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Thanks all for the advice. We have tried bleeding twice now and moving the adjusters till the jacked wheel stops turning and backing off a little, and you still have to pump the pedal to get firm braking, which then disappears after a few seconds. Dad thinks the servo may need bleeding. Is this...

Hello all, Had massive dramas with the hydraulics on the S2a recently. First the clutch master cylinder started leaking so we replaced that, then the increased pressure caused the brake master to do the same. We replaced that this weekend. Original was a CB type but a CV type came so we made a...

Hi all One of the rear right studs is turning freely and comes off with the nut. What's the remedy for this? Can it be welded in place from the back or is it a new hub? Also is it safe to drive home slowly a mile? Thanks all

Replaced them all with recon ones during the rebuild. Out of interest, how would the injector do that?

Got some bad news for you I'm afraid. I had almost exactly the same symptoms on my 1983 S3 2.25 diesel. I ruled out everything already mentioned and then after ignoring my dad telling me the cylinder head would have to come off for as long as possible, I took the cylinder head off. What I found...

Hi all Having finally collected all the parts to convert my 2a 88'' truck cab (including cat flap- ouch!), I'm going to make a start over the next few weeks. Questions is which seals will I need? I've identified I'll need LH and RH of these but I can't find the ones for the bottom of the sides...

Hi all Suddenly thought its time to put the correct fuse back in after bodging with a piece of wire from a flytipped fridge for over a year! The circuit in question controls the Kenlow fan and the wipers and it blew whilst both were in use, hence the need for the emergency fridge! Question is...

South west London. Not too far from the Surrey byways.

Why wait till the dry weather? I took my SWB 2.25 1984 diesel out the weekend before last. Bit wet and muddy but it got through everything with no dramas at all, even that one at Elm Corner (Wisley airfield).

Ok, so looking at pictures of some other 2.25D engines (like the one attached) I notice they have an oil filler neck at the left of the engine as you look at it from the front of the bonnet. Mine doesn't have this so I have been topping up the oil from the engine breather cap on top of the...

Well, high for a 2.25D S3! On the motorway today at about 50 mph (not flat out but nearly there) and suddenly there's this loud noise which I can only describe as 'clack clack' repeated quite fast. Initially thought it sounded like it was trying to slip into 4WD so pulled over and engaged and...

Hi everyone, I did search for this and what I found generally amounted to 'take up the floor' which shocked me a bit because I've never seen any vehicle you have to dismantle to do such a basic check. I'm referring to the transfer box and main box oil levels. I do have the S3 owners' manual but...

We are making progress with the old 1984 S3! Various niggles now fixed- I can now lock the back door and the heater works again (connection behind switch was loose). Latest query is on the glow plug or cold start warning light. Is it supposed to go out when the plugs are up to temp?I held mine...

Hi all Thanks to all who have answered my previous two queries. I'm very impressed with how much friendly knowledge there is on here. Getting ever closer to having a machine I can actually use now! I acquired this S3 a few weeks ago and due to various problems with it I have only just been...

Thanks to everyone who helped out with my starter solenoid arcing question- that's now a work in progress. So in addition to that, the exhaust leak, the diesel leak and various other fluid leaks the back door won't lock. This is the first time I have ever bought a vehicle on eBay without seeing...

Hi all, newbie to both this forum and Land Rover ownership here so pls be gentle! I took delivery of a 1984 Series 3 diesel 2.3 non-turbo on Friday and my dad noticed some sparking coming from around the starter solenoid connections whilst running. I didn't use it over the weekend but put the...

Hi all, just took delivery of a 1984 series 3 2.3 diesel. I suspect I will be on here a fair bit as there a few jobs that need doing before I can add to the 6 miles I have already done- not least of which being a bit of a fire risk! Joe.