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Does the clutch pipe fit it and have you correct clutch cylinder What year S3 perhaps earlier ones have a imperial thread Can you measure any thread sizes These have lots bits https://www.carbuilder.com/collections/braking-clutch-parts/unions

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 gun helps with small tight bolts The crank is a...

Yes big socket on crank nut

Hole in cylinder or piston , sounds like a strip down check and rebuild if block ok Seen an eBay advert and there was a barn full of tdi engines at reasonable price

Have you checked the tappets

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

you should use the top 2 and the bottom 2 holes , my stand is a clarke and you can see the adjusting brackets and the long 10mm bolts with additional locknuts, it can revolve 360 degrees and lock in position just under the rubber gloves with a pin this is on my 2286 engine but very similar block...

CharlesY knew his engines and how to loosen bolts, That plug is similar position to the 2286 but without the inspection cover , do you have one at btm as the 200tdi should, wonder if it’s a hybrid or off another engine, see if it lines up when engine at TDC a or EP with slot in flywheel There...

I got a kit like this, the 9.5mm? dia goes in injection pump, while the other bit screws in btm flywheel cover screws in slot in flywheel stop it turning

If you have original honing that’s good, similar to mine the rusty coloured pot might clean up ok ensure no pitting , it’s probably standard bore , if you clean top of pistons some stamping might confirm it Bore should be nominally 90.47mm , if you borrow internal mic you can check between bores...

Cleasby’s good for rebore cost me £240+ vat 2 year ago on the 2286cc, but the 200tdi practicallly had no bore wear could still see the original honing marks after 125k

http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/ Some manuals here, the injectors strip down easily if you’re going that father, i bought one of them ultrasonic cleaners to the clean the disassembled injectors worked really well getting rid of hard carbon Just leave injection pump in for now until time to...

Best to put in on u tube and post the link on here

Different to how mines plumbed in 😗

Just had a look on mine 1 comes from top fuel filter connection and is the supply to the IP 2 pumps to fuel filter , the other union on lift pump is from tank 3 is the fuel spill line from injectors and back to tank via a banjo union