steve200TDi

Thanks for all your help so far. I've had a look around and cannot find any visiable leaks anywhere in the engine bay around the master or on the ground or underneath near the slave. I'm guessing it couldn't be an internal leak which is not visible yet. Oh and I checked the clutch fluid level and it is right up at the filler neck, so no signs of leaking. Could it be that the flexi pipe it perished and ballooning (but there's no sign of a leak!?), would this be worthwhile changing? But I do remember last year when I wanted to check all the levels that I investigated what oil I needed and came to the conclusion that it was EP80/90. I only put a little in to top it up but that may have been enough to make gear selection difficult. I may have found the answer. I think this weekend I may need to do an oil change on the gearbox! Hope it cues it! Thanks Matt for the advice. Steve

Ok, Where is the flexi hose you speak of. Is it just a hose going from the clutch pedal to the clutch in the bell housing. Steve

Hi, This morning on the way to college I experienced trouble changing gear and selecting a gear when I put the clutch down. What would cause this? Is it something to do with the gear selector? Is it worn, needs greasing? At one point sitting in traffic out of gear, when I went to move away I could not select 1st gear and had to push it into a near layby. I had a play trying to select gears and it seemed quite difficult, I managed to select first and moved away. It seemed to be ok changing gear on the move, (but you have to be quite positive otherwise you get a horrible crunching sound) and so I carried on with that method. Any ideas of things to check or replace would be gratefull. Thanks Steve

I'm still a bit concerned with changing it myself. Has anyone had any problems torqueing it up to the said 130Nm, problems with it being too tight or too loose. Does anyone know the part number for the pinion oil seal on 200TDi 1993 defender and any places locally (West Sussex) or websites (i.e. paddocks) to get the seals Is this the correct one? http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/DEFENDER/A...m_VA102733.html Also is the torque setting the same for the pinion nut of the transfer box hand brake end? Thanks for your help Steve

Hi Dave, Where's the fuel tank breather on a defender 90 200TDi? Steve

That's alright! What I did was take the breather pipe off by undoing the banjo connection. Then blow some air down it, using an air compressor or a tyre inflater. if you feel air coming out the other end, then your fine! If not, I guess you could try flushing it out with water or poking some welding rod down the pipe. These are a few ideas that I would use, but I haven't tried either of these as I have not had a blocked breather.... yet! Steve

Thanks for the info Diff. I think I have all the info and resources (spanners, sockets etc) now to complete the job. All I need now is the oil seal and a nice dry weekend to complete the job! Steve

Hi, I'm new on here, hello everyone! I'm think of extending my axle breathers. I've heard some people using irrigation pipe from B&Q. Will this fit onto the existing banjo fittings on the axles, gearbox etc. And is this pipe gonna be alright, cos I'm a bit concerned about it getting a bit hot i.e. melting. Anybody had any experiance with this stuff? Thanks Steve

Hi everyone, I'm new on here and this is my first post. I have a defender 90 200TDi I need to change the diff pinion oil seal on my rear diff because it's leaking!, I've been reading the handy tech articles by Les Hanson which has helped. What I want to know is the torque setting for the large nut (is it 30mm?) on the diff when you take the drive shaft off? I've heard that it's pretty tight! And any advice or tips for changing the oil seal. Thanks in advance Steve

Hello everybody, I should hopefully be going to Brick Kiln. I'm new on here by the way. I went to bunny lane last month for my first bit of off roading and really enjoyed it. The Shire members were all very friendly. You may have seen a blue 200TDi defender with a big galvanised roof rack driving round! Steve