Defender 300 TDi Project!
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Alright then bitches, started about my EGR removal, the aim to remove all this crap
Part removed
All the crap removed
The area now
Always pretty dubious about the claims of doing these types of things, but actually it has dramatically reduced the amount of black smoke when booting it, its almost nothing now
Part removed
All the crap removed
The area now
Always pretty dubious about the claims of doing these types of things, but actually it has dramatically reduced the amount of black smoke when booting it, its almost nothing now
discomania
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EGR - no doubt about it, feeding exhaust INTO the engine is not good, clean air is, nice clean diesel burn now.
We have a VW Jetta in our fleet and when I'm driving it I pull the vac line off the EGR and plug it with something, usually a .22 case it tells me the emissions system has a fault and to go to a garage immediately (really?) but I then drive it and get 8-10mpg more! That is without a word of a lie. I then plug it back in and the light goes off within 5 miles.
10mpg more, that's quite significant just under 20% better, well I tell you less fuel for more miles EGR or not is go to be better for the environment.
Friend of mine bought a new tractor about 3 years ago, it was the latest Euro spec engine, used move diesel than his older tractors and that's progress!
Google EGR and California, where it all stemmed from - Californians are hypocrites - they want all their big engined cars but moan about the pollution.
By the way did you clean out the intake manifold, mine was down about a good 30% in diameter with soot.
Enidpuceflange
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Just found this thread
Looks like a good read, shame 99% of the photos have been removed! :-(
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Looks like a good read, shame 99% of the photos have been removed! :-(
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Defender1987
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Good looking 90 !
Landyfox
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Few random pics of it before it goes for MOT Fri
Looks spot on mate.
What colour have you pained the Landy mate, is it a standard kand rover gun metal grey.?!
Landyfox
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What's happened to all of your pictures.?!
Some bits arrived
Oil Pressure switch for when I install the oil pressure dial. Figured might aswell be worth changing at the same time
And my fix for my sagging roof lining, a fibreglass version! I was pleasantly surprised at how good the finish is actually, it replicates a natural fibre look
Oil Pressure switch for when I install the oil pressure dial. Figured might aswell be worth changing at the same time
And my fix for my sagging roof lining, a fibreglass version! I was pleasantly surprised at how good the finish is actually, it replicates a natural fibre look
Made a start on fitting the new fibreglass headlining.
Started off by ripping out all the old stuff, unfortunately my attempts to recover the existing stuff failed as all the cloth came away and was just hanging, looked like I just had a sheet stuck to my roof
Cut some holes in the new one, courtesy light and alarm sensors
Test fit of the light
Then the speaker holes
Its actually up in the landrover now, albeit without any ancillaries attached, haven't got any pics yet
Started off by ripping out all the old stuff, unfortunately my attempts to recover the existing stuff failed as all the cloth came away and was just hanging, looked like I just had a sheet stuck to my roof
Cut some holes in the new one, courtesy light and alarm sensors
Test fit of the light
Then the speaker holes
Its actually up in the landrover now, albeit without any ancillaries attached, haven't got any pics yet
mick the builder
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Looks good but shame that rear section is like a " one design fits all" with the cut outs for the roof windows.
MayorQuimby
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Im pretty sure lasalle sell them without alpine cut outs if thats what you need. Just be sitting down when younask the price..
So for various reasons this job has spilled into being split over a few weekends, but finally fitted my oil pressure gauge today
Some of the stuff, VDO gauge and sender
The original oil pressure switch
Had to extend the oem sensor loom
New stuff in situ, T piece, vdo sender and new pressure switch. Thread is m10x1 if anyone wants to know
Sorted out all the feeds I needed
Gauge in and working
Some of the stuff, VDO gauge and sender
The original oil pressure switch
Had to extend the oem sensor loom
New stuff in situ, T piece, vdo sender and new pressure switch. Thread is m10x1 if anyone wants to know
Sorted out all the feeds I needed
Gauge in and working
