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Thanks for you advice. I agree best whole out, check it out, fit the Turner quality seal. Just want to run it longer first and give it a drive to check engine good. It sounded good, no ring blow by pressure at oil filler, etc. So I’ll try to prise the sump pan off clean it and reseat and seal...

Thanks for your feedback. 2/3rd leak is along the sump pan to bellhousing edge and 1/3rd from the dry joint bellhousing to gearbox. I struggle getting my head around the source. Would it All be from a rear main seal leak, or will the sump edge seal be suspect too. I watched videos on being...

Last posted in Feb. Engine swap in 1996 Defender 90 completed with new clutch, HD fork, master cylinder, clutch adjustment (thx Mike Britannia) rad, water pump, and fluids. Untested low mileage overhauled engine bought in good faith and sat in shed for 2- years. Elation when it started then...

saves me doing everything lying on the floor too - decision made - thx Turner engineering seal looks the business

Ok thx will do Rad in but not front grill. Heavy old lump isn’t it. Would you pull engine out again or should I consider gearbox out as it’s lighter but apparently tight to do on the 90?

Had beer cleaned up took a better look. Slow drip from dry joint between clutch and engine rearward of the wading drain hole. So assume that’s my rear main bearing seal as it’s been apart and was dry and clean when I bolted it up. Either poorly fitted or poor quality and dried out in storage...

Bearmach being cheapy buy brand cortico?

STOP PRESS - it's a beer and pull it out again :( Just before heading for tea - bit of an oil leak. I noticed a small drip from the bellhousing a few days ago. I thought dam I should have replaced the rear main seal as I had one available but I could see it had been done and made the wrong...

Thanks for the feedback tips and help. Engine back in, new water pump, new glow plugs necessary, have new fuel lift pump but didn’t need it. Failure to start before required pump timing check and adjust and new glow plugs. When she fired I had a bit of racing as the cylinders would have been...

Project update - new water pump fitted the one I removed had been swapped completely clean but bearing seized following rebuild having sat around. Replaced oil filter, fuel filter, drained tank of old diesel. Filled tank with new. Lift pump manual pumping didn’t feel right. Cranked engine and...

Thanks for the fuel bleeding advice, and saving me damage - I have an old MF135 with lift pump lever, so get the process and will follow the right way. I'll try as suggested and wet the water pump seal, but I checked again how 'stiff', and I'm talking need to use a tyre lever in the securing...

Bit late but Happy New Year! 2024 is the year of a Land Rover returning to the road. I posted Nov 30th - replacement 300 tdi engine was back in 96 Defender swb van that needs TLC. Engine mount studs back in having used 1.5t excavator to give it a hole alignment ‘nudge’. Rocker cover and head...

Oh dear if it’s any consolation I’m taking my old 2008 Volvo V70 estate for a new windscreen on Monday. Been perfect in all regards apart from a leak from the centre top of the screen. I only ever park uphill or it’s so bad I’ll end up with 25mm of water in the rear nearside footwell. Turns out...

I thought it might be a fiddle so I’ll start the preparation for a second pair of hands. You’ve reminded me I have two unused suction cup handles I bought for installing replacement glass in patio doors. Thx for your tips new bottle of fairy then.

Thanks for welcome. The old down pipe had a flexible section and then the cat then pipe connector heading towards rear box. That had a rubber hanger somewhere back past the flexi and before the cat. New ss pipe replaces the lot. No weight probably ok without but feels like a long run. I think...

My brother-in-laws old defender 90 truck has sat gathering leaves since I freed the handbrake and drove it home 100 miles with a slipping clutch and clouds of black smoke as the revs rose every time the road was anything but completely level, or downhill. I took a chance and bought a low mileage...

My brother-in-laws old defender 90 truck has sat gathering leaves since I freed the handbrake and drove it home 100 miles with a slipping clutch and clouds of black smoke as the revs rose every time the road was anything but completely level, or downhill. I took a chance and bought a low mileage...