Is my VIN Number correct?

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Al2O3

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I need to buy some new power steering pipes. Looking them up I got in to the old 'these are for up to JA918809' b@ll@ks. Go on then, I thought, have a look at ya VIN number and try to get ya head around it.
If you've ever tried this, it's a bit like contemplating where space ends. :rolleyes:
Anyway, I've got a Defender 90 , date of first registration 17th December 1996. It's a P reg 300Tdi, so I always say 'It's a 96 P reg, 300Tdi', seems logical. :cool:
My VIN number starts like this SALLDVB67V
So, not scared of the space-time continuum I started looking in to my VIN number in detail.
SAL = Land Rover Ltd
LD = 90 or 110
V = 90" (L/R)
B = 2 door station wagon
6 = According to Dingo Croft, I should have an F at this point to signify a 2.5L Tdi engine :confused:
7 = RHD 5 speed
V = 1997 M/Y (mine is a 1996:confused:) Is this because it was registered in December?

Why does mine have a 6 after the B? ...................................and where does space end?
 
Saint.V8 said:
No you should have the 6 as yours is a 200/300TDi with EGR.....F is for a Tdi without EGR

And yes yours is a 97 Model Year.
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So you must be using a better VIN plate reference than the Dingo Croft one? What are you using?
Do you think mine was registered so late in 1996, that they only had next years,1997 models left?
 
Al2O3 said:
I need to buy some new power steering pipes. Looking them up I got in to the old 'these are for up to JA918809' b@ll@ks. Go on then, I thought, have a look at ya VIN number and try to get ya head around it.
If you've ever tried this, it's a bit like contemplating where space ends. :rolleyes:
Anyway, I've got a Defender 90 , date of first registration 17th December 1996. It's a P reg 300Tdi, so I always say 'It's a 96 P reg, 300Tdi', seems logical. :cool:
My VIN number starts like this SALLDVB67V
So, not scared of the space-time continuum I started looking in to my VIN number in detail.
SAL = Land Rover Ltd
LD = 90 or 110
V = 90" (L/R)
B = 2 door station wagon
6 = According to Dingo Croft, I should have an F at this point to signify a 2.5L Tdi engine :confused:
7 = RHD 5 speed
V = 1997 M/Y (mine is a 1996:confused:) Is this because it was registered in December?

Why does mine have a 6 after the B? ...................................and where does space end?
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Mine is a 300TDI 90 CSW and the vin starts SALLDVB67TA99****, first registered Aug 96
 
hoses after the turbo will allways be wet so been wet doesnt indicate how much oil is passing, unless its more or less immediately
 
Al2O3 said:
Is 28 miles not pretty quick to have that much oil in them?
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with oil pressure running around 3 bar (45 psi) or thereabouts (not sure what it is on the 300Tdi - but not far off I'd think), if the seals were letting by, it would spray out at quite a rate....especially with a rotating shaft and impeller sucking it through too.....

Clean the hoses, fire her up and if they get a mist of oil straight off the bat, the seals are leaking.....hence why he says you need to rig up a 'catcher' to see how much is being spat out the turbo outlet into the induction pipes.
 
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