NegevLandRover

Happy to say that the jury rig worked and after taking the original quick release off the filter I managed to put a bit of rubber fuel line on the filter exit and then onto the original plastic fuel line and all seems to be holding well.

I will try to patch the pipe tomorrow, everything has been closed for new year here so no where to get the right pipe, and will post a result. On closer inspection there is a junction on the chasis before the tank so thankfully no need to go back as far as the tank.

One of our LR3s, 2005 TDV6 - 2.7 Diesel, has developed a fuel leak. On close inspection looks like the fuel return pipe from the main fuel filter (rear of the engine bay attached to the chassis below/in front of right hand footwell) back to the tank has broken where the pipe conects to the release joint to the filter. The break is right on the angle so 'bridging' with a piece of rubber pipe is not an option. Has anyone reapired this by taking the joint off the filter pipe and putting a rubber pipe instead and then that pipe to the original plastic fuel line ? I belive pressure in this pipe is low so cannot foresee pressure issues but....

Can you give more info on when it overheats ? From the get go ? On long hills ? When you open the expansion tank is there lots of pressure there ? Is there by any chance engine oil in the expansion tank ?

LR3 third row headrest will not click in the raised position - anyone fixed this ? The button is there and goes in and out but the mechanism inside seems to be 'locked' in the disengage/open position.

Disco 2 TD5. The lower bolt between the transfer and gearbox will not tighten. I guess that the 'female' thread has gone as that is likely the softer side. There is a leak of transfer oil so needs to be sorted. Anyone got some ideas - thinking about using a slightly thicker (not longer as the cogs are on the other side) bolt. Can one place a helicoil without taking them apart ? Adam

hyper-difflock, hyper-diff, hyperflange.... you get the drift (scuse the pun)

hyper-lock

Long, and sad, story but could have been much much worse. My son drowned the Disco 2 in a flooded wadi filled with flash flood water. Thankfuly he and his girlfriend survived the ordeal but only thanks to a heroic rescue from the air and river bank. A few hours later I manged to pull the drenched Disco out with the trusty Defender. Following morning turned the engine by hand - not seized so good start. Emptied out the air box, pipes etc and fired the engine - started quickly and after running a little rough smothed out. Every time we reved up the engine cut and then would not start for a couple of minutes. Main computer out, opened, dried and cleaned and that was sorted. Then found that the gear box was not working (auto) just 3rd and reverse. Took the gearbox computer out from under the seat and cleaned and dried that out and that sorted the gearbox out. Now have to get all the mud and water out from the interior - water was upto the base of the front seats. And this is where I need your help - how can I best dry and clean out the interior which is full of fine silt and water ?

IMHO 186 K is not impressive at all, I have one engine with 800 K another with 480 K and a third with 256 K all with no re-builds over those distances. All work looong hours off road so the time those engines took to accumulate that mileage makes it even more impressive. Properly cared for and serviced the 300 tdi lasts along time. I would bet on a faulty injector being the cause.

In our parts where it gets quite hot we add an after market digital industrial thermometer that sits on the cylinder head and gives us an extra reference. These are very sensitive devices and show centigrade by centigrade variations in real time. Mine has saved the day on more than one ocasion once when the main belt gave way on a highway where other indicators such as failure of pas pump did not come in to play. In most cases by the time standard coolant indicators register over heating the cylinder head has already sustained damage. We also add a buzzer that self activates at 106 so even if you are day dreaming you notice.Highly recomended add on ! Adam

Does anyone know the Bosch number for this part ? The LR number is err 3337.

When I e-mailed them they sent a reply saying that they do not re-furbish. Maybe this is because I am not a UK resident ?

Steve, thanks for that. Any chances they have some lying around down under ? I have 2 brothers in your parts that could source and send if they knew where.