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Good morning everyone, I am preparing to delve into my engine and thought I'd check in with some experts prior to messing it all up. First my questions... Q1. a) How long should I allow myself to get the bits apart and get to a stage where I can see what's going on? b) How long should...

What are the consequences of driving an engine that is close to packing up? I think my engine could be considered on its last legs, however, it still drives at the moment and I use it for small errands. Am I stupid to continue driving it as I try to tick jobs off on it or should I be very wary...

Hello all, Just wondering if anyone local(ish) to Bracknell has a compression tester that I could check my Series 3 (petrol 2.25) with? I'd be happy to drive over, beer in hand, if someone can just let me hook it up for a minute or two :D Cheers, Andy.

Good morning All, Well, the first bit of damp weather and my starting problem has re-emerged. Same problem I had on/off last year where she turns over and I can hear the solenoid clicking away but no firing. Fires fine in dry weather. I suspect a problem with connections as I have fully...

Hello All, I am a broke but happy S3 owner trying to scratch together a slightly different lifestyle. There is still a bit of work to get her sweet and reliable but I have run out of money for now. Can anyone help with any parts from the back of the garage that may have been long forgotten...

Symptom: If I allow the car to move by letting the clutch up slowly (no throttle) it is jerky. The car runs for a few seconds and moves forwards but each time it gets to the jerky point (which seems cyclical) it struggles more and more to get passed it until it eventually loses the fight and...

Hi all, I have a S3 1972 which I believe has a fully synchromeshed gearbox. I barely understand what that means but think it is that when changing down the clutch will speed up to match the new gear to the right revs for the current speed being travelled. If that's wrong please put me...

As per title my engine sounds and runs terribly suddenly. It was fine all day then pulled into the woods to let my friend have a go and had some fun myself so the engine was used a very little bit harder than normal but hardly much and only for 10 minutes. Driving back it begun okay then...

As per the title. My engine won't start ..until I release the ignition key. Can anyone explain this symptom to me? There's a video here VID 00000-20110815-1748.3GP - YouTube which shows it. P.S. Forget me revving the engine, that's to do with another post/problem which is here...

This seems a dumb question but I have to ask. When I reassemble my wheels I have lubricated the swivel housing. Nowhere in the docs does it tell me to lubricate the hub and with what. I presuming it must take something and sure gunk came out of them when I pulled them off but this no mention...

Hello All! I am just reassembling my NSF wheel having replaced all bearings etc. Off Side Front was fine and spins freely whilst other side is dismantled. SO I put the swivel housing on the near side and put the halfshaft in. With it in 4WD I then test it by spinning the OSF wheel round...

I bought what I was hoping to be a bargain pair of chrome balls for my S3. I thought they were a bit smaller than mine but for £30 the pair at an autojumble I thought it was worth buying them anyway. It turns out that they are smaller than the ones I've taken off and so I am presuming they are...

Hello All, I am thinking that certain MOT testers will be a lot more accommodating of a LR and it's 'quirks' than others may be. Especially when looking at a 40 year old one like mine. Does anyone have any advice for Land Rover friendly test stations? I am in Bracknell so would love to...

Hello, I have the manuals to tell me the procedure for setting the static timing but before I even get there I need some help! Where do I actually look to see the timing marks referred to? I apologise for my lack of knowledge but am I looking at the pulley into which the starter handle is...

Hi, I have Firestone Super All-Tractions which were inherited on the vehicle. I've been trying to research them initially just to get some info on pressures I should be running them at. It seems they are quite fondly regarded as an off road tyre but renowned for noise and **** handling on...

Good morning, I always thought the roofs were limestone but have seen a couple of discussions and sites that says they would have been white. He is a limestone car anyway and I have a pot of paint so am tempted to just go with that but if it would have been white originally I might make...

Hello All, I have got both my front sides stripped back to the axle casing. There are a number of outstanding questions, perhaps problems, that I have before I can reassemble now. Firstly, I should be berated for removing everything and not taking pictures and notes along the way. I...

I have removed brakes, hub, stub axle, halfshaft and removed both swivel pins... Just undone the 6 bolts keeping the swivel housing oil seal retainer attached to the swivel housing and was expecting the swivel housing fronts to just come off. They don't as they are still not clearing the...

Hello All, I just drained the oil from my front diff. There was about a centimetre of crystal clear water in the bottom which came out first, followed by a horrible sludge with the look and feel of melted Cadburys! Does this sound reasonable (I have no idea what to expect)? I wanted to...

How do I remove them? :confused: I have removed the wheel, the MAP hubs and the brake drum so I am left looking at the brake calipers with the hub in front of that with what looks like a huge nut though very shallow securing it in the centre and the splined tip of the half shaft protruding...