Too busy misreading your op or being in shock about only changing one guide there lol Did this change the tone even marginally? I'm still tempted to say its chain / guide related with the extra info & after hearing yesterday & again today with new vids it is probably not the vanos. Worn...

Which side of V was the noise coming from when warm, same side you changed the chain guide? (or did you change the center one?) - and was the noise from the top of the rocker right over the vanos / cam sprocket or front as in almost central to the cam sprocket? Does the timing error code come...

Hah, quick search reveals an enormously comprehensive write up, great forum this. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/bmw-v8-m62tub-coolant-temperature-reduction-using-a-lower-temp-thermostat.268168/

Wasn't expecting that noise! usually a higher pitched slightly muddled tapping /chatter is vanos, whereas a "bad lifter" mild chug often pointed to a bad chain tensioner, especially when throwing camshaft timing codes (which you already changed though, so forget that). Saint.V8 will have a...

you can upload to youtube then embed the link or just provide a link to it

Plus as an obvious extra, you mentioned P0102, would also be worth seeing what state the maf is in and its local connector and wiring, along with taking the real time data with the ignition on, engine off and then at idle, and while driving, to see if it is erratic, before buying anything you...

Service manuals, tea and patience would sort that right out! The vanos unit on the m62 is fairly simple at least, as it is one of the earlier units. - i'd read up on the procedure a bit before discounting doing it yourself. No doubt one of the rangey gurus will give you some handy hints by...

Aye safe to assume they re-used the units on the new heads without any extra work then, same for the chain being re-used i suppose. At a behind the keyboard guess i'd say yes (what are you reading the codes with, a generic reader?) - i've worked on a few bmw vanos engines and there are great...

Seems a small bill for labour considering the amount of work supposedly done. So no evidence of any work carried out on the vanos units, and no sign of a chain and tensioner kit included in the "rebuild"?

The last owners can't have looked too hard, the M62 has a few faults near on every engine will get, both pop up on google pretty much as the first results if you search "noisy vanos m62" or "rattle at front of m62" Noise / chatter in the vanos system generally indicates the oil pressure is too...

It's something I always say to people "go down the local scrappy", whereas in reality Silverlake is my nearest biggest scrappy as well - and it is thin pickings at best. They've got some strange "posh scrappy" M.O for the business now it seems, with their big flash glass showroom and greased up...

Ahh not a running pug then, might as well make use of it. if you've got a whole(?) car, I think there is switch somewhere on the system that operates the plugs at 100% cycle until it sees 40c, and then cycles load around 50% until it sees 60c at which point it shuts them off - just remember you...

Great bit of kit to have for your veg oil guzzler as well :). Best thing is to head down to local scrappy and start rummaging through the late 306 HDI's and 307 / 407 etc for the heater block, wiring and relay to go with (wiring and block is most important). Stick it inline just before the...

First one I spotted at the top of google was this one off of Turo: That's this years christmas list sorted .

There are a few dedicated sites and businesses that rent out either personal vehicles (mostly london mind) or fleet show cars, you might have to travel a bit to pick it up mind. They range from £170-300 quid a day, which isn't far off your budget really, just google "hire defender 110 show car"...

If power isn't the prime concern I'd head to the 300tdi, cheap parts & massive availability - plus you'll see more frugal consumption of cash in your wallet in just fuel use. Weight bias will also be closer to factory spec, giving a better on & off road handling experience with the 300tdi.

Sounds like my daily existence, hah.

32mm on the smaller radiator side on the D1, assume the same in other applications. If you're thinking about adding a coolant gauge, you can also tap a 1/8npt thread into the radiator plug and plumb a sensor there (needs to be brass of course). This turns out much neater, and you don't need an...

Fingers crossed for a solid outcome! Didn't ever get a chance to crack out the endoscope i suppose did you?

Never fear, much more lost on the Dutch version of the site! My Dutch extends to "wow, the dutch warning label always has the longest words" :D