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euangibson
 


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Nice one Mikey....you'll make the next SCAM in your own Discovery at this rate !..... Thumbs Up
 "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...

Locking rear E-diff
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Post #110643120th May 2013 7:12 pm
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Have Thursday and Friday booked off this week. Hopefully up and running by then. All being well, MOT early next week and taxed 1st June Thumbs Up
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Post #110643920th May 2013 7:19 pm
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A.J.M
 


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Watching this with interest mike.

Will be good to see the full write up on it.
  
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Second the above Thumbs Up
  
Post #110718622nd May 2013 1:03 pm
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Disco_Mikey wrote:


And fitted a nice new cambelt and pulleys

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Glad you're getting it there Mikey.
Did you say this was an euIV engine? Are you going to change the oil pump casing for the newer styler as it looks as though yours is the original style one (prone to breaking off with the tensioner). its only about £65 for the part, plus your labour of course....

Or have you already done it?

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Post #110719122nd May 2013 1:24 pm
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Body is now off Very Happy Will update with pics in the morning

Ian, it is an EU3 engine. I had a deposit on an 08MY engine, then next day we had an 08 recovered in with a broken conrod. I panicked and ended up with an 04 engine (with 49k miles)

And just yesterday, had another 08MY recovered in with bottom end failure again. Dodged a bullet methinks Rolling Eyes
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Post #110739122nd May 2013 9:14 pm
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Great call Mike, now get that fuel pump changed too Rolling with laughter
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Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
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Software updates/enabling


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Post #110739522nd May 2013 9:17 pm
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Disco_Mikey
 


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BOOM!

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Only had a quick look at the underside of the car last night. General impressions are the body is fairly well protected against rust. The chassis on the other hand, has a lot of flaking paint, and surface corrosion. Nothing structural though. A quick wire brush, and some stone chip to protect it again Thumbs Up

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Inner wings, after 8 years:
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And those leaves get everywhere Evil or Very Mad

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That was yesterday evenings progress :thumbsup:

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Post #110746123rd May 2013 5:37 am
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Looks like you'll be fitting a new intercooler there Mike?
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Post #110751123rd May 2013 7:35 am
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IroningMan
 


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Disco_Mikey wrote:
Body is now off Very Happy Will update with pics in the morning

Ian, it is an EU3 engine. I had a deposit on an 08MY engine, then next day we had an 08 recovered in with a broken conrod. I panicked and ended up with an 04 engine (with 49k miles)

And just yesterday, had another 08MY recovered in with bottom end failure again. Dodged a bullet methinks Rolling Eyes


Wouldn't it have been more work to put an EU4 engine in a pre-EU4 car?

Either way I don't need to be hearing of any more MY08 engine failures, if it's all the same to you...!

Or is mine an MY08.5 (June build) and are they immune?
  
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beanie wrote:
Looks like you'll be fitting a new intercooler there Mike?

+1
 A few mods... and keeping it all running...Faultmate MSV2
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Post #110762623rd May 2013 1:41 pm
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haroosh
 


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That car's going to be cruising around Dundee in days at that rate!!!!!
  
Post #110762923rd May 2013 1:51 pm
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Disco_Mikey
 


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D4JWW wrote:
beanie wrote:
Looks like you'll be fitting a new intercooler there Mike?

+1


The intercooler is fine. Just looks a bit ropey in those pics. Just wish I had the extra cash to partake in the I/C group buy coming up Rolling Eyes

IroningMan wrote:
Wouldn't it have been more work to put an EU4 engine in a pre-EU4 car?


Slightly. Not much more work. Done it a few times Thumbs Up
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Post #110784323rd May 2013 7:52 pm
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Dropped the sump, to swap it, and the ladder frame over...

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After having rinsed the shrapnel...

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The sump and ladder frame got a bloody good clean, and fitted to the new engine Thumbs Up

While the engine was out, the autobox was removed, and the sump/filter changed

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Nice to see there was no issues with this sump Laughing

Some rough cookie replaced 1 brake pipe, but they were both replaced completely anyway

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New front-rear pipes done. Just need a little tidying up

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Now, the car is an 05/05. Rust is not really an issue, it is all surface rust. Again, looks worse in the photos than it actually is, and not bad enough to worry about. While it is in bits though, it will be taken care of, and protected before the rebuild Thumbs Up

This is just above the rear diff:
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In behind the heatshields above the rear silencer:
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Rear chassis crossmember:
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Cleaned and covered in stone chip:
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O/S chassis leg:
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O/S engine mount:
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And for good measure, the front brake pipes were also done Thumbs Up

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:thumbsup:

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