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    Luton Airport Fire Report Blames 3 Litre Diesel Range Rover

    Nsf of of the car might have be the fbh feed pipe split, reported a few times on the d3forum as a few d3 caught fire. One of the reasons I replaced the short piece of rubber hose, old one was rock hard and splitting, it is right above the fbh exhaust pipe.
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    Boost gauge with controller

    Manifold side of the controller.
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    Handbreak Stuck on / Battery Smoking

    Poor earth leads are a common land rover theme. Ideally you want an earth lead from battery negative to the chassis, then anoiher earth lead from the battery negative to the engine block near the starter. Any winches should also have their own dedicated power and earth cable direct to the...
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    Electrical - starting fault/issue (seeking help/advice) - 1996 Defender 110 300TDI

    I think there is some confusion, I thought the relay is for the starter solenoid, and not the stop solenoid?
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    Electrical - starting fault/issue (seeking help/advice) - 1996 Defender 110 300TDI

    One of them black relays says it is a 24volt version?
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    Should I buy?

    Look like a S2a bulkhead and dash set up? If the price is as you say good, then buy it and have some fun.
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    Electrical - starting fault/issue (seeking help/advice) - 1996 Defender 110 300TDI

    I wonder if the relay is for the starter solenoid? on the older models it was directly fed from the ignition switch. If that is the case there are a few different amp versions of relays, so maybe your fix is as simple as the correctly rated version?
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    Electrical - starting fault/issue (seeking help/advice) - 1996 Defender 110 300TDI

    I would say the relay though fixing it, is a red herring covering the real issue.
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    448DT Engine rebuild

    I am guessing the 4.4 v8?
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    Water pump bolts TDI

    Knew I had a pic somewhere.
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    Water pump bolts TDI

    Many different bloody lengths, learnt that the hard way on a d1 200 many years ago. Now I draw a pic of the timing cover on some cardboard, make holes where the bolts go through, and as I remove each bolt from the engine it gets put into the cardboard.
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    Water pump bolts TDI

    I always put normal grease on any bolts. Stainless in aluminium can be an issue for corrosion, you can get special paste to prevent it, but again normal grease seems to work okay.
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    TD5 breathing.

    In that case you may have an issue!
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    Is it always like this ?

    Extension with a wobble end makes tfer oil bung easier to access. You can get longer grease nipples for the prop u/js, these make the job much easier, ahving to keep turning the prop to get the nipple in the right places is a pain on a driveway. Also helps if you grind the grease gun end down a...
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    TD5 breathing.

    All engines breath, so it depends on how bad it is. When the engine is hot and you undo the oil filler cap and rest it in its hole, does it blow off?
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    This years insurance renewal

    Down nearly 50 quid! D3 full comp. Quotemehappy.
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    Black and White Smoke 1988 90

    as it is a 19 J I would start with checking the health of the engine, and ignore all the ancillaries, bar the turbocharger. If you can get it to run an idle, crack the injectors one at a time and see if it makes the same difference on all four cylinders when you crack the pipes, if there is a...
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    Disco 5 warranty

    Need ear plugs to bear watching them!
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    Disco 5 warranty

    you will have to ask them and see what the current situation is.