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You see on my thread link posted earlier the core plugs I got out , used a strong screwdriver to punch a hole then lever out , the others may have come out with tapping the edge. A bit of red hermatatite was suggested to seal core plugs, with...

Thats a thing I forgot, core plugs , then again suppose I can still flush it out, are they easy to replace ? wont be able to get any untill next week now, but suppose I can crack on in the mean time. Watched a few vids on measuring crank and...

Why not just buy 1 of them accurate adjustabe spanners :D and measure yourself. They are cheap these days...

Thanks Mate feeling good, hope you are well. Aint got time to go to machine shop to get thing measured, will have to try and figure out how to do it the hard way.

Got crank today very pleased with it looks like new. Standard main and big end bearings coming tomorrow so will get a start at weekend to try and get things put back together. When I find out where the bloody hell I start first.

I have just ordered another one Mate But Thanks .

What have you got to lose by just throwing some new bearings in and putting it back together?

Yes Its is standard and very good condition, he says its ready to fit but needs spigot bush.

Should message eBay guy ask if it’s standard size and has any wear

I would say that is scrap, remember back in the day when 200s were new they had a rep for snapping cranks, I even bought one that had just been rebuilt after a crank failure.

Still thinking about what to do with crank cleaned it up a bit and took a better pic, that nick in middle looks quite deep, also there is a lot of pitting. Rang them for prices today, health check just to say what it needs is £36, polish another...

Depending on what price machine shop say for crank might be cheaper getting second hand one, was it one of these 2 here you seen ? first one is dearer but looks the better one...

Yes was going to replace bearings anyway, Funds are low at the moment so hoping to get away with just new rings and maybe honing the bores, but still need to get the crank checked at machine shop.

Well they need replacing! Just seen a nice 200tdi crank on eBay decent price

Yes copper showing on bearings

Thanks for Link, so could these +.020 pistons be used again with a Hone of the bores, if they clean up OK Pics of bearing numbers

Will try and get better pics, Something else bugging me again, these pistons are ae a350800 +.020 piston as in pic, after googling them thy are stated as Oversize, Could that mean that they are not the standard ones ? and they have been replaced...

Some higher res photos would be better a few MB rather that KB ,but the area where the crank seal runs looks better, I cleaned bearing surfaces with some 1000grit wet and dry and some wd40 Need a mic to measure diameters to check, not sure you...

Bit more off of Turners. https://www.turnerengineering.co.uk/products/err-1181-crankshaft?_pos=4&_sid=96475c640&_ss=r

ERC1181, pls do check that is the correct part number before buying! Just thinking engineers time plus machining/polishing might come to more than a new one costs...

Looks like that has had water in there, if keeping it I would get a machine shop to take a look at it. Iirc std 200 cranks are not mega money.

Bit worried about the crank at flywheel end wondering if it needs grinding or not or if its to far gone, the rest is OK. Any Thoughts ?

Ive done it the other way, wished I hade seen this erliar. Anyway I locked the pump in place and took it off with the timing tool so hopefully it will be OK. Got crank and pistons out, end of crank at flywheel end is a bit crusty, not sure what...

I ended up grinding the bolt heads off, there was about 5mm bolt to get hold of with mole grips and surprisingly they came out easy.

There is a locking tab on the side of the injection pump to lock the pump timing before removing. Set the timing correctly,, undo the bolt remove locking tab and tighten the bolt. You can then remove the belt and pump.

Bit further forward, Finally got front timing cover off, got sump and ladder rack off, to inspect bearings on crank, think they could do with been replaced, then again would be mad not to while I am this far in. Have not took timing belt off...

http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/ Also the 200tdi article on turner engineering The discovery 1 manual very helpful and Britannia does good videos , he has loads so have a search Sump:bolts should not be tight, sometimes a 1/4 “ drive rattle...

Thanks Everyone, Got it on tonight, its at a bit of an angle, in first pic, not sure why, but it does turn right round with a bit of effort. Not sure what to do first either give tops of pistons and block a good clean or take sump off and see...

Thanks Again Mate will order some

I used 100mm long bolts, yes use the circled holes, don’t need to go full depth, I used additional nuts on the bolt to nip them up and saved cutting bolts https://www.toolstation.com/high-tensile-set-screw/p51414