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Hi, I'm trying to source the parts or the part number for the spacer and pivot stud / bolt that goes through the throttle linkage cam plate into the large hex nut on the end of the throttle spindle as seen in the picture below. Can anyone help? Thanks, -Pos

I've come across three different types although strictly only two variants were used on the Defender (unless they've had an auto conversion). The earlier ones were simple mechanical pumps with a throttle cable and no more than a 12V feed to the stop solenoid, slightly later models with EGR have...

Have you already got your replacement pump? 300's have one of three different pump types installed depending on the age of the vehicle. Fully mechanical VE pumps for the earlier 300tdi and then part electronic (EDC) or fly-by-wire VE pumps for the later 300tdi. There are ways of working around...

On the bright side, you've got a 110! Iconic, reliable, spacious, practical, cheap to maintain, cheap to insure, cheap to run and a whole load of fun! I'm just spending a little bit of time and money getting a few little niggles sorted with mine then it's off to Guernsey again at the end of...

Lots of possible causes - is there any smoke from your exhaust when you're driving under normal circumstances? What about when you deck the pedal to accelerate? Start with the easiest and cheapest things: Swap your fuel filter, don't buy ****part, complete and utter ####ing bollocks. I've...

What exactly did you adjust to turn up your fuel? If you wound the full fuel screw in at the back of the injection pump (which usually requires the removal of an anti-tamper tab), how many turns did you wind it in? You need to be careful with the full fuel screw - it adjusts the initial starting...

Hello, Bit of a strange one for you guys: Over the course of the last few weeks I noticed that the CD player in my Defender kept loosing its settings - 12V permanent feed for memory seemed like the most likely cause. It got to the point earlier this week where the radio wouldn't turn on at...

Generally speaking the Bosch VE injection pump used on tdi engines is very reliable and it would not tend to experience a sudden loss of injection pressure unless the cam plate is broken or all four delivery valves have somehow catastrophically broken up. There is ofcourse a pressure regulator...

Absolutely nothing, in fact, that old setup is serving someone else very well right now. I sold my 90 through Winter, I've got a 110 300tdi now. Someone dug this thread out of the dust - look at the dates on the posts, I created it in 2010!

How does the engine run when you rev it from cold? Does the white smoke develop a blue tint at all? Does it seem to have lost power or sound to be running any differently? Does it idle consistently and steady or does it hunt periodically? Looking at the video, I would say that there is a...

What engine do you have and how many miles has it covered? A certain amount is acceptable and to be expected, particularly in turbo charged engines. Obviously there are limits and excessive crank case pressure would point to worn bores / cracked pistons / blown head gasket (if it's chuffing)...

Lots of possibilities really, including those that have already been suggested. My money is on something along the lines of airport use (runway patrol specific) or perhaps dock use? If a company has no intention of it being used on the highways then there is technically no need for it to be...

Hello, Does any body know the part number or perhaps even a source for the section of air intake hose that fits between the air filter housing and the turbo inlet on a Defender 300tdi? It's the section that goes around the back of the engine. Mine seems rather supple and I am not too sure as...

Hello, Has anyone else noticed a little 'nodule' that is part of the casting on the outlet at the bottom of a 300tdi intercooler? I assume that it is designed to act as a type of barrier to prevent the bottom intercooler hose from being pushed down any further onto the outlet but I can't seem...

You shouldn't be able to turn it over by hand no, not unless you have a breaker bar to gain the necessary torque required to rotate the drive flange. It takes a lot of energy to generate the pressures required for fuel injection, its the resistance of the internal components (plunger / cam plate...

More than likely going to be the low pressure fuel pump. Solid state pumps make a very quick "tappety" sound whilst they are running, even more so if it isn't effectively drawing fuel up from the tank. Find the pump and remove the outlet side with the ignition on to see if it is pumping fuel. If...

That's all sound advice, thanks for the tips. My new thermostat housing bung should arrive tomorrow or the day after all being well, so I will go down the route that James suggested with regards to the header tank, checking the level at the radiator primarily and then at the thermostat housing...

That's what I was hoping to hear! I removed the plastic bung on the radiator yesterday and the level was right up, so no problems there. Some tool had clearly had problems finding the right size socket to fit the bung on the thermostat housing so rounded it off but I managed at get it out with a...

Hello, I regularly check the coolant level in my 300tdi header tank and I have never really noticed any activity in the header tank whilst the engine is running apart from the level dropping slightly as the engine is revved. Yesterday I decided to clean my intercooler which required the removal...

I'd be tempted to try 'Liqui Moly' (Liqui Moly Diesel Purge 1Litre ( Complete system Clean) | eBay), it's a very highly concentrated fuel injection system cleaner, the idea being that you purge it through the system to dissolve and remove any harmful deposits / contaminants in the fuel injection...