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New engine isnt as great as I was hoping.

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peasey:
I have just bought the mega bush kit off ebay from a firm called floflex polyurathane mind you they are two days late on delivery already :rolleyes: :rolleyes:but i had the same set on my v8 and it transformed the handling and felt fantastic when toeing especailly if yours are shot.Some say to avoid these bushes and that the originals are better but i couldnt find anywhere that sold the mega bush kit in original form for the same money.they arent cheap at £100 but worth every penny in my book even when cornering at speed.Just do a search for bush kits and you will find them.the only down side is the old ones are a pain to get out i usally drill them out cause there pressed in but the new ones come in two parts so are easy as you like to fit,oh and its time consuming.hope they find something on tuesday mate all the best fingers crossed touch wood etc etc.

Range Rover Blues:
James, if the boost guage shows there is a respectable amount of boost then don't go p***ing about adjusting the waste gate rod, it's far easier to fit a boost control valve (that way you can tweak the boost as and when plus it illiminates waste gate creep).  If you are getting at least 0.7 bar then look somewhere else.

Now, if you follow the air inlet pipe from the airbox to the back of the turbo you should see the boosted air pipe going forewards form the side of it.  On the very outside edge of the "sanil" which is the compressor housing you should find a small (square IIRC) adapter bolted in with 2 pipes connected to it, one goes to the fuel pump and the other goes to the waste gate.  This is whaere you connect the boost guage with a T piece.

You can connect the boost guage to the inlet plenum but unless you supect the intercooler is blocked then it's easier to connect to the turbo.


I fitted one of these, it works.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POWERTEK-BOOST-CONTROLLER-LANDROVER-200-300-series-TDi_W0QQitemZ130246291139QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130246291139&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

muddyjames:
Update.

I towed the caravan about 80miles on Friday and along the motorway I was quiet suprised. No wind and it sat at 60 behind a lorry very happily, I even overtook a few lorries!! :shocked:

Along the main road to the motorway from home I took on board someones advice in the towing section saying they find it better to tow at 40 on main roads as it is more economical and it did that better too, although a longer queue behind me!!!

so really, I think the wind last weekend was stronger than I thought and the engine is slowly bedding itself in. Driving home solo last night it was happy at 70 on the motorway. I think I even used more fuel doing 70 solo than at 60 with the van!

This weekend I will be back to tow loads of stuck vehicles out of mud! Towed a campervan bogged to it's axles out of mud last night and didnt even need dif lock.  :D

nzoliver:
Hi all,  :roll:
I am on my 4th Tdi.  :doh: All but 1 have been 300 with EDC. All the 300s have got an average of 23-24mpg. 100km/h is no problem but they top out at 130 (about 80mph). Our fuel aint good I don't think especially from the 'big 4' oil companies.  :?
Towing, that's another matter. Doesn't change the economy by much 1-2mpg but it ain't no Lambo on the hills!! [-X

Range Rover Blues:
I'd guess our TDi is a bit faster than that :-'

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