130 300tdi P gasket

[85 county]

about to dive in and do the above, any hints etc

[roverrescue]

Always nice to have new bolts (the three long ones that attach to the water pump housing)
Steel P-gasket
Good quality Sealant

Million dollar question - how far do you go? New water pump?

And then once the water pump is off, its less than 5 minutes to rattle off the timing cover and give the cam belt an eye ball?????

And I tend to replace the idler/tensioner bearings as a matter of course while the access is easy.

Anyways hope I haven opened a can!

S

[85 county]

thanks

this is one of the local SA Land rover Expert spanner guys ( now no longer trading) kerosine and buffed sales with and over the top price tag.
i feal a bit guilty becouse the owner is a friend who sort of droped his toymotor ( rust ) and got a 130 after a couple of trips and drives with me.

every time i look at this beast some thing look suspect.

and yes i intend to look at every thing i can, though it hard on the owner, who purchesed the rig with recipts saying it had all just been done ( to justify the high price)

[roverrescue]

my opinion on a new to me 300 is:
-Yank the bloody timing cover! check/change the belt.
-Change hoses, belts and idle tension bearings
-Then pull the rocker cover, check the lash caps and the spacings
-Pull the PTO cover and check the main spline wear
-Adjust the IP lift to JC majic setting
-maybe fiddle with the boost (I like my Dawes valve simple to adjust wastegating)
-Fit a low water alarm/ gauging and all new fluids...

Could all be done in a weekend - Then drive it!

Doesnt rule out shot big end bearings or head gasket issues, but with water level and good gauges you can monitor those ones...

S

[85 county]

add to that floged out transfer case houseing
uni
drive shaft spline

and a to close left rear wheel lol

[roverrescue]

yeah okay -
Just tell your mate that tojos only rust the skinny bits eh... Makes em lighter and go fasterererer.
A Defender grinds you into the ground with heavy things.

S

[camel_landy]

about to dive in and do the above, any hints etc

Fairly easy job... Should take approx 2hrs.

Make sure you've got the 3x longer bolts & newer gasket. Drain the coolant into a bucket before hand and get in there.

As previously mentioned, while you're in there, there are a number of other jobs you can do and one that often gets overlooked is cleaning out the intercooler.

M