So the engine turns over on the starter nicely, and the oil pump is clearly working, as evidenced by the pool of oil that is now under the engine :( I reckon I've forgotten to fit the oil gallery blanking plug on the rear of the block. As I really don't want to have to drain the oil and...

As per the title :)

I'm nearly ready to turn the rebuilt 300tdi over, but have a query about the fuel filter housing: Should there be a blanking plug on the left had side (as you look at it front on)??? Mine just has a hole there - is it connected inside?

Good news: I've found someone local to paint the bulkhead :)

Update: The engine ancillaries/life support are nearly all fitted, Allisport intercooler ordered, the new rad is in its powdercoated frame and the shroud has been degreased. New PAS pipes, heater matrix pipes and oil cooler pipe O rings are to be fitted later this week when they arrive, along...

Clutch and flywheel etc. fitted today, as well as the gearbox and transfer box.

Here's the bulkhead - quite different compared to how it arrived!

I hope to have a couple of deliveries to collect later today, including injectors, glow plugs, hoses, and clutch. A friend and I are due to fit the gearbox and transfer box tomorrow, so I'll need to assemble the back end, including the infamous rear crank oil seal. I have, of course, opted for a...

I think it may actually be 606551J, which is part of the steering box.

It transpires that the washer and nut are from the steering column! Not sure how they snuck into the pile of engine parts! That just leaves the large circlip.

Most of the engine is in:

Thanks - reassuring that you don't recognise the parts.

Good point - they could be someone else's, but I'm uneasy to believe it until all is running as it should be!

Yes, but this circlip is far larger - only the engine/box bits were plated in gold zinc too.

@Al2O3 - did you see any of these during your rebuild?

Very similar in a size but I haven't touched the alternator - just removed it from the engine and set it to one side - I even had a look at it today to make sure.

Gotcha!!

That's what I meant - external. I recall removing a few things off the engine end of the box before I sent it to Ashcrofts.