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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324   
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Bigger 14" SPAL AC fan fitted to condenser
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26th Jul 2021 12:09pm |
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| Welshsurferdude Member Since: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Newport Posts: 2458
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Ill be fitting the same once I find my new 110! 2011 Santorini Black USW XS.
2015 Discovery 4.5 Black pack Firenze red XS |
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26th Jul 2021 1:05pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10983 
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That looks much better to do the job properly
 Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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27th Jul 2021 9:26pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324
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Missed your reply Clayton - thanks!
Made a start on the dogs seat for the drive down to Italy. Having the dog in the front frees up the rear seats for luggage which is essential since double cabs are crap for load space. These front centre seats are not meant for Puma's and their mounts position the seat too far forward meaning it nudges the transfer box shifter into neutral so I cut the mounts off and welded in two lengths of 25mm square hollow section to the seat frame which pick up to the cubby box fixings. I appreciate that this would fail an MOT and that the cubby fixings are not beef enough to mount a seat etc... But it's just somewhere for the dog to sit and will be swapped back to the cubby when I return home Had to wait for the paint to dry but will fit the seat covers and put it in the Defender later Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge > 110 XS Double Cab |
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10th Aug 2021 3:15pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324
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XS seat cover fitted and in the vehicle. Bit of a squeeze with the premium seats!! Dog is small/medium, around 16kg… Jack Russel mongrel cross
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10th Aug 2021 5:36pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3707  
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Very tidy install. Looks great.
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10th Aug 2021 6:26pm |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2212  
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Looks good! You say that about the middle seat, but the standard front seats are held in place with 4 oversized m8 rivnuts. No different to the cubby box fixings.. |
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10th Aug 2021 7:54pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324
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Next job this evening was the panhard rod bushes. My steering had developed a notch between left and right turns as well as a general feeling of vagueness. You could see the rod eyes move with steering input!
Ordered a superpro full vehicle kit from Gwyn Lewis and did the panhard bush this evening… Notch is gone and steering is a lot more positive. Will get the other bushes on over the next week or two. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge > 110 XS Double Cab |
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10th Aug 2021 7:58pm |
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| LandymanStefan Member Since: 30 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 881 
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Seat is looking good!
Will be interested to know how you get on with the super pro bushes. I’m torn on whether to go for super pro or genuine in the future. |
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10th Aug 2021 8:21pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324
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Ahhh there we are then! I suppose it's the seat belt mounts that need strength in case of an accident. The seat acts in compression not tension! > 110 XS Double Cab |
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11th Aug 2021 10:52am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10983
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Good to see a middle seat in and it's looking good
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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12th Aug 2021 9:08pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324
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Superpro bush kit now fitted to the vehicle complete with new suspension bolt kits front and rear. Feels slightly less wooly/a bit more positive to drive. The old bushes were the originals so probably due a refresh after 15 years/90k miles.
Also have a new set of injectors to go in so hopefully get them done one day this week at which point I think the old girl is all set for the drive to Italy > 110 XS Double Cab |
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24th Aug 2021 10:49am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324
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I had suspected for a little while that the injectors may have been misbehaving as the Defender seemed to be down on power. It didn't seem to have the same oomph that it once did, seemed to need more revs to make power/torque, losing speed on long motorway climbs and dire performance recently when towing a few tonne. Just didn't seem to go how I remembered or how you would expect the 'duratorq' to perform.
Ordered a set of reconditioned Denso DCRI107060 injectors from P F Jones (no affiliation) at £72 per piece https://www.pfjones.co.uk/ford-transit-2.2...0-pfj.html Last week I made a start on fitting the new (reconditioned) injectors but a damaged rocker cover stopped play. This time as well as cleaning up the injector seats with the seat cutter I also spent a fair bit of time cleaning up the injector counter bores in the head of every spot of carbon/gunk/fried oil using a brass wire brush/bottle cleaner as I was conscious of knocking any 'bits' down onto the injector seat when sliding the injectors home and introducing any weakness in the seal. I was pleased with the result - spotlessly clean bright aluminium counter bore and seat ready to accept the new injectors. Just when I was ready to reassemble I noticed the inner PCV 'baffle' in the rocker cover was cracked/broken so a replacement rocker cover was ordered (Ford part number 1516726) Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge New rocker cover arrived today so reassembly could continue. Below is a shot of the bright aluminium injector counter bore looking through the rocker cover seal Click image to enlarge Four injectors slid straight home with a satisfying 'clunk' as they located on the seat in the head. With brand new injector clamp brackets and stretch bolts torqued down (6Nm + 180deg), the fuel feeds, returns and connectors were refitted and the injector codes programmed using the BAS tool. Fired up after a bit of a crank and OH MY GOD it's like a different vehicle! Comes on song around 1800 - 1900rpm like it should and goes like the clappers with no black smoke out of the exhaust. All I can think is that the old injectors must have been completely knackered. It also runs quieter, with the 'tick tick ticking' now gone and also no 'chuff' coming out of the oil filler on removal. I wish had done this ages ago. It's a job I had been putting off after reading horror stories about £1000 - £2000 injector repair bills but at £288 it wasn't so bad at all. Look forward to towing something heavy and seeing how it performs Old Injectors Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge New one (only got a photo of one) Click image to enlarge And all back together Click image to enlarge > 110 XS Double Cab |
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31st Aug 2021 8:43pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2324
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I thought it was probably worth sticking a new fuel filter on to give the new injectors the best chance of longevity
Went for a genuine JLR one. Quite a bit of muck came out of the old one so looks as though it was worth a change Simple five minute job. 1. Remove Cover 2. Fill the new filter to the brim with diesel 3. Unscrew the old filter 4. Screw the diesel filled new filter on. I did this quick to minimise any fuel loss from the system 5. Refit cover Started back up on the button. In other news I towed a couple of tonne of sand this week - effortless. So pleased I changed the injectors
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5th Sep 2021 1:09pm |
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