Hi,
Well having changed the rear diff 2 days before deciding to drive to Norway and back (3100 miles in 12 day). I had such an amazing visit thought I might go again next year. But whilst 1500 miles from home a breakdown was of some concern. So I thought about what bits to take next time. I didn't hammer her just sort of 75-80 with the odd skirmish to 100mph in Germany. Drove lovely actually and did a shaded under 29mpg (not in Norway) driving easy, not over taking uphill etc and letting the speed vary up and down hill.
She is a 95 2.5DT with manual box now with nearly 160K miles on the clock and a powerbox fitted. In the five years I have owned her:
Rad, water pump, soft hoses, serpentine belt and idler.
Glowplugs twice (cold start trickery fitted but thinking about tackling the timing of the injection pump?).
Gearbox, clutch, DMflywheel (2nd hand).
Windscreen, rear diff.
Drivers window mechanism.
Track rod end on steering arm.
Spares I thought I might accumulate of the winter:
Starter motor,
Alternator,
Head gasket set,
In tank pump or take a 12v in line fuel pump.
Jobs to do over the winter:
rear brake pipes, might change the discs, Clean and waxoil the rear chassis cross member (high up bit over the axle starting to look a bit flaky in places. Wondered if the head gasket should be done at some point as precautionary (not that I want to do it at all)
Any thoughts or suggestions would be welcome.
Well having changed the rear diff 2 days before deciding to drive to Norway and back (3100 miles in 12 day). I had such an amazing visit thought I might go again next year. But whilst 1500 miles from home a breakdown was of some concern. So I thought about what bits to take next time. I didn't hammer her just sort of 75-80 with the odd skirmish to 100mph in Germany. Drove lovely actually and did a shaded under 29mpg (not in Norway) driving easy, not over taking uphill etc and letting the speed vary up and down hill.
She is a 95 2.5DT with manual box now with nearly 160K miles on the clock and a powerbox fitted. In the five years I have owned her:
Rad, water pump, soft hoses, serpentine belt and idler.
Glowplugs twice (cold start trickery fitted but thinking about tackling the timing of the injection pump?).
Gearbox, clutch, DMflywheel (2nd hand).
Windscreen, rear diff.
Drivers window mechanism.
Track rod end on steering arm.
Spares I thought I might accumulate of the winter:
Starter motor,
Alternator,
Head gasket set,
In tank pump or take a 12v in line fuel pump.
Jobs to do over the winter:
rear brake pipes, might change the discs, Clean and waxoil the rear chassis cross member (high up bit over the axle starting to look a bit flaky in places. Wondered if the head gasket should be done at some point as precautionary (not that I want to do it at all)
Any thoughts or suggestions would be welcome.
