That didn't go according to plan :( 22:30 = PAS pump seized solid, snappy snappy goes the belt, nowhere safe to pull in an she got a little warm, not hot, I hope :eek: Shoe laces saved the day :)

http://projectrusty1992.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-beginning.html?m=1 Loads in my blog, follow the link

300Tdi use completely different unit :( 300 and you can get brand new off the shelf for less than £65:rolleyes: 200Tdi Dico is £170 to £200ish:eek::eek:

11bhp my good man, but hey, whose counting lol :D:D:D

Think pressure relief valve in pump is shot? No that's a carbon fibre air filter housing with a performance cone filter inside as the tin can original was fugged an no use for snorkel fitting.

I've been looking at the interwebs looking for a new PAS pump that don't cost more than £175

For crying out loud. Thought we were good to go, all was well until I came to the black cat on the A1 when suddenly I had no power steering, it was rather heavy and resembled manual steering, quick stop and....... There was power steering fluid all over the inner wing and the reservoir...

No, but I'm looking at plastic fuel containers and petrol at the pumps with renewed interest......

My old ones I cut off/fell apart wer 55mm new ones from YRM matched exactly. Has your motor seen the hot snot gun in the past and just been nailed together to get it through the test?

Oh I got new saga, won't bore you, but I've done a grand in the last month on this that and the other :(

@jamesmartin is a Lincs man, sure he would know some folks who would show you round.

Slowly slowly catchy monkey. Good to see you weren't distracted by your new money pit :)

No telling with the low grade civil servants in HMRC

£4k for an engine might not be feasible at this moment in time?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_AJD-V6/PSA_DT17

Search for "PSA Lion 3 litre diesel" it was used in other vehicles not just LRs I know a guy who got a new 2.7 V6 diesel out of a Peugeot that had been rear ended.

If you got space then sit it in the corner and get a punt motor to get by while you save and search for accident damaged motors with cheap engines to pull out, that's how we always did it.

I roughed my plastics over with a scotchbright and used Motip plastic primer, turned out mint. https://projectrusty1992.blogspot.com/2014/03/interior-make-over.html

Age related, it's imported from Belgium, I do have the original CoC for it and the date of export and the date of first registration in Belgium, also have the import date into Holland and I registered it here in the UK, could be an interesting debacle 2032 when it's tax exempt, on the proviso I...

Not sure how this will work for me then as my 1992 D1 was "first registered" in 2016, not sure it will still be around in 2056 for tax exemption :oops: