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On yours, does the spindle driven cog have the inner teeth at the top or bottom? I think mine had that cog upside down so only half the surfaces between the spindle and the teeth were in contact.

Now I look carefully I can see the spindle is damaged too. It looks like a worryingly bad pump. The damaged cog also has pitting where it meshes with the other gear. It wasn't a cheap one either.

I think I've found the problem. These are the teeth that accept drive from the spindle (part 240555) Am I right or is this normal? They look frayed.

I went magnet fishing in my sump. I have these small silver metal flakes in the engine oil. The engine was rebored last year and has had three oil changes over the last 15000 miles since. Should I be worried?

No. I checked the cam shaft because I thought metal could fall down into the pump. The gear at the base of the timing pump is also all good. My guess was that something in the pump had broken and got minced up but everything seems fine. The plunger in the pressure relief required a slide hammer...

I used an mechanical external gauge which I tested works on another engine to ensure it worked (and that I was using it correctly). There is only a dribble of oil coming out if I take the gauge off completely.

I've got 0 oil pressure for the second time (checked by gauge and by checking if any oil squirts out, which it didn't). The first time I rebuilt the engine only to find it was the oil pump (which I was told "never break"). I replaced it with a new one, which I already had, and it fixed it. Now...

Ok. That must be it. I have removed a cylinder from the tube now. It is a pity because I thought I had found my oil pressure problem and the reason that I found metal in the pump. I get zero oil pressure and have checked the bearings. Any idea this could happen and I end up with metal in the...

This is going to sound mad but I lost all oil pressure and, after checking all the obvious stuff, took the oil pump off and found metal beneath the gears at the bottom of the pump. I then took the pump relief apart and found only a spring and no ball. There is only a depression for the ball to...

I've broken a number 3 injector pipe for my series 3 diesel while driving between Northern Denmark to Amsterdam. I only had a spare number 2 pipe so have bent it to fit. It seems to run but I'm not sure it is a fix that will last. Does anyone know if I can drive 6 hours on this and if there...

I'm overhauling my swivel housing and just got to fitting a new half shaft bearing (the bigger one at the end). I was surprised that it just slotted in and didn't need pressing. These are all new components from better manufacturers. Is this how it is supposed to be? I fear that the whole...

The propshaft has some slack due to very floaty UJs I'm going to blame this for the problem first. I've (very luckily) found a farm suppliers with hundreds of UJs but they need the size. Apparently it is cup sizes, width between circlips and total width. I'm googling frantically before they...

I'm getting a rumbling noise and vibration at the top of third gear and early forth. I'm hoping it is a worn UJ on the propshafts and hoping it isn't the gearbox. Any ideas?

Thank you. I'm going to do that chalk trick and sand the shoes down. It is an 88" with 10" drums and larger 16" high walled tyres that don't easily lock up. I have looked at the disk brake conversion but it seems a bit pricy for my budget at the moment.

My drum brakes have lots of power on the first use (after being parked overnight) but then are less effective therein (without getting worse over time). On the first use they lock up easily with a hard push of the brake. Brake force is even on all wheels according to MOT and is strong enough to...

That looks like great advice. I'm off to order the parts!

I'm not sure what all this is but I think it is broken. If you look carefully (at the bad photo) you can see metal peeling back at the edge. I'm guessing it is a steering bearing of some kind. Is it something to strip back and replace or is it a new column?

I'm hoping to fit roll bar behind the front seats. It has to fit under my soft-top and replace the rickety canvas frame. I've seen a lot of nice (but flimsy looking) tub edge mounted ones but which are often for defenders. Are the tub sizes the same? My military series 3 doesn't seem to have...

PS. If you really want to stay warm in the winter then fit a webasto heater. https://www.webasto-comfort.com/int/heating/recreational-vehicles/

I'm in Norway where it often gets down to -25°C. My solution was to buy a larger heater with twin fans and fit it in a steel box above the footwell. The clever part is that I have the normal outside air hose plus holes drilled into the footwell to allow some air to enter the box from below and...