What have you done to your Landie today.

gaza gas · Jan 20, 2019

Togo said:
Exciting day today. I've finished stripping off bits of butyl card glued to the roof. The back is now a completely empty shell and ready for soundproofing. I'll post up the job start to finish on my project thread when it's done.
My EGR removal kit arrived on Friday. Didn't get to fit it as I need a couple of caps that weren't in with the kit.
I should make some solid progress this week if it doesn't get too cold.

please excuse my ignorance but when i blanked the egr i also by passed egr cooler.
they failed on most 52 to 56 l200 which lead to over heating and hg failure.
is this the case with td5.

Togo · Jan 20, 2019

gaza gas · Jan 20, 2019

Togo said:
Hi Gaza,
I'm the ignorant one here I'm afraid. Not a mechanic. Got the kit through & worked out where the blanking plate & EGR removal fitting go. There is a cooler between the manifold and the EGR unit. There is a coolant hose going to it and a vacuum tube to the EGR fitting. I understand they need tracing back to source and capping. Didn't have the bits so the job hasn't been done yet.
I could just take it to my friendly garage and ask them to do it for me but I'm not learning anything by doing that. I will pop in and see them though to check I'm doing things right before I butcher my engine

I guess we are both learning my reason for the egr blanking of 55 truck was told it stopped recycling its own s*it.
and my 2015 l200 has just had to be cleaned out short runs low mileage.

Togo · Jan 20, 2019

owas · Jan 21, 2019

Spent the day redoing and tidying up all the wiring in my cubby box,engine bay and underneath, im really bad at wire management.

Still got to sort the birds nest in the aux fuse/relay box, I really shouldve done it properly the first time round

Hicap phill · Jan 21, 2019

Started it & drove to work.
No problems & it's back to happiness now.

doriz · Jan 21, 2019

^^^^^ what e said

BravoNovember · Jan 21, 2019

Well... borrowed a trolley jack, bar and sockets from work, but got held back at work and they stayed in the car. Didn’t fancy jacking the disco up on a cold dark driveway

My Old Landy · Jan 21, 2019

Changed oil in rear diff. Shouldn't have bothered, it looked fresh

Hicap phill · Jan 21, 2019

My Old Landy said:
Changed oil in rear diff. Shouldn't have bothered, it looked fresh

But did you make sure the breather was clear & not blocked

My Old Landy · Jan 22, 2019

Hicap phill said:
But did you make sure the breather was clear & not blocked

No! Drat, I will do that tonight

owas · Jan 22, 2019

Put a second battery in, I'll wire it all up when it stops raining though

Found you can buy the headlight relay kits very cheap so I've ordered one, see if it's any good.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/253127829741

doriz · Jan 22, 2019

Damn wipers have gone on strike again and it’s snowing

BravoNovember · Jan 22, 2019

Greeted with a flat on the drivers side just before I put her in for the MOT

so had to sort that lol

She is in the hands of the tamed mechanic now

Strange, I’ve only had her a week or so but I already lament the space on the drive

doriz · Jan 22, 2019

Just taken me 90 mins to cover 12 miles home, no sodding wipers. I can hear the relay click so suspect it's that sodding earth on the bulkhead again.

neilly · Jan 22, 2019

Try pulling the wipers off the windscreen and see if they work then, they may even need a nudge.

Cheers

doriz · Jan 22, 2019

neilly said:
Try pulling the wipers off the windscreen and see if they work then, they may even need a nudge.

Cheers

I've swung off the damn things. It happened last year and they started working on their own. The snow fall was so bad I had to stop to clear the screen by hand.

sp00k · Jan 24, 2019

Oil change and air filter done this weekend.

I changed the fuel tank a few weeks ago, so I'll change the fuel filter once the tank is a bit more empty.

Hicap phill · Jan 25, 2019

No reverse/work lights, fan or front work light.this will be power to the relays.
Quick look & the fuse has been knocked.
All sorted.

Oh & my wiper has fell off again.

What have you done to your Landie today.

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