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Refitting the piston oil squirts back into my block after strip down. When I removed them they 100% had no washers. The Manual says they do for a 200tdi - not for a 300tdi. The ESR1557 kit has the attached washers ( see pic) The ones that look like the right ones don’t fit on neither the...

Hi all Please be honest with attached pics I have cleaned and checked my bores for wear replaces big end and main bearing shells etc I have honed my cylinders BUT I am not sure they are cross hatched enough ? There is signs of cross hatching but also horizonal lines Should I redo and hone...

Hi all. Have searched but not quite got the answers for the following of which I hope you can help Have the 200tdi out as I am doing a new chassis complete rebuild on the landy so decided to clean and check the engine. Today sump and ladder off and oil pump removed. questions. If I remove a...

Hello everyone - have searched as always however - A few queries to be hopefully answered by those of you with greater experience of these things than I ! See pics attached In the process of my chassis change ( different thread ) I have removed my engine of course! While its out I am gonna check...

Hi all. Have searched but most posts are about oil pressure gauges for the dash. I would like a recommendation for an oil pressure gauge to check my pressure once a year on a service. Have seen online from ££££ to a Clark at £35. Also will need to ensure the gauge comes with the correct adapter...

Hello all Been a fair while since I posted - maybe 5 yrs! - anyway Leaky the Landy failed its MOT and so since I have not really tinkered for the last 5 yrs or so I am gonna get a new chassis soon and as a winter project replace said chassis. Will post pics of progress and no doubt be asking...

Hi all, been a while since I posted as been really busy with work etc... but now have some time to play with Leaky (as the kids call him ) I have searched this exact query but nothing matches exactly I changed by timing belt 6 months ago and all has seemed ok.......... Recently decided to change...

Help Please Can someone please tell me where the wiring from my reverse light switch plugs into? i.e. not from the gearbox side but the bulkhead side....does it go under the bulkhead and plug into a plug near the fuel filter? Am at the stage of my rebuild where I am plugging the wiring loom...

Hi folks, Quick clarification please I noticed my donor 300tdi Bulkhead has a PDWA valve fitted to it. My 200TDI didn't have this. I have upgraded my brakes over the last 24 months (rear Salisbury to Disc from Drum, and front axle is a 300tdi etc) 1. Do I need it as a safety...

Hello all, Not been posting, but still been lurking for the last 9 months. Thought it was about time to sort Leaky my Landy out!:rolleyes: Decided last Friday to strip him down and change the Bulkhead! Have been meaning to do it for a while. I have a TDCI and a 300TDI bulkhead to choose from...

Afternoon all! Hope you are well, have googled and searched this forum and tons of stuff have come up with dodgy wiring and charging etc re Alternators. I have tested my earths, and my battery and my belt is tight so I am pretty sure its the Alternator. The dash light wont go off and meter at...

I have been wanting Boost alloys on my 1993 200tdi since I bought her 2 years ago. But of course a 1993 110 Salisbury has Drum Brakes and not Discs. I did not want spacers either so have spent a good year researching the topic of a brake conversion to discs so I can fit alloys without spacers. I...

So, I dont have a garage that the defender fits into! so my bloody hands are freezing after 5 mins of tinkering in this weather! If I put big gloves on then I cant hold screws or anything small and if I wear blue latex jobs they are just as cold! Anybody spanners out there that can advise on a...

Hello all and Happy new year! Key snapped off in fuel cap this morning and running low on doozal! Have searched similiar threads but to no avail.. Before I just get angry and destroy the thing....anybody had expirence in drilling out the barrel or snapping it off? dont want anything to drop...

I am confused after searching whether my 200tdi (defender version) has the right belts....I have posted in the General Land Rover section recently by current situaton. i.e. broken belt to alternator, crank, water pump....long belt....and the other belt is crank to PAS....short belt! However...

Can I drive 200tdi without belt. It's just bust. I have about 15 miles to get home? Thanks

Why do the front wheel arch plastic liners have a great big hole in them at the rear? :confused: From what I can see, it will allow rain and muck etc front of the bulkhead into the engine bay? :eek: Are they cut out for a reason? I have searched for after market MODS but none available...

Hello All I have searched (ticking) and I realise I may have a potential Exhaust manifold gasket to change...but before I do, can I ask would I get the exhaust ticking sound from a leaky exhaust downpipe off the manifold/turbo elbow. I have replaced with a correct clamp, but the down pipe will...

Just picked up kids from Panto! Robin Hood apparently:) Got nearly home, pulled out of a junction and heard a shuddering from (I believe) the rear and then lost all drive:mad: Very ****ed off as 1st major problem in exactly a year of owning her....been lucky maybe :o From what I have...

Hello all, Have done a search and will check further, but just wondering if anybody had this problem? I know it is most likely an earth somewhere :D However, have just noticed this problem now its dark early, I sometimes have run on when I turn off the igition, but only when my lights are on!:(...