109 Fuel Boost Diaphragm

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 […]

New Turbo

I got the turbo charger back from Turbo Technics.  While it is classed as repaired, it is essentially new – there was hardly anything reusable from the original.  They’re not a lot of fun to fit, with securing nuts in difficult to reach places, but it eventually went on.  The instructions have a few steps […]

Aaarrggghh!!! Bloody Land Rovers!

OK, clearly not a happy update!  In a nutshell, the 109 seems to be trying to commit suicide at the moment.  

109 April 2014 Update

A few little updates this month regarding the 109 transmission, Range Rover engine and Defender 90.