Talc or chalk, It is possibly your water pump squealing, I did have this on mine, took the belt off and you could here the squeal turning the pump by hand

My fan is still on, never thought about the fan, viscous coupling still works ok though, I might give it a try but don,t want to run with it off all the time as I do a lot of ticking over over farm and barely moving over farm fields, Thanks again

Yes there is definatly play in the turbo bearings, I noticed this when I first bought it and did the manifold gasket, no end float but quite a bit of play in the bearings that was over 5 years ago and with 17,000 less miles on it, I thought because it was boosting ok then no need to bother, am I...

No egr on it, early 300tdi, I will have a browse through the posts trax sent a link to, but as for turbo or hoses if they were a problem surely I wouldn't get just over 1bar at the manifold would I ? or am I missing something ? all hoses appear good and the elbow is a new silicone one, tappets...

It's got me now, run out of ideas, what sort of egt,s are you all getting over 70, that's my big worry if I keep my foot in it it will go a bit more but egt,s go over 700c so I back off

Yes those are genuine and only a few weeks old, I have had them off again since to check plus the gauze out of the pump, all were clean, even had the pick up out the tank no gauze on that but tank is spotless inside, Thanks again

No I don't know rpm at full throttle I don't have a rev counter, but it is a disco box and you can tell it lacks power as its getting up there, clutch isn't slipping as its not revving, checked fuel pump plenty coming out the connection where it connects to the pump when cranking , fuel is there...

no rot in my bulkhead and hits the stop screw on the pump both me and my mate have checked this, like I said previous it produces the boost at the manifold just over 1 bar and can get the black smoke and egt but no more go, Thanks for trying

Not long, new vented genuine discs and calipers on front, new servo, brakes are good and I don't travel close to the person in front, I don't do this on A and B roads it is on the motorway.

Which bit ? if you mean 70mph tis only a problem because surely with the defender box it should easily do this and it doesn't plus it slows on hills. Don't get me wrong, I am not looking for a sports car, I have had a series for 10 years and this for 6 years but more of my journeys go on...

Hi, I have a 300tdi defender 90 with a disco transfer box and it pulls well up to 60mph and slow after that and wont go past 70mph unless downhill. Here are some details about it, compressions 400psi on all cylinders checked lift pump plenty off diesel flow while cranking, cleaned...

Hi, my name is barney and I have a 94 300tdi defender with something always needing doing, my interests are shooting classic cars and motorbikes. Found this forum with a google search and hope I can find some friendly advice to a few problems and hopefully help others with the knowledge of...