Few random pics of it before it goes for MOT Fri

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Alright then bitches, started about my EGR removal, the aim to remove all this crap

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Part removed

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All the crap removed

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The area now

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Always pretty dubious about the claims of doing these types of things, but actually it has dramatically reduced the amount of black smoke when booting it, its almost nothing now
 
Always pretty dubious about the claims of doing these types of things, but actually it has dramatically reduced the amount of black smoke when booting it, its almost nothing now

EGR - no doubt about it, feeding exhaust INTO the engine is not good, clean air is, nice clean diesel burn now.

We have a VW Jetta in our fleet and when I'm driving it I pull the vac line off the EGR and plug it with something, usually a .22 case it tells me the emissions system has a fault and to go to a garage immediately (really?) but I then drive it and get 8-10mpg more! That is without a word of a lie. I then plug it back in and the light goes off within 5 miles.

10mpg more, that's quite significant just under 20% better, well I tell you less fuel for more miles EGR or not is go to be better for the environment.

Friend of mine bought a new tractor about 3 years ago, it was the latest Euro spec engine, used move diesel than his older tractors and that's progress!

Google EGR and California, where it all stemmed from - Californians are hypocrites - they want all their big engined cars but moan about the pollution.

By the way did you clean out the intake manifold, mine was down about a good 30% in diameter with soot.
 
Some bits arrived

Oil Pressure switch for when I install the oil pressure dial. Figured might aswell be worth changing at the same time

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And my fix for my sagging roof lining, a fibreglass version! I was pleasantly surprised at how good the finish is actually, it replicates a natural fibre look

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Made a start on fitting the new fibreglass headlining.

Started off by ripping out all the old stuff, unfortunately my attempts to recover the existing stuff failed as all the cloth came away and was just hanging, looked like I just had a sheet stuck to my roof

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Cut some holes in the new one, courtesy light and alarm sensors

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Test fit of the light

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Then the speaker holes

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Its actually up in the landrover now, albeit without any ancillaries attached, haven't got any pics yet
 
Finally found some time to finish the head lining install.

Cut the light bit out for the rear secion

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Then got fitting, some after shots

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Im pretty sure lasalle sell them without alpine cut outs if thats what you need. Just be sitting down when younask the price.. :(
 
So for various reasons this job has spilled into being split over a few weekends, but finally fitted my oil pressure gauge today

Some of the stuff, VDO gauge and sender

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The original oil pressure switch

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Had to extend the oem sensor loom

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New stuff in situ, T piece, vdo sender and new pressure switch. Thread is m10x1 if anyone wants to know

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Sorted out all the feeds I needed

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Gauge in and working

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