wreckhunter
Active Member
Theres a magnet on my gearbox drain plug,suprising how much filings it catches.
demitrious1973
New Member
So you can use tractor oil in a petrol 3.9 
PASTMASTER
Well-Known Member
That's interesting... I had so many problems with my 300TDi that they replaced the cambelt without a murmer after 18 months, 6 months outside warranty. AND again when it went again a fortnight later. But by then I'd had enough and traded it in for a Freelander. Much happier with my subsequent Discos (a knackered old rusty 200TDi and for the last few years a rather lovely TD5). Must say the Freelander was the only one that was 100% reliable though...
battenberg
Well-Known Member
That's interesting... I had so many problems with my 300TDi that they replaced the cambelt without a murmer after 18 months, 6 months outside warranty. AND again when it went again a fortnight later. But by then I'd had enough and traded it in for a Freelander. Much happier with my subsequent Discos (a knackered old rusty 200TDi and for the last few years a rather lovely TD5). Must say the Freelander was the only one that was 100% reliable though...
the early 300's had a design fault on the cambelt. there was no shoulder on the crank pully which caused the belt to wander eventually wearing against the timing housing causing premature belt failure. LR initially thought this due to the torque setting on the idler and specified a revised torque setting.
later they decided that it was a bad design on the pullies and created a set of pullies and idlers with shoulders to aid the guidence of the belt.
I ordered the kit for a cambelt change and due having an early 300 vin, they gave me the original kit. which was wrong 'cos at some stage the cambelt had been changed and the pullies changed for the uprated/newer kit.
PASTMASTER
Well-Known Member
Yes I found that out later, but in this case I think it was sheer embarassment on their part at the crapness of the car. They had already replaced the gearbox (twice), the transfer box, the power steering, etc etc etc... It had got to the stage where I couldn't go out and guarantee to arrive at my destination other than on the back of a flatbed.
battenberg
Well-Known Member
Yes I found that out later, but in this case I think it was sheer embarassment on their part at the crapness of the car. They had already replaced the gearbox (twice), the transfer box, the power steering, etc etc etc... It had got to the stage where I couldn't go out and guarantee to arrive at my destination other than on the back of a flatbed.
rubbish!!
PASTMASTER
Well-Known Member
That, or something like it, is definitely the word I used. Worst car I have ever owned. And I've owned quite a few.
Pyper28
Active Member
Do you use SUTO 10w/30 or SUTO 15w/30?
