I’ve done it now it’s all good , it was stagnant water and clumps of mud and there was also little stones on there. I don’t expect it to be pristine it was just stopping me from getting into gear correctly as it was that full

Yeah sorry I just realised I thought there was a little passage into the gearbox didn’t realise it was sealed

Has anyone flushed out a gearbox if so how do you go about it

Yeah I noticed what you said about the crank lock tool I’ll have another look into it , I was just hooping I could get it going without before I get paid and can order some more tools , I also now need to replace the idler pulley bearing

i didn’t no I just used the standard injector pump pins

this isn’t my video but it’s very similar to this one I will try and get an actual video tomorrow unless I can find one on my phone

ahh lynall we meet again I was a bit worried about taking it for a run , I have done the Timing as per a pervious post but I have read the standard is 1.54mm lift and the sweet spot for no smoke is 1.60mm

How quickly should this go away ideally ,I’ve just practically rebuilt my defender and I’m excited to get back out in it , at the same time I’m also scared Incase it’s wrong

Right, I'm back again with another brilliant issue, I'm experiencing a small amount of smoke in the form of unburnt diesel on cold start (identified by the smell) Things that are new and I know that is perfect Head Head gasket Timing Belt Timing pulleys Timing I want to also say I didn't...

I’ve just had a read thro that I think a dti gauge is in order if I can’t get the timing right , I will still try to fix the timing in the mean time.

Yeah I noticed that why wouldn’t the tool be made to take up the complete space so there is no chance of it being done wrong , a little white smoke like yours I wouldn’t mind but this is clouds of white smoke it’s definitely diesel as I went to smell and it burnt my insides and eyes so I’m not...

I’m gonna go out tomorrow morning and have another play because I can adjust that timing with completely taking everything to bits again the car is 100% better than this morning I’ve just not got it dialled in to be perfect again , looks like I’m back in the boring car for a while

Haha that’s me and my fat fingers

Update timing kit done everything has been swapped out and I’m running again however we now have white smoke , I’m positive the timing was perfect I’ve managed to get it all fitted today I’ve got a little bit of smoke and Un burnt diesel smell I was positive the timing was perfect , could be...

I did Manage to find some from eBay but they would only arrive Friday and that’s even if our post is normal , I live on. Anew build estate and the post man just can’t be bothered coming for days / weeks at a time , I’ve found one on Amazon that’s basically the same that’ll be delivered Friday...

If you had seen my defender the list is endless

ive ordered a kit gonna give it a go tomorrow or Friday , if I can find the right tools I’m really struggling to find one off those

I know talk about luck I was gonna start having sleepless nights over engine replacement costs , got a kit on order while I’m there I’ll replace everything and hopefully its the last none cosmetic modifications/ fix for a long time

Yeah it was the right one I’ve found the issue now

itll take a look under the timing cover as it’s the cheapest option I can’t imagine getting the head stripped again will be a cheap / easy job