Interesting comment as the wiring is all new with 14 fuses fitted. A lot better than the original looms the previous owner had a big burn out and substituted some 20 + wires with 2.5mm house wires ALL IN YELLOW WITH SKOTCH LOCKS!!

Hi Steve. Yes. the 3 holes in the lower dash are now full. One with the new temperature gauge, one with a volt meter Battery condition, and a twin USB outlet (for the phone and more importantly vehicle speed via a speed /GPS unit - my speedo is miles out with larger defender wolf wheels). Had...

Hi All. 'Durite' temperature gauge arrived this morning and now fitted and surprise , surprise, the temperature is running at a steady 70. Took it up some serious hills, and temperature reached a maximum of just over 85 degree Thanks for all your comments and particularly steve2286w who sent...

Hi All. Just gets more confusing. Checked wiring again. Disconnected feed from voltage stabiliser to both temperature sensor and fuel tank level, 10.14 volts recorded at both terminal ends. First . Reconnected temperature sensor, gauge was reading bang on N. Check voltage on sensor...

Will check

Just check the temperature gauge now with ignition on, temp gauge showing between C and N and its 7 hours since running engine. Had same problem on old engine but since checking with hand held IT unit, knew the problem is common to both engines. CHECK ALL WIRING AND EARTHS AGAIN AND ALL IS...

Hi, just to confirm, the voltage output is 10.15V (constant). THANKS FOR REPLYING

New thermostat but I have check it. Thanks for replying

A bit of a strange one.... Temperature gauge on series 3 reading high. Check all the obvious eg. Sensor replaced with correct series 3 replacement Voltage stabiliser replaced with electronic version. Out put from unit is 10.15V under tick over and rev'ing conditions Checked using both...

Thanks for the pictures. The battery has already been re-sited under the passenger seat when I was rebuilding the body work but would still like to move the oil oil bath further forward. It looks like a hybrid of ideas put forward. I still like the description of Richard Hall's modification (...

Thanks for the update but unfortunately, my old 2.25 lump is a write off therefore it was a question of what I could get hold of . The new engine has been rebuilt and is of known origins therefore going this route was sensible but thanks for your views Wellcroft

The thermostat and spring has been removed so there will be no problem. thanks for replying

Hi Wildefalcon No oil cooler, keeping standard series 3 radiator and 200DTI oil filter (although I will be running as a DI) so all oil ports blanked off. regards Wellcroft

Currently in the process of stripping out the damaged 2.25 diesel out of my series 3 and in the process of prep'ing for a disco 200DI to replace it. I will be reusing the oil bath filter and the battery has already been resited under the passenger seat. The battery box frame has been removed...

Total newbee. Sensible suggestions please. Fitting a disco 200DI into series 3. Most of it fairly straight forward but it would help immensely to know where the pipe from the cyclone unit can be connected into. The obvious one is to the inlet manifold but could it go back to the oil bath...