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The oil for gear, transferbox, diffs, swivels is EP90 GL4. I've heard that EP90 GL5 is not good news for series gearboxes etc, but motorfactors tells me that GL5 supercedes GL4 and will do no harm. I've used GL5 in overdrive, also rear diff. Trouble??

If I press the brake pedal quickly, machine veers wildly to the right hand side. (series 3 88" with servo) If I press it slowly, shoes bite eqaully on both sides and it slows down in a straight line. Anyone?

Whoever had my series 3 before me put coiled bits of wire in place of where the fuses should go, under the steering column. Does anyone know where I can get proper glass fuses, also what rating should they be at? A local supplier tells me he can get 6.3 x 32mm ones @ 20A but not sure if these...

Hi all can anyone help im scratching my head: I just put in a 200tdi in replacement for a 2 1/4 diesel lump that blew up. Before I did this, the clutch was working 100%. I inspected clutch plate when I took it out and it was in fine condition. Having bolted everything up the engine runs fine...

Does anyone know why diesels smoke so much when cold, or not under any load? i have done the injection timing on mine, have lots of power and when under load only smokes a little black (what oil is getting in past the rings) when is driving at normal speeds. But with engine under no-load or when...

Can anyone shed any light on this one. Every time I park up the wagon overnight, in the morning I need to prime the system to fire it up. As soon as I prime it, it fires up on the button. But it’s as if while its sitting parked up that fuel seeps back towards the tank and it draws air into the...

Does any one know if the truck cab swb series 3's take a different fuel tank from the normal enclosed body ones? i whipped out my one and it fills from the top. Paddocks advertise a 'front fill' one. Will it go in is the big question...

Just about to order up a new diesel tank from paddocks. They tell me the diesel one is the same as the petrol but can this be right? I’m wondering about the fuel return line which is on a diesel, but not on a petrol. Did anyone buy any of these tanks who can tell me? I don’t want them to send it...

I want to test to see if the alternator on my series 3 diesel is working. The battery completly wears itself out on a 1 hour drive in the dark, even after a overnight charge. Was going to fire the engine and take the battery out and put a volt-meter on the battery terminals to see if I'd get 12...

The fuel tank in my deisel series 3 is full of muck, getting about 500 miles from a filter before choking fuel supply to the pump. Does anyone know any tricks to cleaning the tank out without removing it??

Anyone any ideas on design fuel consumption of the series 3 2.25 petrols & diesels? Just got 27.4 mpg from my 77 swb diesel on a 170 mile undulating run and I'm curious as to the design consumptions of the old power plants. Thanks - Pat

And another: Whats typical oil consumption for a '77 series 3 diesel. I'm losing a few drips round the sump gasket, and a few through the timing cover oil seal, definatley not puddles, or even small pools though. It burns a little oil when climbing, but on the flat exhaust is pretty much clear...

Just a thought: the timing on most diesels will tend to become retarded over time, as the gears wear. This is evident from a loss of power and loads of grey smoke. The timing can be advanced to a point where there is a lot of extra power and the smoke clears, but; How can you tell at which point...

Following on from my intrepid journey the weekend, I've decided to look for a overdrive. Question is how can i tell a good one from a piece of s**t one? And are there any ones to be avoided? From the small bit i know about them it seems its comes accross a relatively straightforward job to...

Just about to head off on a 450 mile round trip in a swb diesel series 3 for the weekend. Any a you wisecracks got any advice fore i head off, or will i just plow off into the sunset?

Is it possible to over-tighten the fuel feed unions that thread onto the injectors? The first time I undid the ones on my series 3, I had to swing out of them to undo them. Anytime I’ve tightened them up I’ve done them to pretty much the same tightness. But I went for a 85 mile spin the weekend...

Just a quick one: when i turn the indicator lever up or down ( left or right ) the bulbs and indicator lights on the dash start to flash as normal but after a few tick-tocks they slow right down and stop flashing. Alas! the bulbs stay illuminated...Any ideas where a fella should start to look ..?!?

Haynes talks of 'older' and newer type injection pumps used on series 3's. Mine's a newer type but I've seen what looks to be an inspection cover except its coiled with copper wire with a lead seal pressed into it to ensure that its not removed. I'm thinking about cutting the wire out. This...

My S3 was running underpowered and blowing a fair bit of blue, diesel smelling smoke.. I decicded to adjust the pump timing and things have gone from bad to worse.. Being a later model series 3, i was sure that the flywheel was stopped at exactly the 15 degree mark on the flywheel before i...

Hows it going, does anyone know anything about green laning /off roading in Ireland. Im living in Dublin so I'd be interested in anywhere up or down the east coast. I should have my '77 series 3 ready in the next couple of weeks. If there are any good trails/tracks or courses about wicklow or...