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You know when the right flywheel slot is roughly in place as the woodruff key on the crank lines up with the mark on the timing case (i.e. the key is at 12 o clock). Gut feeling is that in changing the seal on the front of the pump, the person who did it disturbed the pump timing - I dont really see that they have done the job properly without retiming it?

I will be interested to hear what you think of it once fitted Mav. I spoke to Pete at Bell Autos about one of his VGT turbos for my 200tdi. When I explained I was happy with the bottom end performance and wanted a little more when driving at 70 on the motorway, he said not to bother changing from standard.

How much is Gwyns now? I got the one from him and didnt think it was too bad - i am sure it came with new bolts too.

Hmm. If he removed the front to change the seal, he has disturbed the timing whether he wanted to or not! There must be a reason for it, but I never understood why there wasn't a keyway in that shaft to set the front where the pulley connects. I dont know the process for setting the timing on these in detail, but others on here do, and with a dti, you should be able to do it I think. Hopefully someone will confirm the process.

You dont want to pull the front off the pump without being able to time the pump! I would get whoever changed the seal to check they timed it properly.

Gosh that was painful to watch! I had to skip through the last 8 mins and just watch parts as it was so painful. How much will that damage cost to repair? £2k?! I clipped and bent the front bumper on my 110 the other day. Ratchet strap, gate post and hammer and its largely not noticeable now....!

Yep^^ Do this. Get the cam and flywheel in the right place then slacken the three bolts on the FIP and then put a socket on the centre bolt of the FIP and turn the correct way so that the drill bit slips in, then tighten up the bolts. Also - not sure it matters, but is that an FIP timing plate under the camshaft sprocket bolt? I am sure mine is just a large washer with a groove in it - there are two o rings under there (one under the head of the bolt, one in the groove of the washer to stop oil leaks.

I would replace the timing belt again though if it has been doused in diesel... That looks like a fair leak?

I thought there were two gallery seals per caliper - top and bottom?

May be ring/email Zeus? I think I had to when I last got bits from them and they had more stuff than on their website.

Would Zeus stock them Ralph? Just looked on their website but there's not as much on there as there used to be. Sure they used to sell all of these bits though.

I suppose all of the times is also some of the times?

Just the name. Its just playing on the name, nothing else, because it shares nothing else with the original other than the name.

I'd give up smoking if I were you Mutley.

The oversized tdi intercoolers are reverse flow so the air travels in one side across the top (I think) of the intercooler, then back across the bottom to the same side - this reduces the pipework needed as the turbo outlet and inlet manifold are on the same side of the engine. On the TD5 the turbo is one side and the inlet manifold the other so the intercooler is set up so the inlet is on one side ad the outlet is on the other. So.... if you fit the TD5 one to your tdi, you will need a big pipe to go from one side of the car to the other which might i suppose might increase air temps and negate the use of that intercooler.

I've always thought that this was a but pointless. The wategate is there to protect the turbo as much as anything isnt it? I dont know what the difference would be between the reading at the inlet manifold and the turbo, but surely you would still need to set the boost to whatever limit you choose at the turbo? So if there is a difference of 2psi between what is measured at inlet manifold and turbo (presumably less at the inlet manifold?), if you wanted to limit the boost to protect the turbo at 14psi, you would just set the wastegate to open at 12psi if you are measuring at the inlet manifold? If you set it to 14psi, the turbo would see 16psi?

I think Snagger means that if you set the boost pressure to 14PSI and then change the intercooler it will still make 14PSI, just a little slower due to the increased volume hence the increased lag to hit full boost. Increasing boost on a normal size intercooler increases charge intake temps, but fitting a larger intercooler and more cooling should allow you to increase the pressure you are running at.

This is my understanding. I run a Brunel Performance standard size high flow intercooler (so i think a slightly bigger volume to an OEM one but better cooling) and have it set at 1.4-1.5 bar max, but that means that I can comfortably stick at 1.0 - 1.1 bar with the overdrive engaged at 70-75mph on the motorway. I cant get 1.5 bar of boost when in 5th + OD so have used this to set my max boost to ensure i have that little bit of acceleration when needed on the motorway. Shift to 4th and it can go up to 1.4-1.5 bar at full throttle, but you manage that by not completely burying your foot! Its been like this for about 8 years with no real issues. I did blow a head gasket about 1.5 years ago but it was likely the original one at about 250k miles I think. The engine is tip top. I run a boost gauge and just control it via the wastegate

Have a read of the PDF I posted here:

Cellulose Thinners perhaps - I had some luck with white uPVC windows that I had splashed creosote on. No way was that just wiping off, but the thinners almost melt the surface and take a thin layer off. Try it on a small area first!

I tried my old defender front seats in the rear of my 110 - I just could not find a height that would work. I cant see it being that different to a 109 but I gave up!

Ooops.... we have now!

Still not reached the magic 100!

I have range rover classic seats in the front of my 110 - they are brilliant. I often travel 4+ hours in one go an they are spot on for my height and size. They may not suit everyone. The rear of the 110 has freelander rear seats fitted. I have modified the wheel arches to move them 4" further back than they would sit without modifications. Overall they fit well. They could do with being 3-4" wider across the vehicle, but if they were, the seat backs would need modification to fold past the seatbelt attachement at shoulder height to the C pillar.

Nonsense. My 110 floats along very smoothly on less than perfect tarmac. The suspension is all setup properly and the bushes are all in good order.