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What do them part numbers refer to? Is it the brass synchro rings?

That's just a trick of the light thankfully. Yeah, all bearings and oil seals at the same time. Currently checking all clearances, end float, condition of synchros etc.

Well I eventually got the gearbox out and apart. Not sure if it's entirely to blame for the knocking but below is a closeup of the layshaft forward bearing.

Just to clarify, I was confusing myself a bit. As the knocking is matching engine rpm as opposed to vehicle speed, this must mean it's something on the input side of the gearbox, even though the sound appears to be coming from the transfer case. Can anybody shed any light on a possible cause...

I'm such a technophobe, so I can't add the video! The rattle or knocking is always there, it's present when stationary in neutral, but the frequency of knocking increases as the engine revs increase. The noise pretty much completely disappears with the clutch depressed. It gets a lot worse when...

Hi all, in the past couple of weeks I've had a noise coming from somewhere in the drive train, gearbox or transfer case I think. It is like a chug-chug-chug, tractor sound. It has been gradually getting worse. The noise is always present but much more noticeable at lower revs under load, pretty...

Scrap the part about carbon build up, the copper has actually been worn off the commutator, at a guess probably due to part of the brush snapping off.

I took the pump apart and found that one of the motor's spring loaded bushes was a lot shorter than the other and had caused a lot of carbon build up on the commutator.

Cheers, how would I test for combustion gasses getting into the fuel? Just look for carbon build in the filter?

I wonder if the pump was noisy because it was on its way out? Time to dismantle it!

The hole!

Well I went for a drive earlier to get any fault codes read, only made it a few kms from my house before it completely died, it would turn over but not start so it pretty much confirmed the fuel pump at fault. Walked back home, picked up the wife's car and a bunch of tools, bought a new pump...

I changed the injector harness only 2 months ago, used OEM, unfortunately they cost around $140 here (approx £70) hopefully that hasn't crapped out already.

Thanks for that, more fault finding today. Anyone know what size thread the FT sensor is? I've seen a few pressure testers for sale fairly cheap.

The EGR was actually blanked from manufacture as it's a NZ model. I took the fuel filter off and had a quick look inside, just looking for diesel bug really, might swap the filter anyway. I'll also remove the FPR to access the gauze filter. The pump used to whine a bit but a few days before...

Thanks for the reply, EGR is blanked. Will definitely take it for a spin with MAF sensor disconnected, see what happens. I might have a pressure gauge at work that I could rig up.

Lying underneath and physically turning each prop from stop to stop. Cheers.

Hey guys, I have a 2003 Defender 110 on just under 100k miles. With the vehicle sat with hand brake off how much rotational play is acceptable in the front and rear prop shafts? Mine seems pretty sloppy. Cheers.

Hi all, I have a 2003 defender on just under 100k miles, a couple of days ago I went to overtake a slow moving vehicle and as I put my foot down there was hesitation and a lack of power. I pulled back in behind the car and noticed the engine was running very rough, possibly misfiring but I'm...

Thanks for that, I'm at work at the moment with no access to workshop manuals, where about is the temp sender located? Cheers.