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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Yeah, it can. I swapped the hinges on my drivers door a few months ago for exactly the same reason and did it one at a time. If you're going to buy new bolts, make sure to get matching captive nuts as the originals are Imperial. I sheared off two of the originals before realising my mistake  Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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17th Jul 2017 8:25pm |
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first you take the door card off , then you wined down the window fully then you can reach in from the outside to do the top hinge and then to do the bottom hinge you can A. get someone to hold the nuts on the inside while you undo from the outside or B. get something to step onto to reach down to hold the nuts on the inside so you can undo them, all the time the door is shut and then you have a good fit | Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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Cheers LRA for the heads up, I can see mine been a pain to get out anyway. So I will just by the full blown kit before I go anywhere near! Less head aches the better! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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17th Jul 2017 8:54pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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well today I made a start on sorting out the exhaust system, I slackened off my down pipe from the manifold, and I will have to cut the two nuts and off where it meets the centre section.
Also I managed to repair a snapped bolt in the rad bracket, I needed up winding off the welded nut, so shoved a nice nut and bolt through. So another little job done 
Going to order off some service items, I think. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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24th Jul 2017 4:15pm |
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| Profyaffle Member Since: 03 Oct 2016 Location: N Yorks Posts: 527
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What are you doing with your exhaust? staying standard, upgrading or repairing? 1993 200Tdi Defender 90
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25th Jul 2017 4:37pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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Haha Profyaffle, you got in there before I got the chance to do a thread update
Anyway I will answer your question, with the two updates. 
Exhaust, Right another item that's bugged me, Is the CAT! Why the hell do they shove these on Diesels is beyond me! My 306 HDI had one on and it got binned, best upgrade I ever did to the car. Made such a difference in turbo spool and lower end power. So I have now done the same thing to TDI, Bought a replacement pipe and set to work. Only took 30 mins to fit, just as easy to fit as the 306 exhaust system!
Anyway I pulled the pipe off  Click image to enlarge it has seen better days has it not! Click image to enlarge the replacement unit Click image to enlarge All bolted in place and I started the engine just to check if there was any blows or rattles. Click image to enlarge Everything is spot on! While things were moving one great, I thought why not replace the quarter supports with the galvanised quarter supports that I had won on ebay and got painted at work. Mind my old ones were rotten! Click image to enlarge the passenger side one had been repaired! Click image to enlarge Replaced them with these Click image to enlarge on the car with new nuts and bolts Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge So all is good 
I took her out for a quick test, and I tell you something, its about 10 to 15% faster! She picks up in her gears better than before! due to the fact she can rev better now, and she is a little quicker off the mark too, and picks up a lot better in second gear too. She was well sluggish in 1st and 2nd gear, when I got her. But I think its been to do with the EGR system, also since I have put in an ITG filter and the last upgrade ( DECAT) She really is now on the money! Pokey as my dads 200 TDI ( known to me as our Terr) I am researching brakes upgrade as I do have a imbalance, also I am looking at another cosmetic change too at the front. its nice to start moving on with things now
I have to adjust the tappets though as she is very tappy when on the move. I will have to do some reading on that, as that scares me  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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25th Jul 2017 6:17pm |
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| Profyaffle Member Since: 03 Oct 2016 Location: N Yorks Posts: 527
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Great work.. It's good that you've noticed an increase in performance.. makes it all worthwhile
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26th Jul 2017 4:58pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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going to do a oil and filter change too at some point this week, when I buy the oil. So that I can tick that off the list.
Also I will push forwards for my brake upgrade after confirming with L110CDL on what he ran. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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26th Jul 2017 8:15pm |
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| Kit Member Since: 12 Feb 2016 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1110 
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Good work matey
1993 200 Tdi 90 CSW
1956 Series 1 Hard-top 1958 Series 1 Soft-top |
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26th Jul 2017 8:19pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10853 
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Your tappet noise, where do you fill up with diesel for your landy ? Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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26th Jul 2017 10:04pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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I fill up at my local shell, now and again i use BP. I will not shove supermarket
 in, i know there are mixed reviews on that, but from my experience with three cars, two petrol and one diesel. Supermarket fuel made them run like a bag of .
Could that be something to do with the fuel? Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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26th Jul 2017 10:53pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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well today I had to back off with facelift/ upgrade before it went any further. I am going to need some replacement parts by the looks of things, before I go anywhere near the lights!
Anyway after been worried about how to go about servicing the defender, I just took it at a stage at a time, i know its daft. but i haven't changed a fuel filter on a mech pump diesel. The oil change is simple enough though, but by Christ it must have needed it! The oil that was in it had seen better days, fuel filter was clean enough so no worries about any dodgy in the system.
So i have nice moble 2000 15w 40 in now and the engine is quiet as my hdi practically now! Nice and smooth idle too and no where near as clattery as it was before. So it could have been the old oil making her tap? we will see when i take her out, She was a little clattery when i started her up just to make sure all is well, ran her for a little bit, then powered off and checked and topped up. started her up and little her run for a while and she is well smooth now on tickover. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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28th Jul 2017 7:31pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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My dad took her out last night for a quick test, and we did confirm that the tappets need a little tweak. like I say I don't know when these were last looked at either and she has got 120k on her clock now.
He said she is lively and pulling well now since we 1st got her, So we are going in the right direction!
Just the little things that make the difference isn't it Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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29th Jul 2017 12:19pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10853
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You certainly are Procta going in the right direction
glad you dont use supermarket fuel i know as well about all that it wont hurt to do the tappets, another little job that when you have done it, it will be done properly Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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29th Jul 2017 10:17pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5222
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I think I will get my work mate to help me, with the tappets I don't think my dads to sure or too keen on the idea. He thinks its something else now lol.
I have my brake upgrade and service items on order! I have decided to leave the rear 110 upgrade off, and put the extra towards something else for it. I am going to need some odds and sods for the front lights. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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30th Jul 2017 12:10am |
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