mikerajjers
Well-Known Member
Bought a 300tdi a few weeks ago and totally love it - it has become a rolling project. I've been browsing the web and have a few questions:
Clutch - biting point is nearly at the high end of travel (last 1-2 cm) - is this 'normal'? Clutch certainly doesn't feel as though its slipping and I am guessing it has probably been replaced recently though I have zero service history. (Engine has been rebuilt judging by gaskets and belts, prop shafts are newish, new brake discs).
Transfer box - how can I tell whether the transfer box is a 1.4 ratio? Could it be a 1.6? I am thinking of putting in a 1.2 from a Discovery. It currently pulls like a train to about 100km and begins to struggle beyond that. As it was a Croatian border police vehicle I'm thinking it may have been specced differently.
Engine - how can I tell whether the fuel pump has been tweaked for extra performance? It has been de-EGR'd at some point but I'd like to tweak the pump (if it hasn't already been done). Is there a way to tell?
IF it has been serviced by a dealer (I assume it hasn't but you never know), would I be able to find its service history somewhere?
Sorry for all the questions!
Clutch - biting point is nearly at the high end of travel (last 1-2 cm) - is this 'normal'? Clutch certainly doesn't feel as though its slipping and I am guessing it has probably been replaced recently though I have zero service history. (Engine has been rebuilt judging by gaskets and belts, prop shafts are newish, new brake discs).
Transfer box - how can I tell whether the transfer box is a 1.4 ratio? Could it be a 1.6? I am thinking of putting in a 1.2 from a Discovery. It currently pulls like a train to about 100km and begins to struggle beyond that. As it was a Croatian border police vehicle I'm thinking it may have been specced differently.
Engine - how can I tell whether the fuel pump has been tweaked for extra performance? It has been de-EGR'd at some point but I'd like to tweak the pump (if it hasn't already been done). Is there a way to tell?
IF it has been serviced by a dealer (I assume it hasn't but you never know), would I be able to find its service history somewhere?
Sorry for all the questions!