i put a new gasket on it didnt think to put locktite on them bolts hopefully they will be alright lol

took my sump off today and oil pick-up and it was fully blocked with sealant to the point if you poured oil into the gauze nothing came out the other side lol cleaned it all up and fitted a new sump gasket gonna get some oil tomorrow and put it in to see what happens HOPEFULLY the oil pump is...

yeahh well thats definatly cheaper than mine haha

yeahh i got a d1 v8 too mine was only 200 ;););)

i dont know what the problem is yet i havent inspected it yet... when i get some spare time in the week or the weekend i will see...

UPDATE!!! i started the engine today (naughty naughty) used a electronic stethoscope and had a poke about there isnt a single bit of noise coming from the engine YAY!!! but as soon as i put the tool on the top of the inlet manifold its bang bang bang really loud! sooooo that would say to me...

its not had any overheating problems that im aware of il quickly set up a youtube account and il post the video so you can hear and i can get your thoughts

yes was very cheap but it has got problems oil pressure problems to be exact... BUT it is all solid and it all works well apart from the oil pump haha

Well im not the best mechanic there ever was haha but im clued up enough and yes i will get one as soon as i can, as for the knock it sounds like its coming from the centre of the engine and also can be felt though the whole car so wouldnt be a gasket i dont think but i suppose if its a little...

ahh ****e i cant put it up any other way lol

how easy is it to remove a v8 oil pump? is it the sort of thing that would be easy enough to do at the side of the road? i am not shy to doing work and have built many engines and cars so im clued up enough ;) has anyone done it or is there any sort of step by step guide? thanks! Also when my...

Yeahh probably was haha, erm not sure havent driven it yet got oil pressure problems, and yes it was very cheap only £200 :)

Hello just joined this forum, just bought a land rover discovery 3.9 efi not my first landy as i did used to have a p38 range rover but this is my first PROPER landy.