Hi All , Just looked at my fan belt today and it's starting to break up along the length of it , after only 1000 miles . I noticed shortly after I put it on there appeared a lot of " rubber maggots " on the smooth side and on the pulley wheel , but that cleared away til now . Any idea whats...

That's exactly what I need . I was amazed at the price of the pulley support tool alone with any of the usual online Land Rover suppliers , thanks for that .

Hi , Any of you mechanical geniuses out there ever come up with an alternative tool for holding the injection pump pulley on a 300tdi when the pump is being removed ? At £120 for the original tool I'd be interested to hear if there is an alternative . Thanks , Gerry .

I'll probably go with that one for now . I have plans for a wvo/petrol blend later on , but I will do a complete reseal job using as many viton parts as I can before that , especially on the front seal . Don't want diesel spewing over my new t/belt ! Thanks for the help .

Hi All , Can anyone tell me the exact dimensions of the big O ring that goes into the rear of the pump ( Bosch VE ) on a '95 300tdi ? I have diesel dripping from underneath where the square plate joins onto the pump body . I want to buy a Viton O ring , can probably find one locally if I knew...

Hi All , Being new to Defenders I was easily swayed by the numerous posts on various forums along the lines of " I towed a church across Namibia without any fan whatsoever and it was absolutely fine " . So after I fitted my new 300tdi cylinder head ( to cure my " Coolant Gushing " problem ) I...

Simple cure ! I hadn't torqued down the rocker shaft sufficiently , not having a torque wrench delicate enough to measure 5nm I then could not gauge the angle torque that comes after that . Torquing it down evenly to 25nm and resetting the tappets did the trick .

Tappets were reset after new ( built up ) head installed . I'll check on the dump valve tomorrow .

Hi , I've put a new cylinder head and gasket on my Defender , initially had problems with getting the injectors properly clamped down , sprays of diesel shooting up from the head , took several starts before I managed to sort them all , that's done now and it starts and runs well but I haven't...

No, I'll return to it tomorrow and have a go .

Hi All , I put a new cylinder head on my 300tdi , there is a threaded hole half way down along the top of the head on the exhaust side . My old head had a bolt in it but it sheared off when I tried to remove it . Just need to know the thread size please .

Funny you should say that , just tried it and of course no go . Any tips to get it going ?

Actually I just got it , pressing the plate well in and keeping it there with my thumb whilst tightening the nut did the trick .

Hi , I've been trying to tighten down the injectors into my new head , managed two of them but the other two have a little play in them . Studs are fully in and the right way round ( I think ) with the flat bit at the bottom of the thread facing upwards . Clamps are installed curving downwards ...

Measured protrusion with dial indicator today and highest reading is 65 on the dial . So that'll be a two hole gasket . To ensure pistons were absolutely level with the deck I raised them until they just made contact with a straight edge and the 0.05 part of a feeler gauge would not go across...

Well , I finally bit the bullet and took the head off . The gasket was clearly burned between 2 and 3 , carbon in the same area on the block and head , Two of those little triangular things in the head were very corroded , and there is pitting towards the sides within the " big circles " of 2...

Will do .

Consensus of opinion among local mechanics is head gasket or cracked head .

Put the garden hose to it yesterday , water flowed freely in every direction , made no difference . Local mechanics are puzzled , I've a few more lined up to come along and scratch their heads ..

I've already put a hose to the heater pipes and it flowed freely and clean . Does it matter which hose goes to which port on the heater ? I've tried it both ways but it made no difference . Looks like my next move is to drain my new coolant into a clean container ( third time now ) and get the...