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A project, something to tinker with and something that will get me to work every most days.

I guess if it's just mechanical/bodywork repairs then go for it. If it has electrical gremlins run away.

What size of budget do you have for the purchase? They can be got cheap (with problems) but at least a running car. To what level of problem would depend on your facilities to do work and how brave you are. If I remember a member here got a...

I hear where you're coming from but they aren't cheap cars to run and maintain. A cheap end car is unlikely to have been maintained. Has the diff oil ever been changed? What about the gearbox oil? The oil isn't cheap!! A re-con box starts at 4k...

I have contacted one of their UK distributors who were unable to provide one. However they did helpfully provide me with a company that will refurb my existing one. Seems like the best available option.

Have you tried contacting them directly.

Mine was refurbished by a fairly local gearbox specialist around 6 years ago for £1.5k including TC.

That's another good option 👍

What tool are you using lar🤔

Haha! 1 it is then! Nothing on the ground yet, and I'm well used to keeping an eye on Land Rover fluids as a matter of course. It's deffo coming from the join, not the plug. I'll leave it for now, and wait for a good excuse to take it all...

Now then, are you sure it's out of sync? Is there the "engine immobilized" on the dashboard? 👍

It could be the diff sump plug weeping 🤔 to reseal the diff you've got to break it free completely as they are a really good fit. My diffs have done over 260k miles and they are pretty robust as it goes. 👍

ok, both the RL and RR have had the wiring and connector to the sensors replaced, soldered in and heatshrinked, plus a flexible conduit like the original around the outside. I have also decided to swap out the FR spring which is the only one left...

17x19.5x1 they are much smaller OD than the originals, I put a pic up on here somewhere, ID is larger than originals, difficult to get them on the injector if they were the same as original I suppose. I don't know if the od or the id was the...

I've still got some of those ebay washers, I'll go out and measure one, see how they compere with what you've ordered @Mark Piercy

Split pin. The draw isn't massive so it won't heat up in your fingers👍

Fit it empty and pull the fuel pump relay, then bridge it with the ignition off. Far less mess son👌bridge the two spots marked on the photo👍

He only wears it at the weekend or special occasions :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ;)

Effectivement , possibilité de mettre une pige dans cette poulie...mais je n'ai plus le souvenir de l'avoir fait...alzheimer me guette :(

Did the oil and filter on mine also, along with the fuel filter. I've got the new wheel bearing g to fit and a slimline reverse light which is brighter than the candles in the boot lid🤣. We have no street lighting out here in the sticks and...

When a son available I send them underneath to take out sump plug to drain oil when no one available pipe down dip stick pipe and use suction pump. ;)

I'm struggling with this one.. a son instead of a suction pump.. Do you have elephant tendencies??? 🤔🙄🤭🤪

Changed engine oil and filter. Neither son available today so used suction pump

Handcrafted to fit your backwards caravan.

The mess of that tells me it's been like it for quite some time, the seller may not have known what the issue was but I'd bet he knew there was one as he knew how to drive it to lessen the impact. Sorry man, that's sadly the way too many people...

There is an ebay seller who does a set of six but they are rubbish as I found out, changed number 1 injector seal twice with them with no luck. I got 5 injectors off ebay and chucked them in a sonic cleaner and fitted one of those in place of the...

I saw some seals on ebay and remembered your post about it... I thought Errr......... No🤔

I'd put the rad back in, run it on water and get a long screwdriver, get it running before you go any further with this... Further that and check all the rocker clearances to rule out a tapping valve. This could go sideways expensively if your...

Proper diagnosis is the key, a lot of people don't want to pay for it unfortunately and end up unhappy with the result either way..

From the info in this thread, exhaust in coolant was probably either head or valley gaskets. however probably cause for gasket failure was blocked radiator. On my project car the prev-owner has bodged the thermostat & over tightened the...