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That simple… ? AWESOME!

Just jump the starter spade terminal to crank the engine over. A minute of cranking will get oil everywhere it needs to be, including the turbo.

Thanks Nodge.. This part of the assembly has a spacer but it’s solid and not crushable. The two parts(crown assembly and ‘lay shaft’) are pressed together initially(in a press surprisingly enough) Advice that I have read is not to go over board...

I often use an impact gun to tighten diff flange nuts. They often have a crush spacer between the bearings, which need to be compressed to pre-load the bearings. With an impact gun, care is need to tighten them correctly, using just a few impacts...

Hello folks.. Whilst my IRD was out I decided to remove and clean my turbo etc. now as I approach a possible end date for my IRD rebuild (🤔😏🤣) I’m thinking of the turbo and how to prime it before I lose access to the bottom of it once I replace...

Update on my IRD JIG assembly and an attempt to torque the pinion wheel nut to 184ft/lbs. I report ‘failure’. I used a 2mm steel plate to fabricate a locking device for the flats on the end of the ‘lay shaft’…Initially the locking device...

I'm interested in this. I dropped a known good IRD and damaged the casing so one day might want to move the internals to the casing from a bad IRD.

Hey All.. IRD REBUILD SAGA Continues I’m still here but in a much reduced capacity… in welding wire and ability. Having spent some time trying to identify a bearing etc and finally Looking at some video footage I had made during the...

As the M47R's crank is cast couldn't we simply swap the crank out replacing it with the BMW's one ?

Are they the same? Do they have the same HP pump, injectors, intercooler, hoses etc. They wouldn't have smoked when they were new. If it smokes now, it won't be the ECU, cos that is exactly the same (unless its outputting wrong voltages or...

Hi all. New owner Freelander 1 td4 2004 automatic and have some issues. 1. Eml with exclamation mark appears 5 seconds when full throttle, cuts power (a little), dissapears after. 2. I have intake air sensor (but no wires) and on scanner, i...