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Hahahaha. Remember those. A mate had one of the first in Australia. If we got stuck anywhere we could lift the back up and walk it round to face the opposite direction.

Hi dieseldog. Thanks for the reply. Was just curious as I used to have a series 3 many years ago and used to laugh at the heavyweight Toymotors sinking in the mud while my old girl only went down a few inches. Was surprised at the weight gain when I bought my Defer and looked up the stats to see...

Might be a daft question but why the big weight difference between the series L/R's and the Defenders?

Thought is....is there any more???

Head was rebuilt and oil cooler has been off

Found this sitting on top of the filter when I unscrewed it. ANY ideas ???? Sort of stringy and rubbery At a quess, not what you want to find when your replacing a blown Turbo on a vehicle you've only owned a few months

Thanks for the input there Jamesmartin. Was thinking that might be the case. They're not much different to inserts you see already in aluminum that are put under angular loads.

Thanks Raywin. No extracters needed as the bolts are on the Inlet side and are stripped out of the block. They just about fell out. The inlet manifold is not warped and it looks like some kind of grease was used when they were installed, something like Nickel Coat. Wouldn't surprise me if this...

Thanks Flossie. Do you think there's an advantage then to the Helicoils? The steel coil fixed into the head and the bolt then into a steel thread.

Thanks Seadog. The latter sounds like a goer to me. As an old fitter I've never been too sure of Helicoils.

Hi Magicgrotto. Have thought about that but I would still have to drill out the original stud holes. I'm worried about damaging some internal structure if I do. Cheers

Hi everyone. Just a quick question. I've found plenty of advice on stripped exhaust manifold studs but on removing the inlet manifold on my Td5 to clean the oil out from a blown turbo I found 3 studs had been striped and just about fell out. Is it safe to drill them out oversize and tap them for...

I'm hoping for something like that. Pulled the pre-heaters out the other day and only No 1 cylinder was fouled. Am waiting for some days off and weather above zero to have another crack. We're sooks over here. Am thinking about taking the sump off to check the conrods. Can give it a cleanout and...

Not what I really wanted to see.... Really REALLY hating the guy who didn't put a pre-heat in number one cylinder about now.:mad:

Turning into a learning experience!!!!….and not necessarily a good one either. Lenny was bought off of a “MECHANIC” in April with the head having been overhauled in an engine out check that included new clutch etc. Few weeks later the turbo blows in a big way (bushes totally stuffed) While...

Haven't got that far yet....still hopeful. Really hating the guy who didn't put a pre-heat in number one cylinder about now.:mad:

Sooooo… after a couple weeks of constant shifts and miserable weather am back into it today. Just a little oil*** in the inlet pipe leading to the inter-cooler Have pressure tested the system from the turbo side to the inlet manifold side and it holds 14lbs/in2 no problems and will repeat...

Sooooo… after a couple weeks of constant shifts and miserable weather am back into it today. Just a little oil*** in the inlet pipe leading to the inter-cooler Have pressure tested the system from the turbo side to the inlet manifold side and it holds 14lbs/in2 no problems and will...

No just on overrun e.g. coasting down hill with foot off of the accelerator and throttle closed.

Hi Ozzyboy. Excuse my ignorance and lack of experience as this is the first Diesel I have owned. When you say a diesel never runs vacuum at the manifold...what happens on overrun?