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Dont know if any of you remember my hunt for a auto 4 wheel drive well I found one its a automatic 300tdi disco.
Anyone got any hints and tips about em. Just had to replace the alty as it failed noticed an odd tappin form motor so doin clearances tomorrow or could be an injector????
And no chad its not for my caravan its gone sold and hopefully ended up on brainiac.
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And thats not me admitting it was mine eitherAnd no chad its not for my caravan its gone sold and hopefully ended up on brainiac
Shut that closet door behind you 12 inchOriginally Posted by 12 inch
whys the rum always gone?
dunno much about the really apart from they leak like a sieve rust quicker than a RD07and wobble a lot around bends
Despacio. Hay m'as tiempo que vida
where's ya tool?
Mmmm, got a Disco mesell leek, and I'llnot have them disrespected thanks!
12", feel free to PM me for any info you might need - keeps these lay-abouts from extracting the urine.........
3 TLD's done, (2009 + 2010 + 2011) - bring on 2012
When they kick at your front door How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun
When the law break in How you gonna go?
Shot down on the pavement Or waiting on death row?.............
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Just found out mine is poorly bugger tappin from top of motor havin belt done at local garage so gettin them to check it out hopefully just top end related valve gear rods or something. Still its crackin to drive called it the tank. Cheers dude if I get stuck will pm ya.
bit like the xrv then eh. whcih reminds me need a new tyre what to do.dunno much about the really apart from they leak like a sieve rust quicker than a RD07
Natural born fiddler ;-)
Our 300TDI Defender needs the tappets doing every 5000 miles, they are all out a bit, loses a bit of power & turbo loses a bit of whistle when pulling - The vehicle only does lots of short journeys although I cannot see that this will affect valve clearances.
Two years ago a noticable tapping suddenly developed from the top of the engine, it turned out to be a valve 'cap*' had disintergrated and giving a greater clearance on that valve. The 'cap' or it's remains were never found....
A new cap + one spare came in at the grand total of about a quid (inc vat!!!).
Luckily the tappets are easy to get at. Worth checking before it goes to the garage.
The water gallery gasket can leak (a 50p gasket behind the waterpump - front of the block), when this fails the engine loses pressure, overheats and distorts the block.....
Worth checking!
A (previously) snapped belt may not be as terminal as it sounds, generally the pushrods will bend or snap the tappets before the valves bend.
Quite a few of the 300tdi's (inc ours) required a modified timing housing and pulley's worth checking if yours has this mod, part's are cheap (subsidised by LR?) but is quite involved to change.
This modification was required as the belt had a habbit of running off centre from the pulley's and wearing itself away!
Otherwise sound vehicles apart from leaks, corrosion poor build & quality control....
Phil
* 'cap' = the valves have a small mushroom shaped cap between the top of the valve & the rocker (never seen 'em before)
Last edited by piguglyshandydrinker; 07-03-07 at 06:57 PM.
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Hands up I did a fair bit of the prototype developement on the first Tdi 300 series engines and have to admid its a pile of **** compared to the 200's... however all is not lost... least your 300 is not as big a pile of crap as the TD5 which i am happy to say is SFA to do with me!
Natural born fiddler ;-)
Honestly, what other changes are there between the two?Hands up I did a fair bit of the prototype developement on the first Tdi 300 series engines and have to admid its a pile of **** compared to the 200's... however all is not lost... least your 300 is not as big a pile of crap as the TD5 which i am happy to say is SFA to do with me!
I alway's thought it was pretty much plumbing work, manifold's breather hoses etc.
At least the 300's don't need the gunge blown from the breather hoses every oil change....
Phil
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'01 Transalp (Transrat)
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'91 NC30
'08 Hornet (Vanessa's)
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its totally different... nearest swap parts is the block but they are different!... 300's were the product of a joint venture and had input form everybody and their dog which meant it was a total mish mash... F~@k me half the electrics are from the transit for gods sake.
(yes all you disco owners pull out the pre-heater relay and see what logo is on the back!)
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