300 tdi throttle spindle leaking diesel

[manchild21000]

I need an adult... As the title says diesel leaking from throttle spindle on the injector pump . Easy fix ?

[jboot51]

Yes

[jboot51]

to replace the o-ring on the spindle is easy enough. I've done 2 of them on different vehicles with success.
You may need to replace the spindle bush as well depending on how worn it is.
Replacing the bush seems straight forward although care to support the housing would need to be considered. I have not attempted this as of yet.
The parts required are,


spindle bush 1460324333
Oring 1460210008
cover gasket 1461015302


I've just purchased 2 sets of these as spares .


There is a tutorial somewhere that is fairly good.
I will have a look for it and post back.

[manchild21000]

Thanks Mate. I found the tutorial and done the same thing a long time ago back on the farm on a few machines. I'll order the parts and do it next week. Funny enough in true land rover fashion it stopped leaking after a good clean up , it goes away after revving the engine{moving the arm} . This would explain my intermittent power loss which comes and goes in the last few weeks.

[Gumnut]

The trickiest part is probably very carefully measuring the throttle screw protrusions, and counting the turns when removing them in order to access cover securing screws.
Second trickiest is pushing the shaft whilst lifting cover...
Lastly, supporting housing whilst pushing ( or pulling) or bashing the bush out and replacement back in.
Job can be done in situ, and takes about an hour or so, if all the planets and stars line up.....