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Smoke & Injectors
Steve ray:
hopefully with less oil flying about - the electrical string will be easier to sort! :roll:
I've got a TD in my old 90 - it aint too bad though :lol:
bigfatsi:
--- Quote from: "Steve ray" ---hopefully with less oil flying about - the electrical string will be easier to sort! :roll:
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:x This is another ongoing problem. Firstly the fag-lighter socket would go off when you turned the lights on. Then it would refuse to crank and kill all electrics except the fag lighter. Now it appears the alternator has gone and the roof mounted spot lights don't work any more. Fun Fun Fun 8)
Simon.
davidlandy:
earth is dodgy
renew the earth straps from the chassis to engine/body etc
bezzabsa:
well, as far as the smoke from the turbo side of the engine- common fault is the manifold to downpipe doesnt seal 100% - mine is the same, just get some fire paste type stuff and jobs a good 'un..next job (after electrics) is give it a good service , and engine flush -and if you can change airbox to turbo pipe, also clean the airfilter housing out -as if its like mine its got more oil in it than the sump!!!!!!!
bigfatsi:
Sitting for half an hour sorting through the dash wires and tightening dodgy earth to back of starter solenoid solved the odd electrics. Then the alternator went off. Turns out that there were no bolts attaching the bottom of the alternator to anything so a quick replacement of them, a tightening up of belt and a clean and 'wiggle' of associated cabling seems to have rectified the problem. Trouble is I'd bought a new one so will have to pay the 15% restocking charge - £8ish. (Unless someone wants a brand new LR boxed Valeo alternator for £55?)
Bezza - You're spot on with the turbo to downpipe. Bolt snapped. Quick visit to National tyres and they sorted it for nowt. Cheers Guy!
So it's now had a new diff, a new (2nd hand) N/S knuckle, full oil and filter change (with flush), replaced oil in both diffs and flushed swivels with EP90 before One-shot. New Turbo to manifold pipe, air filter and fuel filter. Fully greased nipples. Obligatory Mud-Club and 'One life...' stickers, clear lenses, Diff guards (Beauties from North offroad) and a LR badge on the grill. Well, you've got to haven't you!?
Wonder what'll go wrong tomorrow!
Cheers again fellas.
Simon.
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