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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240   
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Blimey Clayton, welcome back in from the void! We thought you'd got lost
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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1st Apr 2023 3:58pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3341 
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Missed your input to Def2 Clayton. Glad you have returned
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1st Apr 2023 4:15pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513 
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Thank you Darren and rashers
I did get lost but hopefully i can put all that behind me 
I will update you all on Millie soon 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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17th May 2023 8:57pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3341
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17th May 2023 9:22pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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indeed. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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17th May 2023 9:51pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4937
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Millie would look great with a set of proctas boosts on  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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21st May 2023 1:19am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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Thanks for the offer Procta but i'm on the hunt for some modulars
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Clayton. |
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22nd May 2023 8:53pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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So carrying on from these pics, the new rims only lasted about a week or two, no green laning was done with these on. As they were ET+8 i thought they would be okay but they were not as they were catching under the rear wheel arch, when she was loaded up, so they came off and put all 5 back in there boxes, still like new and i have put the old ones back on as in the beginning pics. So it has to be 16x7 ET0. I'm narrowing down now 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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1st Jun 2023 8:42pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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Just to update on Millie's mileage . . . . .
Original engine was on 381,000 miles when she aqua locked 
The replacement engine came out of a D1 which had a verified 165,000 miles on and she is nearly going to turn over to 448,000 miles. That means that this engine has done 67,000 miles with me and a total of 232,000 miles and is going very well 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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1st Jun 2023 8:51pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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As you know in the previous pages i had a problem with the fuel injection pump, so that went away to be reconditioned and upgraded at the same time, so when i got it back and fitted by my indy i was very very disappointed with the outcome as it seemed that they had made it worse. So back on the phone to them and in the end i had to take it off and take it to them to see if there was anything wrong ( as if they were going to say anything if there was
) after a lengthy " discussion " with them they said they would put it back to standard form, i went and got the fuel injection pump and my indy put it on, it was better but still not as good as when it went first off they did refund me the difference though, a bit of a result after all the hassle i've had with them 
So onward to about November / December last year and i noticed the loss of power, so starts the hunt for the loss. As a start i changed the fuel pump, helped a bit and then changed all 4 injectors for new original ones, that helped a bit more. There was one thing left, yes that  fuel injection pump again
My indy recommended me someone who reconditions them so on the way home from work one day i went into see them, i got my old injectors tested with them and he said that they were good as spare ones, not bad for the original ones doing about 435,000 miles. Once the new year had come i went and got one of my spare fuel injection pumps reconditioned and uprated by them, he said they like to have a 3 - 4 day turn around, once i had got it back and fitted by my indy, well what a difference, talk about chalk n cheese, i'm super happy the way she goes, pulls really well and she just keeps pulling up the hills, i'm not often out of 5th gear now  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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1st Jun 2023 9:37pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1829 |
That's a good result. Some things just seem to be harder than they need to be, and getting the result you want takes an uneccesary amount of time. Given that none of us have too much time these days, it's just a Pita!
Glad you got there though, and that it gives you a chance to take a 'Defender breather' and just enjoy a spell when things are going well. Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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1st Jun 2023 9:47pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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Thanks Donald
It's just one of those things where you know that it's going to take longer than it should and you just keep plodding on to be pleasantly surprised when you have found the answer 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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1st Jun 2023 10:03pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1829 |
That's undoubtedly the best way to look at it - I only wish I could achieve that Zen state more often! My West Coast of Scotland DNA usually ends up with 'toys out of pram' scenarios a bit too soon! Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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1st Jun 2023 10:26pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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Thanks
As long as the " toys out the pram " helps you, that's a positive in my book 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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1st Jun 2023 10:53pm |
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