this was also diagnosed by the 2 AA men that turned up however i thought it was strange as i had only been...