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  1. THEengineer

    Sluggish defender td5 90

    not sure on the td5,but my 300 had similar problems only yesterday and the locking nut on the throttle had slipped,went from 60 flat out on the m way to 90+without trying but i think the pumps been played with,one extreme to another
  2. THEengineer

    300 tdi,bit gutless all of a sudden

    cheers guys,this is the downside of having a replacement lump supplied with a pump,trying to right someone elses cock up,i was quite happy with the way the previous lump performed with its unmodified pump
  3. THEengineer

    300 tdi,bit gutless all of a sudden

    thats what i want too avoid,i use mine as a van and want to keep fuel costs down,i dont need it drinking diesel and smoking its guts out,i have moved the diapragm back to where it should be as set by bosch/land rover,luckily they marked its postion with paint
  4. THEengineer

    300 tdi,bit gutless all of a sudden

    which ones the boost needle,problem i have is pump was played with when i replaced the engine a few months back,it came with a pump so god only knows whats been done too it
  5. THEengineer

    300 tdi,bit gutless all of a sudden

    adjuster had wound down somehow so with throttle fully open,only half the throttle was pulling back
  6. THEengineer

    300 tdi,bit gutless all of a sudden

    aye,did not want rowing though,cant work out how the cable slipped
  7. THEengineer

    300 tdi,bit gutless all of a sudden

    yes,got a very good idea,anyway sorry for the late reply been in work,anyway got home and started to trace the problem,checked the normal suspects,turbo working pipe from turbo to pump etc,then looked at the throttle,somehow,and its a bloody mystery how,the adjuster had slipped,so was...
  8. THEengineer

    300 tdi,bit gutless all of a sudden

    turned my pump down a bit,was smoking slightly on load and had the mot coming up,passed that then all of a sudden it seems gutless,tried turning the pump back up,carefully noting the positions and it would not rev,then it would cut out,finally got it running but very under powered,there's no...
  9. THEengineer

    90 or 110

    i use mine as a van so need the space,you can get a lot of kit in a 110,i would have no chance in a 90
  10. THEengineer

    Would 18k annual mileage a year kill a Defender?

    done 34k in mine in the last 3 years lots of it on m/ways,use it daily,seems to cope fine
  11. THEengineer

    play in wheel bearing again

    just bought one
  12. THEengineer

    play in wheel bearing again

    yes,this could well be the cause,this probably did not help,until you mentioned that,i had not given water a second thought
  13. THEengineer

    play in wheel bearing again

    just jacked her up,play virtually goes with the brakes on,but theres still slight -play,thinking swivel bearings not well either?
  14. THEengineer

    200tdi nightmare.

    my block cracked on my 300,youe either have the same or a warped head
  15. THEengineer

    play in wheel bearing again

    ffs only replaced it 18 months ago,going to jack it up and apply the brakes just in case its the swivel pins ,anyway the stupid barrel nut remover tool i have is a bit crap,thinking of buying a socket are these better and is there a torque setting or is it just by feel?
  16. THEengineer

    steering box drop arm nut part number

    mine keeps coming loose,so bought a new nut and washer,bought a OE nut AEU4026,but it does not fit?,its a 1996 defender 110 with PAS
  17. THEengineer

    dead series spotted

    trying to find out for definite,going back next week to pick up our van thats being welded
  18. THEengineer

    Oi Oi Welshers

    sounds fun:)
  19. THEengineer

    Oi Oi Welshers

    aye up,north wales is crap Rosie,try south its betterer,whos members of south wales green laning(GLASS REPS) Bonkas Wales 4x4 Greenlaners
  20. THEengineer

    dead series spotted

    finally got some pics,trying to find out if there for sale ,fc is a shame,been there 20 years fk knows how it did that 3 times
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