Scotiawhiskers said:
Found I need to get / find my missing tools. Right size but short enough sockets to get on the exhaust heat shields, similar for the rocker covers. What I've got won't fit between the shield and the chassis. Also find my 6mm impact bit and apply some serious torque to the plenum chamber bolts - some numpty has RTVd it in the past and I thin gunged the threads solid with it. And probably, judging by most things, gorilla torqued them where they don't need to be. Maybe my 2 dead cylinders are just down to excess silicone ingestion stuck on the valves.
But got lots of other bits off / tucked out of the way ready to try to start getting the big lumps off over the weekend. I can see what I will be doing a lot of next week while I am on holiday!
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My cylinders were crusty and black as you describe because the cams were worn away
 
MacMan6107 said:
Today I found out my aircon system has a leak. A leak that I was assured was not there 2 years ago (2019) when it was last tested and filled. Please keep in mind the whole time I have owned the car since May 2018 the aircon has never blown cold. So even after it was tested and checked it didn't blow cold(unlike my ex.........she was just cold.).

So what am I going to do? Well I have a new drier to fit so I'll be doing that. I'll be testing the compressor clutch to make sure that at least engages, but I also need to get a new condenser. It'll all have to wait for now. I need my funds chucked towards, well, it seems to be just at the car in general. I hope it lands on me fixing the instrument cluster illumination. I'm going to get my hands on a 2nd hand indicator stalk to see if that is indeed the problem after I've tried to find the connector and check it all as suggested to me yesterday.
Exciting times.....................
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My guess is condenser blown in bottom left-hand corner.
 
Grrrrrr said:
My guess is condenser blown in bottom left-hand corner.
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That is what this P38 Rangie loving aircon bloke I met yesterday said. I'm going to save to get OEM. IIRC it was about £150-ish. Although, I've only given it a cursory look at the moment. I'll delve into it deeper another time.
 
Either way I am going to replace it. I had a little bit of a win just now in that the clutch on the compressor does operate when I apply 12v direct to it but I think it may need a bearing kit for it, that's if one is available. I haven't even begun to look yet.

Cheers to everyone for the help. It is greatly appreciated.
 
Just accelerating out of a 30 limit, lose all drive and loads of revs!! Eek.. pull over, look at gear lever still in D, light has moved to 1. Turned off, and on, light went back to D .. oh dear :(
 
Just finished the replacement of the oil pan gasket and the accompanying engine oil change. Honestly, of all the jobs so far this was the worst, right there on top with scratching of the old underseal by hand. The local stealership apparently used all the torque the forgot on the tank cover on the drain plug and oil filter.

While removing the plug, with a hammer and my body weight, I moved the oil catch pan without realizing it. There it goes, one liter of oil on the drive way. Then the oil pan doesn't go off with steering and suspension in place, quite a bugger to get the new gasket in. And then I was afraid I'd brake the old filter before it goes of. It did, everything is back in, engine is running, driveway seems reasonably clean (5 kg of sand and all the remaining cleaning liquid hopefully did the job) and even better: everything is dry!

Not sure if I'll really tackle the gearbox and TC at home so... I gonna call the garage on Monday. For today I'm done. And dirty, half my hair is a mix of sand and oil...
 
hef19898 said:
Just finished the replacement of the oil pan gasket and the accompanying engine oil change. Honestly, of all the jobs so far this was the worst, right there on top with scratching of the old underseal by hand. The local stealership apparently used all the torque the forgot on the tank cover on the drain plug and oil filter.

While removing the plug, with a hammer and my body weight, I moved the oil catch pan without realizing it. There it goes, one liter of oil on the drive way. Then the oil pan doesn't go off with steering and suspension in place, quite a bugger to get the new gasket in. And then I was afraid I'd brake the old filter before it goes of. It did, everything is back in, engine is running, driveway seems reasonably clean (5 kg of sand and all the remaining cleaning liquid hopefully did the job) and even better: everything is dry!

Not sure if I'll really tackle the gearbox and TC at home so... I gonna call the garage on Monday. For today I'm done. And dirty, half my hair is a mix of sand and oil...
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My lad had the job of doing the oil change on a disco 4... The sump bolt is just at the side of the sub and when you let it out it splashes like an oil bomb... It goes everywhere :D
 
Mark Piercy said:
I

didn't tell him... I said "be careful".. :D
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did u also keep it quiet he could have used a vacuum pump and removed the engine oil that way, lol

Reminds me I must do a full service on my D3 soon, has only done around 100 x miles in the last year but will still do engine , diffs, transfer and filters , including the fuel filter

plus got some 19 rims to replace my 17 but still haven’t decided what tyres to get, want AT that are also snowflake marked , will then leave them on all year round
 
gstuart, when you got your ATs let know. I'm considering to dump the MTs for ATs when they're done, or get a second set of ATs for travel. Any recommendations are welcome!
 
hef19898 said:
Just finished the replacement of the oil pan gasket and the accompanying engine oil change. Honestly, of all the jobs so far this was the worst, right there on top with scratching of the old underseal by hand. The local stealership apparently used all the torque the forgot on the tank cover on the drain plug and oil filter.

While removing the plug, with a hammer and my body weight, I moved the oil catch pan without realizing it. There it goes, one liter of oil on the drive way. Then the oil pan doesn't go off with steering and suspension in place, quite a bugger to get the new gasket in. And then I was afraid I'd brake the old filter before it goes of. It did, everything is back in, engine is running, driveway seems reasonably clean (5 kg of sand and all the remaining cleaning liquid hopefully did the job) and even better: everything is dry!

Not sure if I'll really tackle the gearbox and TC at home so... I gonna call the garage on Monday. For today I'm done. And dirty, half my hair is a mix of sand and oil...
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