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thanks guys - sounds like i shoudl wait to see if I get it thru the MOT - then worry

cheers - happy hols!!

Hi does anybody know what (if any) the main differences are between a 90 200tdi based chassis of the 1990 vintage and a td5 90 chassis. Mine is a little holed here and there, and I have seen a TD5 one for sale, so just wondering how much difference there is if I was to swop it over?

Hi western, as its teh season of good will (LOL), is there any chance you could send me the link for the defender 200tdi parts manual as well Thanks in advance if you can

Hi Turbocharger and others: Thanks for the guidance, so I think I have isolated it to syncho, if I drive along 1,2,3,4, neutral, foot off accelerator, and pump clutch 2-3 times, then fifth life is silent ! And I do have the ability toi slip int out and back into fifth on a hill as you suggested. Hmmm - need to find myself some spanners and a syncho now !

hmm, hadnt thought of the balancing bit !! Sounds like a job for the experts - not me anyway !! Thanks for the eye opening replies (LOL)

Whilst your there, is it possible to replace the shaft oil seals in the turbo on a 200tdi? I am told by bearmach that you cant get the oil seals, but just wondered if anybody had done it?

Thanks for all the advice/thoughts. I will try the double declutch thing at the weekend, oil I have changed, so this will hopefully give some indications - I will update on my progress. oilit

HI I have just moved from the world of leafs to the world of coils, and the 200tdi i have has had some work (possibly new) gearbox. it was awful when I picked it up, but I have reset all the reverse gear and fifth gear adjustment in the side of the box per the manua, and at least it now springs to 3/4 rather than 1/2, and have also changed the oil for some of difflocks magical liquid gold (should be at the price (lol), but my problem remains: R, 1,2,3,4 are all fine up and down the box now, but going into fifth it still grates every time - if its cold and or the first change by pushing hard towards the dash I can get it in without a problem at a low speed, otherwise every other time I get a real grind. Double declutch thdoes not fix the problem. The gaskets on the box and the box itself look fairly new - suggesting sopmebody has either rebuilt the box or had a go at it before. Its almost as if I want the gearstick to go further forward to actually get the gear - but i dont see any external adjustment for this. Question is - 1) anybody got any other ideas what this could be/what else to try? Thanks for any help for the newcomer !

Hi JST Might be interested in your box, what is the gerachange like - any strange behaviour?