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Perkins 4203 or 4236 help
Miniman:
Yes I did notice this but have not thought about that. May be I could pop over and have a look. Or may be if you can trust another MC borrow it for a week and fetch it back after a week on my scanner. I will of course leave you my address and phone No. Can give you my No over a PM if you wish to talk. I can call over in my series 3. You can have a look at my MODs......
p4203:
pm sent
Richard-E:
--- Quote from: "Miniman" ---Do you run a perkins if so What is it like. Do you go through gearboxes and diffs like people say.
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My 1973 RR had a Perkins 4203 engine, made at their works in Spain. It would have been fitted pre-1982 when the car returned from overseas and by the time I replaced it with a Land Rover 3.5EFi in 1998 it was terrible.
It was very noisy, heavy (special springs were fitted) and gutless (about 69bhp). The thermostat housing (different on yours) was so tall it made a dent in the bonnet. The last straw was the leaking (nay, pouring) rear crankshaft oil seal. This was the old rope, not neoprene, type, very awkward to fit (you must not touch it according to Perkins) and not helped by the groove it had worn in the output shaft.
It didn't cause any problem with the OEM gearbox, transfer box, overdrive, nor diffs.
I suppose an engine intended for fork lift trucks, tractors and combine harvesters is not an ideal choice in a car, even a work-horse Land Rover.
Miniman:
--- Quote from: "Richard-E" ---
--- Quote from: "Miniman" ---Do you run a perkins if so What is it like. Do you go through gearboxes and diffs like people say.
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The last straw was the leaking (nay, pouring) rear crankshaft oil seal.
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This I can explain. It was not leaking it was just marking its spot. :lol:
And also if its losing oil then it means its always getting new oil. My oil seal on the 2.25 is leaking and its not a pretty sight outside my house. I would not mind but I have just changed the gearbox and then it started to leak. I should have done it I know..... :cry:
p4203:
my p4203 leaks oil out of the same seal got the gasket just not got round to fixing it
saving me a fortune on waxol lol
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