The RRC already had an issue with the fuel injection pump not responding to turbo charger output before it came off the road. that was recently sorted out, as per a previous post (stuck pin at the base of the boost plunger). Well, the 109 has had similar symptoms since before the turbo failed; a […]
Cleaning Up the Wright OFF Road Trim
OK, here’s a lesson to all of you – don’t use proprietary car cleaning products with silicone on car trim of light colour. I used Autoglym vinyl care spray on the Wright OFF Road matting in the 109, and over the years it stained it a less attractive brown and gave it a fairly glossy […]
Stronger Overdrive Casing
I have refit the original type of front casing to my Roverdrive, having suffered two broken new style casings. Â The design was changed to have three milled voids to increase oil flow through the main bearing, but I found the remaining lugs that centralise the overdrive on the transfer box too weak, the upper […]
New Turbo
I got the turbo charger back from Turbo Technics. Â While it is classed as repaired, it is essentially new – there was hardly anything reusable from the original. Â They’re not a lot of fun to fit, with securing nuts in difficult to reach places, but it eventually went on. Â The instructions have a few steps […]
Range Rover Injection Pump
The RRC’s 300Tdi fuel injection pump had to be repaired soon after I got it. Â It was bought second hand from a chap with a newly cast engine that the REME scrapped. Â The pump was brand new and so a deal was struck. Â Immediately on fitting it became apparent why the engine had been cast […]
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