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Chrissyg

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  1. Fair enough, I'm not forcing you to believe it. Those are my findings over an extended period of time, a question was asked on what mpg for a 200tdi and I replied with what I've achieved - I've got no reason to lie to myself about these figures, either that or the pumps are lying about how much fuel they're giving me, which seems a tad unlikely that they'll be giving me more than I pay for I keep a weekly record if anyone is has any interest. As for how I drive my Landy on the motorway, I hadn't realised there was an antisocial speed limit on anything below 55 or 60mph. I'll make sure to drive faster in future, just for you
  2. I'm not actually calculating it using the speedo at all. I do a set 220 miles a week (google maps confirmed the distance) and all I'm working it out by how much fuel I use during the week, to a brimmed tank at the start of the next week - more accurate than using the speedo! I've 40.7mpg is the highest I've seen! As I only do short journeys, I'm quite happy to sit at 50-55mph in the slow lane and just cruise There are some occasions where I wish I didn't have the 1.2, but for the most part it's a damn good mod. I don't do any towing however!
  3. At 50 on the motorway with a disco transfer box and 7.50's, I've been getting 38+mpg consistently for the last 10 weeks! It can be done!
  4. Haha, thanks James, but I think an road trip like that might be a little far to travel as you say I was planning on using one of the Bearmach kits, specifically the one with the Dayco belt! Thanks for the tip, I'll give them a ring when I get round to ordering it later this week, the ones I saw didn't seem too expensive (£30 ish). I still need a breaker bar, torque wrench and a crank puller kit.. Once I've bought everything (I'd really rather not) I don't know that I'll be that far off a garage doing it for me.. Thanks for the tips though! Chris
  5. Ahh that's useful information, thank you very much gents. I'll have a look at Paddocks and see what price I can come up with for one of those kits. Would this replacement timing kit be good enough (note the Dayco belt in the kit I'm sure is OK)? I'm concerned the other bits would likely be Britpart, but does it matter if the tensioner is a BP part? I'd still be very keen to have someone help me out if possible, as it's such a critical part and I need the car the following week to get back from work. To confirm, any day from the 24th, up to the 1st of September would be ideal. Many thanks for all the advice thus far. Chris
  6. Hi all, I've got a Disco 200tdi fitted into my 1988 90, and haven't (bravely/stupidly!) changed the timing belt since I bought it three and a half years ago. I've slowly been working through my list of critical things to do, and now the timing belt is at the top of the list. I've got nine days off coming up not this week coming, but the one after that, so I was planning on changing it then. I was going to use all genuine LR parts as the full kit isn't that expensive, unless anyone recommends differently? My big issue is that I've not got a puller to remove the crank damper, and I'm also a little nervous about doing something so integral to the smooth running of the engine all alone. Are there any kind forum'ers who might be able to give me a hand/lend me a tool for a day or two? If anyone is willing to help and show me the ropes, I'm willing to travel and will happily donate a few beer tokens in exchange. I've spent a small fortune on the car recently, and I just can't afford to get it done by a specialist. I'm based in South East London (Bromley) if anyone would be so kind as to lend a hand. Many thanks, Chris
  7. Range Rover P38 seats! I got a pair for £27 on ebay, wired the heating up too. Best upgrade I've done on mine, and the best value.
  8. I'm about 10 miles down the road from Biggin Hill, let me know if that's of any use to you mate
  9. That must be a 22D, meaning it's a 1.4 ratio box?
  10. Seems I did it in the lazy way then Sprog - No problem, hope it works!
  11. I used a jack, placed under the handle end of the ratchet on the sump bolt. Pumping the jack up cracked the bolt off the sump easily and quickly.
  12. Where/how did you fit a snap off steering wheel? Would be great to hear about it!
  13. Here you go: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=31
  14. Well the Uni workshops were absolutely useless. Only had a hacksaw so it looks like I've got three options as far as I can see; 1. Nip to a tool shop and get a cutting disc for my angle grinder, cut the shaft down a bit and see how it fits - risk of ruining the shaft and £20 down the drain and yet more money on the disc. 2. Dismantle what I've got and replace them with Disco/Range Rover one piece shafts (yet more money on what SHOULD have been a simple cheap job, silly me - it's a Landy!). 3. Run the risk of my current half shaft splines going at the hub end, and replace with a new axle over the summer sometime. What would you do? Cheers
  15. Thanks to both of you for your excellent advice. Can always count on a Landy owner to help you out when stuck eh?! I think what I'll do for now is stick with the genuine hubs that I recently purchased, and take the new shaft to the University workshop tomorrow and see how I get on. There are some clear marks on the diff end to give an indication of how far I need to shorten it by, and it seems to be around 10mm. I'll take 5mm off, and see how I go. I'll report back. Thanks once again chaps!
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