Recent content by defenderholty

ummmm. I don't speak youtube. I probably should.

Pictures for proof haha. I tried to upload a video of the thing running, but it wouldn't load.

I feel like later iterations will correct this. It seems to be a common complaint. Nothing is perfect out of the gate. At least someone is giving it a go. The new defender is what one might predict from the past to be a discovery.

I have a 200tdi and a second tank. On road I get 600 miles without gerrys. Granted my highway cruise speed doesn't break any records at 70mph.

Agreed, and you have to consider that a 4x4 journalist would be far more loyal to the LR brand and apt to trash talk a Granadier

What is happening with the IP?

Make sure you time the engine to TDC. Lock the pulley into the timing case with a special tool, then remove the pump. Install pump at TDC with pin through pulley, and refit pulley and pipes. It wasn't terribly difficult. Probably some fellah with an accent on youtube could show you how it's...

Got a peek at this guy headed down I-75 the other day. It certainly didn't feel like I was chasing down a defender. He was probably going 85mph.

Im at + 2" with 285 75s. 255 85s are a tad taller and a tad narrower. like right at 33" I don't think anything bigger would be practical. If it scrubs you can adjust the locks at the hub, no need to add spacers unless you just want to. Edit: mine are OME medium duty springs and OME shocks...

I got it all put back together, finally, and all is well. Runs great with a new cylinder head and new injectors.

I don't own this one. I'm repairing it for someone else. I can see that it has a thermometer in the exhaust manifold but no gauge for EGT in the cab. I think it probably is over-fueled and somewhere along the way someone took out the EGT gauge and its been driven hard and long. The head looks...

I checked timing which was spot on, then I checked compression. Check these out, 200, 98, 80, 198. So I pulled the head. WOW. This thing was bad. The 2nd and 3rd cylinders had cracks from the glow plug to the injector and a crack between the valves. I ordered a new head. Then when I...

Update to my situation. I pulled the rocker cover and rocker and push rods. None were bent -so that's good news I think. I got most of what needs to be removed to get to the timing belt and marks then ran out of time. Of note and possibly related or unrelated is that one of the rods had some...

I am doing this by myself. I cracked open the pipes at the injectors and turned it over and got fuel sprayed in the engine bay so at least the #1 and #2 are getting fuel. It was harder to tell weather the other two are getting fuel.

Im working on a no start issue on a non EGR, non EDC, single wire to solenoid, 300tdi. It stalled while driving and has low coolant. I don't believe it to be the head gasket causing the no start, no run issue -I could be wrong. As I turn the engine over I get plenty of white smoke from the...