New bushes arrived today, much easier to fit, straight in and easily aligned. However, bearing no. 1 is a little stiff to turn, tried shifting it back and forward a couple of times in case it was misaligned but didn't help. Tempted to carry on with the build and hope it beds in slightly...

Your 101 is terrible, but if it's genuine have you contacted the RNRMORT?

No... I hadn't seen that! Thanks Steve, that's helped a lot. The most frustrating bit was using the Turner split bearings, as you couldn't tighten the tool without opening the bearing up too much to fit in the opening, then you also had the ridge when fitted. So I'll use the suggestion from...

So it turns out installing new cam bearings is a bit of a pain. Took a while to get each bearings lined up with the oil port in the block, taking a few attempts with a couple of the bearings which didn't help the finish. Bearing no.3 now had a ridge where the split/gap is on the bearing...

Afternoon all, I'm looking to swap my original 2.25 diesel ignition barrel (w/ pull to stop) for a Defender barrel giving the right terminals for a 200 tdi conversion. Can anyone confirm which part numbers actually fit the Series steering column? The research I've some has suggested there are...

Thanks, I'm at the point now where I need to draw the line in terms of spending really. I think I'm going to put it back together with new rings, hone the remaining cylinders and see how it runs. With the little use it's going to have I'd rather take the chance than spend another few hundred...

So the staining cleaned up, but there's a slight bit of pitting you can just about feel with a bare finger. I know it should be bored and lined, or oversized piston, but I'm tempted to put it back as it is and see how it runs. Edit, rings are out of spec so will be getting replaced. I'll call...

Bearings weren't too bad but I've got replacements for them all along with camshaft bearings. So it seems a bit silly to not change the rings while I've got it all apart, but I need to draw the line somewhere as I've just bought a new house and can't keep hiding money from her 👀

I'll have another attempt at cleaning the staining off, but it didn't seem to shift before with an oily rag. Not had rings off the pistons yet to check gap, that's a job for tomorrow. Fingers crossed I'll have a couple of honing tools to borrow tomorrow too, so if it doesn't shift with another...

Yeah I'm surprised at the condition of the cylinders considering how bad a state it was in externally, dirt, rust, seized pulleys etc. I've got a couple of honing tools to try this weekend, might also give it a rub with some light polishing compound, or valve lapping paste?

Will update when I've done something, it's going into a Series so won't do more than 3k miles a year, but while I'm at this point I'd rather not cut corners.

Tool arrived today, whipped the old bearings out very easily. Turner pre-finished bearings ready to go in once the cylinders are sorted.

I'll get some stones and give it a go first. Agreed, looks like some water has gotten in there. I bought the engine blind on a pallet so history unknown, hence stripping. Unfortunately it wasn't in as good a condition as I'd hoped.

You think it'll need a rebore?

Evening all, Pistons out and crank off before everything goes back together with new bearings etc, but I've now seen one cylinder has some marks inside. Doesn't feel significant and the other three are in good condition, do you think I'll get away with a hone and new rings? Looks/feels to me...

Will order a set of bearings from Turners over the weekend, along with a camshaft bearing tool from eBay. I'll update how it goes, as an alternative to getting them done at a machine shop.

Thanks for the reply, I did some more reading since making this post and agree it seems normal. A few others have mentioned it online, but I'll check with Turners. What started off as a quick check over and timing belt is now a full rebuild...

Evening all, I've recently pulled the camshaft on an 200 tdi with unknown history ready to rebuild and go into my Series 3. Camshaft bearings are showing a lot of scoring so will likely need replacing, the camshaft itself seems okay generally but has a flat spot on the journal nearest the...

Thanks, hopefully it's a minor blip until he's back from holiday then. Do you have a link to his ebay shop? I couldn't see anything on there from him.