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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1845  
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well, that all looks pretty mechanical to me, but on the other hand, it doesn't look much like my 300tdi. Too dark and cold to take a pic just now, but i can do it tomorrow if no-one else has chipped in.
What I'm not seeing is the vacuum advance for the fuel pin/diaphragm. If you were to look at one of the online parts diagrams, that should help you pin it down? Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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2nd Feb 2019 6:38pm |
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| v8bobber Member Since: 26 Aug 2012 Location: pembrokeshire Posts: 447  
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This was the other side and looked a lot more complicated than normal....
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2nd Feb 2019 6:45pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1845
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Yup! None of that gubbins in my Defender. Presume thats the EGR and air filter stuff? Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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2nd Feb 2019 7:14pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1845
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Just found this online - referred to as a 300tdi auto electronic pump, so that does look more like what you have?
Click image to enlarge Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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2nd Feb 2019 7:18pm |
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| v8bobber Member Since: 26 Aug 2012 Location: pembrokeshire Posts: 447
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My own fault that I didn’t have a proper look at it. I remember reading that there was no mechanical linkage to the pedal but there clearly is on this one. I’m wondering now if they’ve put one in for the egr system.
Making an EDC system work in a comp safari racer doesn’t seem like my idea of fun at all! |
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2nd Feb 2019 8:09pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1845
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Sorry - I know nothing about EGR stuff - my car was one of the very first Defnder 300s and didn't have one.
With a forum name like V8bobber I'm guessing you don't have another mechanical fuel pump to swap over? Shame you're so far away, I'd offer to take it off your hands! My garage man is suggesting it would be a good idea to get a 'spare' 300tdi and keep it in the corner of garage... Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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2nd Feb 2019 8:29pm |
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| LiftedDisco Member Since: 17 Aug 2014 Location: Towcester Posts: 354
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As above, the Auto can come with the electronic fuel pump which is the element that is generally regarded as ‘fly by wire’ but the throttle etc is all mechanical
Hope this helps... |
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2nd Feb 2019 8:46pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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The EDC on the 300tdi allowed LR to tune it slightly, so they're quite spritely compared to the manual. 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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2nd Feb 2019 8:52pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1845
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...which is a 'good thing' ... as it just underlines that the engine basics will take the extra tuning/tweaking. Hopefully to a sensible degree, this is where I'll be going in the next 3 or 5 months. Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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2nd Feb 2019 11:30pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633  
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My 300 auto was ‘fly by wire’. The accelerator wasn’t mechanical, it was a potentiometer that would cost a fortune if it went wrong. Mines did start acting up, but thankfully I traced it to a dirty multi-connector in the engine bay, a good clean out with wd40 had it behaving itself again. Wasn’t a bad car, but very thirsty.
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2nd Feb 2019 11:36pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756 
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Possibly cruise control, and a mechanical pump. Mind you the later 300 mechanical pumps had some electronic gubbins associated with the EGR which makes them more difficult to tweak. But that is not a fly by wire set up in the proper sense of the word.
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3rd Feb 2019 11:12am |
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