discomania
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That's an oil catch tank thing for the breather system. Some **** owned this Landy before for sure - Captain Bodge springs to mind.
julianf
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Right - yes - had to open image in a new tab, then zoom in!
julianf
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So the round thing is the air filter then. Odd that they have the blue thing, and the cyclone filter.
julianf
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No.
The 300tdi rocker cover is vented through a cyclone filter (the black thing stuck on the drivers side of the head)
The cyclone takes the oil out of the 'gas', and drains the oil back to the sump.
There is very slight negative pressure supplied by the air system. This also feeds the 'gas' back into the combustion stream, so as any remaining oil vapor is burnt up.
If the cyclone is knackered, oil will be lost through that port. Or if the engine is breathing too much for the cyclone to cope with.
This is why the chap has added the blue thing - to try and catch any additional oil.
This may be that the rings / bores are gone, or it may just be as he couldnt be bothered to replace a £10 cyclone filter. There's no telling without trying.
But, as above, its the least of your worries really - do the cam belt first.
The 300tdi rocker cover is vented through a cyclone filter (the black thing stuck on the drivers side of the head)
The cyclone takes the oil out of the 'gas', and drains the oil back to the sump.
There is very slight negative pressure supplied by the air system. This also feeds the 'gas' back into the combustion stream, so as any remaining oil vapor is burnt up.
If the cyclone is knackered, oil will be lost through that port. Or if the engine is breathing too much for the cyclone to cope with.
This is why the chap has added the blue thing - to try and catch any additional oil.
This may be that the rings / bores are gone, or it may just be as he couldnt be bothered to replace a £10 cyclone filter. There's no telling without trying.
But, as above, its the least of your worries really - do the cam belt first.
julianf
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Cam belt will probably cost you about £150 ish, for someone else to do it. Full kit of parts is probably about £60.
Need to check that the crank sprocket is the correct (later) type before ordering the kit. If you do some searches, youll learn what i mean.
Tools for doing the belt yourself -
Timing kit with pullers (about £25)
Locking tool (about £60 - for an overpriced spanner thing!)
"Needle" type torque wrench that youll not really use for other stuff (£15)
Then the £60 or so for the timing belt, tensioner, sprocket (if required) etc.
Need to check that the crank sprocket is the correct (later) type before ordering the kit. If you do some searches, youll learn what i mean.
Tools for doing the belt yourself -
Timing kit with pullers (about £25)
Locking tool (about £60 - for an overpriced spanner thing!)
"Needle" type torque wrench that youll not really use for other stuff (£15)
Then the £60 or so for the timing belt, tensioner, sprocket (if required) etc.
Danjo
Active Member
This is the same conversion, just done neater -
In this photo, they have used the air filter out of the donor discovery.
Been looking yp the 200 and 300. It all says that the 300 dipstick is on the front of the engine.. and on the 200 it is on the side. Is mine definatley a 300? (Mine is on the side)
discomania
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No the water pump/stat housing and dip stick location are all 200 type/positions. It's a 200TDI.
The photos could lead people to confusion as the photos are fairly tight in on certain parts of the engine bay rather than the engine.
Your's will still have a cyclone breather so advise above is still sound.
discomania
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