I have a puzzling question regarding a Td4 injector. See this picture. There is an outer jacket that holds the rubber seal, but I have two injectors with jackets that easily slide up and down on the injector’s body. I removed the split-wire clip on both and removed the offending jackets. There...

That looks like new compared to what I saw. I had no doubts about digging through. Also, good news about the emissions test. Nodge, you've just made my day. I'm off out in the car later so will monitor its performance, etc. I'm home and pleased to announce the car goes better with a central hole...

Hi Nodge. When inspected the outward facing grid was as black as night. But perhaps that was normal. My impression was, the grid that faced me was pretty-well sealed with carbon. The inlet holes are small enough, as they are, and what I saw looked between 70 - 85% blocked. Probably more-so. The...

When you stripped the pump, how did the commutator appear? Was it black with carbon and were the segments shorted? What I find troubling is that only one brush was worn beyond limits. Either the bush was faulty or there was uneven pressure being applied. I admire your plan to rebuild, even for...

Absolutely spot-on. I should have added the threaded bolt was 10mm.

Okay, the job is done and it took only 1hr 10 mins from start to finish - and that includes putting my car on & off ramps. The hardest part was loosening the three nuts, as Nodge68 suggested. But with WD40 sprayed last night and again this morning, and an extension bar, they were soon cracked...

Now that sounds like a cure! Unless I get some grief from my wife (my cutting disk broke while grinding metal and hacked across my chest, perhaps nicking a couple of ribs with blood everywhere) guess what I'm doing tomorrow? A field dressing did the trick, by the way. Ouch.

Thanks Nodge. Your answer helps a lot. The cat is on my list of to dos so that will be interesting.

Having learned of the effects of Mr Muscle Oven-Cleaner (Caustic-soda) decarbonising the exhaust inlet and rotating vane on a Turbo, I wonder if I might be correct in the following. The EGR exhaust supply pipe has a direct link to the exhaust inlet-port on the Td4 Turbo? Therefore, if a...

QUOTE" To get at my exhaust vains ( on a Toyota D4D), i drilled a hole in the cast manifold just after the exhaust out on the turbo. Filled with Mr Muscle then tapped and bolted up. Its not ideal as you only get that side of the variable vain unit. So no surprise it wasnt that effective. I...

Has anyone used Wynns Turbo Cleaner, or similar on their LR? Is it any good? Or a waste of space? I've read of Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner being used on the Exhaust vanes, but might there be a simple way of getting it in other than disconnection of the exhaust pipe? If anyone can add to this cleaning...

Andyfreelandy is doing a great job in searching for potential producers. And from my own research I have viewed several seat covers being fitted on YouTube. And to quote another Landyzone member ( I don't have his handle), all seat covers are s***e. And what I saw... absolutely.

Aircraft fuel pumps work in the same way. Their bearings are lubed with the fuel also. Thats AVTUR, and not AVGAS.

Bleat-bleat-bleat, that's all I ever hear from people with goats! Lol

And that's the kind of stuff I really like. Getting into the guts of parts can give us a heads-up view of what lies ahead. Forewarned-is-forearmed. Nice one Andy.

Has anyone fitted any seat covers onto the Freelander 1 - 3 or 5 door? I'm considering replacing mine and have no desire to order something that either doesn't fit or is plain rubbish. I've read lots of previous threads concerning this subject and cannot locate a definitive answer to my...

Hi everyone. Having replaced my low pressure fuel pump filter twice, with the last one recently, and knowing it has to be fitted the correct way around I thought to do an exposure. The correct way is indicated by an Arrow on the filter's body and also on the plastic holder. I wondered what the...

Thanks for that info. It was what I was hoping for. I'm now looking for a 2nd hand turbo to refurbish, adding it to my extensive spares portfolio. Just in case.

Hi fellow FL1 owners. I'm considering buying a used Turbo, with the plan to recondition it myself. The question arises, how do I know which one I need? Is there a part number to be found, or is it simply to do with the year, model, HP, etc? Any advice is appreciated. Oh, are the 109 & 112HP...