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I ran the 110 on reserve a month ago on the way to Billing for a fair distance before filling up. On the way home I noticed that on tickover the revs where dying and surging.
On filling up and adding a diesel additive the surging stopped. I have checked for air leaks in the turbo hoses etc and there are none.
I also changed the fuel filter to be safe.
Now however power is down. One has to really wind up the turbo to get going. The top speed has been reduced to 75mph and revs to 3000 - turbo pressure at max boost 1 bar. The pressure was boosted in 1999 when I had the larger intercooler fitted.
It also kangaroo's when backing off acceleration now, real fuel starvation when not under hard throttle.
What could the problem be?
a. Crud in the fuel line?
b. Faulty lift pump? - it starts fine so I are not sure on this.
c. Faulty fuel stop solenoid that is starving the fuel supply?
d. Fuel pump on the way our?
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I went down to the fuel station today. 15 litres of non BP diesel and some Redex and the surging has gone.
I can only put it down to a dodgy fuel.
What is the difference between the BP stuff and the other's?
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have a 110 with a 200tdi retro fitted by the stealers that has about 150,000 miles on it.
Recently went up to Billing and the engine was pulling fine. I need to fill up about 20 miles from the Billing.
On leaving on Sunday the engine was down on power. I pulled into the services and the engine was surging when idling. I have drained the fuel filter thinking there was water in it, but this has not resolved the problem. The diesel that came out was very clear and did not have the characteristic reek of diesel.
Does anybody know where to start looking to resolve the problem
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The orginal Landy turrets may be alright for British roads. But African roads eat them. Our travel partner Baldrick had to replace 3 turrets in 3 months on our trip from the Uk down to Cape Town. In all three cases the top weld had fractured so that the shock absorber was sticking out with the top ring attached.
In my case I had the tubular design and had no problems. The only difference could have ben that I was running on Gas shocks and Baldrick on the standard. After blowing two sets of shocks in Sudan in 4 days, he purchase a set of Gas shocks in Kartoum and then had no problems.
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I would say go tubeless.
Drove across africa with tubes. 13 puntures in 5 months. Worst was 3 in one day. Switched to tubeless when Arrived in SA before touring SA and Nambia. another 3 months touring with lots of nasty dirt roads that took chuncks out of the new tyres, however no puntures.
Out of the 13 puntures 10 where from the rust particles from the wheel rim wearing through the tube, 1 nail and two thorns.
Tubeless would get my vote.
My onboard compresser can pop a wheel back on the rim, so go tubeless and upgrade your compressor.
I did carry tubes for the last couple of months as back up if the worst did come to that.
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New at trying to insert a picture. Hope this shows some fun in the dunes in Lybia
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Here is the link to the german version I found by searching the net.
http://www.landrover.ee/est/files/manuals/...%20Defender.pdf
An English version would be helpful.
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Before you fit them read my story.
I had a set of scrap iron one on my 110. They did improve the ride. However the 2nd shock absorbers where removed after it was found that the mounts had torn the chassis spring retainers almost completely off on the left hand side - 2 inches of spring mount not torn - and on the right hand 3 1/2 inches not torn. This being caused by the rocking motion that the double shock mounts caused.
I found this out when 6 km's down a 4x4 track in the Fish River Canyon in Nambia when invetigating a clocking noise from the front. After as many cable ties as possible to try and secure the spring to what was left of the spring mount then had a 90km drive to get to a mechanic to weld them up.
Speaking to a mechanic, we found looking at our vehicle in Swaakopmound, he stated that this is what had happened to all the kits he had fitted and that is why they are not used in Nambia.
This was confirmed on our return from our trip by reading a story about a couple traveling across africa in one of the Land Rover mags who recounted the same thing.
I am not sure if it is that the mounts are not designed for carry large loads on 110's?
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