Originally Posted by
Mashurst
I have just sold my Defender double cab TD5 after owning it for 14 years. It was a cracking machine, but I never managed to cure the leak into the passenger floor from somewhere around the windscreen :-(
I put a new high ratio transfer box into it (Ashcroft's with Discovery quiet gears), a new gearbox(Ashcroft's again, well worth buying their boxes if you new to replace), and put the newer dash into it with the central radio/ switch panel. Gettinng thegearbox out is a massive job, so I'm not surprised he charged a lot!
IIRC the 300 Tdi suffered from timing chain issues if they weren't looked after, so it might be worth looking at although your mileage looks pretty low.
I'd like to do a Puma 6 speed conversion with an overdrive to give me a better selection of gears. I was considering the Disco transfer box but I think it will make it to slow.
Anyway, I'm gutted. Took it out for a drive and the engine is covered in oil again!
This was after 3 miles...
The oil level hasn't been dropping quick enough for this amount of fluid and the new rocker cover gasket isn't leaking anywhere so I can only assume it's the injector seals. Strange how it looks oily. Maybe it's a bit of carbon in with it?
At least the injectors should come out easy as it's been leaking so bad.