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Hello I am looking for some help and I hope someone out there can advise. I am rebuilding my defender 110 and have fitted a Td5 engine and automatic gearbox from a discovery II. Mechanically all has gone to plan and I have just started the wiring but I have been told that if I use the...

Hi All I am in the midst of my 110 rebuild I am fitting a 300tdi engine with an auto box but i cant make up my mind what ratio transfer box to fit, I do tow a caravan and a large trailer maybe 18 times a year i also want to fit tyers that fill the arches but not silly big so i figure that the...

Any one know if its possible to lift a 300tdi and gearbox out as one unit? I have been told that they must be split or you have to cut away the front panel I have a 180k engine with a broken gearbox in at the moment and a nice low mileage engine with a good box already attached sat waiting Any...

I am in the process of rebuilding my 110 and I have used a td5 chassis modified to take a 300tdi, the fuel pump is in the tank on the td5 so can I blank off the mechanical pump on the 300tdi engine and run it on the electric one in the tank?

Thanks for that I will check it out tomorrow, I have just stripped the inlet manifold and its got a layer of soft oily crud inside and the inlet ports and backs of the inlet valves are thick with it to, so if the seals are going on the turbo have gone will this cause this build up?

Can anyone tell me on my 300tdi should there be any play on the spindle of the turbo and if so how much

Hi Can anyone offer some advice please? I have just striped a 300tdi engine out of a discovery to put into my 110, but before it goes in I am going to rebuild it. I have striped it down and I have measured the crank at 63.46mm for the mains The book says that it should be between 63.475 and...