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  1. jimjames2uk

    3.5 v8 engine efi or carbs

    have a v8 3.5 efi in my defender at momnet and have a spare engine i'm rebuilding. Would it be better to stick with the efi or rebuild it with carbs and which would be better su's or stromberg thanks
  2. jimjames2uk

    front radius arms defender 200tdi 90

    just replaced the front radius arms on my defender . with some castor correcting ones 3deg and polly bushes when i took the old ones off noticed that on one side the arm was extremly close to chassis compared to other side. Passanger side was closest . Was hoping the new arms and bushes...
  3. jimjames2uk

    wanted v8 3.5 timing cover

    anoyone have a rover 3.5 efi timing cover avalible
  4. jimjames2uk

    v8 water pump problems

    hi not sure if anyone can help have issue with water pump was leaking from the rear of pump up near pipes exits so thought may be pipes so replaced and tightned them , but still leaking so removed water pump and where pump has obviously been on there years the water has eaten away at...
  5. jimjames2uk

    defender 90 v8 lpg temp

    have a v8 90 3.9efi what temp should the eletric fans kick in i think its been set to low. the fans at the momment are kicking in at around 85 deg anyone who can help would be grateful
  6. jimjames2uk

    timing belt housing

    anyone know how much hassle it is to remove the timing belt housing. have an oil leak from the gasket and is quite a bad leak ,so should realy do it just wondered if anyone knew how much of an arse its going to be to remove and refit
  7. jimjames2uk

    sump gasket 300tdi

    quick one have a oil leak from sump is there supposed to be a gasket there looks like its been sealed with instant gasket previously
  8. jimjames2uk

    starting problems

    have a 300tdi 96 auto have changed the starter motor alternator and new battery and all was fine . but now having problems starting it again seems very lazy turns over but stuggles a bit to start glow plugs fine battry fully charged alternator charging well and its a new starter motor did try...
  9. jimjames2uk

    atrating problems

    have a 300tdi 96 auto have changed the starter motor alternator and new battery and all was fine . but now having problems starting it again seems very lazy turns over but stuggles a bit to start glow plugs fine battry fully charged alternator charging well and its a new starter motor...
  10. jimjames2uk

    series 3 lightweight rear wheel cylinders

    anyone know what rear wheel cylinders go on a lightweight series 3 have a girling one side and a lucas the other side both need replacing as are sized just wondered if anyone knew what the proper one was
  11. jimjames2uk

    auto transmission oil ccoler pipes 300tdi

    had to change the auto transmission cooler pipes on my 300tdi disco .first problem was freeing the nuts from cooler any way with a lot of heat and some brutal persuasion managed to get them off ,now my next problem , how do you get at the oil cooler nut thats on top of the gearbox ? anyone...
  12. jimjames2uk

    light weight paint

    just aquire a soft top light weight needs some tlc on it has been painted a horrible shade of blue and i would like to restore to original green which is under the blue my question is is the green paint, nato green ,or olive drab, any one know what was used mainly on light weights or does it...
  13. jimjames2uk

    300tdi engine problems

    replaced head gasket on my 300tdi auto 1996 as head gasket had gone . had head pressure tested and skimmed .used new head bolts and had mechanice come round to torque bolts down so i know it was done right . now heres the problem is only firing on front two cylinders at tick over when it gets...
  14. jimjames2uk

    heater pipes

    300 tdi discovery 96 does it mater which way round the heater pipes go cant seem to find a pic of which one goes to the head and which goes to pipe running along head of the two pipes that come through bulk head is it left one to head right one to pipe or does it realy matter
  15. jimjames2uk

    head gasket 300tdi

    have got to change head gasket on my 300tdi auto 96 again now i know 300tdi have a bit of a thing for head gaskets so anyone got any recomandation on whick gasket i should use there seemes to be a lot of diffrent makes of gasket out there
  16. jimjames2uk

    discovery 300tdi 1996

    have a slight problem with the discovery when i start it up it makes a ticking noise from front of engine removed the drive belt and the air con belt and it stopped then replaced air con belt and there was no noise but as soon as i replaced drive belt ticking back again but cant seem to...
  17. jimjames2uk

    300 tdi disco auto 1996 engine

    question for you not sure if anyone can answer but thought id as was on my way back down m25 today ive had no problems with the discovery up til now when the temp gauge suddly rose up towards the hot mark then dropped back down to normal then we got stuck in some traffic and as we pulled up...
  18. jimjames2uk

    clunk selecting foward or revers on auto box

    not sure if this is anything to worry about but am getting a small clunk when selcting forward or reverse from nutural on my dicovery 1 300tdi auto is ther a possibility that the transfer box is worn i can turn the front prop a small amount either way when its parked up and handbrake applied
  19. jimjames2uk

    300tdi problems 95

    picked up the wife sunday night and parked the disco on drive all running well and no problems then went to start it up monday morning and was reluctant to start had to give it a lot of throttle it started and i left it idling for a while but when i pulled out of drive way the engine had no...
  20. jimjames2uk

    300 tdi cylinder head 95

    anyone know where i can get the head on my 300 tdi checked to see if its warped and a pressure test . or know where i can get a decent replacement head
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