300Tdi oil filter housing leak - cheap fix!

ERC5913 O ring thermostat
PRC6387 Oil pressure switch
ESR1594 O ring - Oil cooler pipes
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[@Craig-wp3pz]

Hahha, wish you'd done this 6 months ago, took me weeks to solve that leak and find that part number! And cost me an entire new assembly when over tightening caused a huge crack!

[@peterhabel]

Thanks, Mike - Never really understood where the oil was coming from. Not a lot, but enough to make a mess

[@mjallenuk]

Ahh brilliant... I was just about to go over this job with a mate... I'll just send him this video instead! Nice one fella

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Just in time! Use the correct O ring or you can break the housing!

[@MrRobmellor]

Another great video Mike, full of those small bits of information that you are now famous for giving in your videos. I had the same problem when I first bought my 110 with a 200Tdi in it. Now it is great to see around the filter housing area dry and in some places even going rusty. It is nice to see a proper mechanic doing his job. Best wishes from Yorkshire Rob.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Thank you Rob!

[@stevebarmore3509]

another job to check LOL thanks for the info

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Any time!

[@Defender110SLO]

This looks like one of the jobs Il have to take. Thanks and cheers King Mike. 🥃

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Hope you enjoy!

[@johnchetwynd3618]

How spooky. I changed that very O ring myself, last week. When I got the housing out and looked at the old O ring and the new one and immediately thought ‘oh no, I’ve got the wrong one’. Checked the part number and then my sensible brain kicked in and reasoned that the old one was misshapen and that was why it was leaking. But you’re right, it does look as though it should be that shape 😂

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Threw me when I first saw on too!

[@dawnofthedogsoverland5127]

Great tutorial, those are things I would have spent hours on that I now invested just 7 minutes. Thanks Mike!

[@upscaleshack]

My Discovery 300TDI is leaking in that vicinity. Sadly, an o-ring that lists for 26 cents in the UK will cost me around $200 and take a month to arrive here in Kenya. I think I'll continue to live with a few drops of oil on my driveway.

[@gazzafloss]

Remove the old hard o-ring and then try a ring of Gasket silicone in the o-ring area.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Email me your address and I will stick one in the post!

[@mjallenuk]

@@BritannicaRestorations Might be cheaper if I send him one from the UK 🤔

[@garthrichert5256]

Engineering marvels by Land Rover. Make it weak so you have to buy a few of them.

[@davepearce6359]

Fabulous again. Thanks Mike. 😉👍🏻

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@erhardt1477]

Well… Like I said before… free course of engineering… thx 🙏🏻

[@davelock3166]

Good info once again!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Glad you liked it!

[@darrenhamilton4491]

cheers mike another job on my list,, after i try and find out where the oil on the bottom of my transfur box is coming from, im hoping its just the sump gasket,,

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Nope, it will be the intermediate O ring in the transfer case!

[@darrenhamilton4491]

@@BritannicaRestorations hi bugger, that be a garage job then for me,, would there be any thing worth doing at the same time when i get it done? 300tdi, 127,000 miles on the clock,, all the joy of making landys better lol cheers

[@BritannicaRestorations]

If it is a 110 you can use dowel bolts to pull the box back and replace the I ring - but no room on a Disco or RR

[@chrismiller9740]

Thanks Mike. Fixed this, and now the return pipe on turbo leaking oil at the fitting. Wonder if fix is similar. Will be nice to one day have a 100% oil leak free 110, although this is possibly wishful thinking.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes it will

[@bigal5932]

1/8” BSP on that pressure switch Mike if I remember correctly.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

10mm fine parallel

[@bigal5932]

I stand corrected. It has been a few years !

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Solid stuff Mike...Might just 'dislike' the video to help the algorithm...But I can't....

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I suppose of of my gang of dislikers have beat you too it! Lol!

[@davegriffin9771]

Hi Mike, When I change the canister filter on my TD5 I put a plastic over it to catch the oil as I remove it.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

On the 300Tdi you can clearly see the filter and get at it BUT you have to get your arms round the steering tubes and damper maybe next time when I am not in a hurry I will drill a hole in the filter and let it drain first!

[@cx60hybrid92]

Britannica Restorations Ltd If you get a uk 5lt container and cut it in half use the handle side upside down push it up to the filter to catch the oil and filter. No mess 👌😉

[@Craig-wp3pz]

@@BritannicaRestorations i find a dog poo 🐕 💩 bag is useful ! I have to do it in the driveway, The oil change that is!

[@jorgfb5022]

Hi Mike, great explanation! Thanks for make it easier!. One year ago I replaced both oil cooler pipes because they were not serviceable, leaking at some points, and put a new pressure switch, thermostat, gaskets, o'rings... So filter housing seemed brand new. A few weeks ago I noticed that the lower pipe (ESR3691) was leaking by the nut, after the thermostat housing, so I thought it must be the o'ring... I've been replacing the o'ring (ESR1594L) three or four times but continues leaking and it's driving me mad... Could be the pipe then? Thank you very much!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Could be the pipe or a defect inside the housing -requires further inspection, but as I am aware you need to remover the injector pump to get the oil filter housing off

[@jorgfb5022]

@@BritannicaRestorations Thank you very much!

[@nickboylen6873]

How many washers should be on the 200 thermostat, Mike? Mine had one, but some seem to have none, and the Parts Manual and Workshop Manual contradict each other, last I saw.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes some have 1 and some have 2 - but I have not seen none The filter I fitted to the 2.25 had one - this one had 2 Must be something to do with the spring tension to shut off the thermostat

[@darrenphillips6456]

Mine had 2 but when I took it off the spring & the washers fell to the ground & I wasn’t sure where the washers went. Incorrectly I guessed at the other end of the spring. On doing it up the flange broke. I bought a secondhand housing & the thread was different for the coolant hose. Nightmare. I share this in the hope it’ll help someone else.

[@LeeSmith-dv9yy]

What are your thoughts on the actual oil thermostat? Is the Britpart one any good? The price difference between the original is pretty extreme.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Never had to change one - I think they were made by Waxstat

[@hugh349]

Will I have to drain oil to do this job thanks

[@BritannicaRestorations]

No

[@tomjohns8498]

Short class today so 😔

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Busy getting other jobs out of the way before the snow!

[@mattsmith2051]

My oil filter does t seem to always leak only when I use the ryco filter, would you suggest it is still most likely the same o ring in the tutorial? I’ve started mine without filling the filter 🤯 would you say this to cause any damages?

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Oh dear! Bet you had a lot of oil on the floor! I always use Mahle filters You must use O ring ERC5913 or you will break the housing

[@mattsmith2051]

@@BritannicaRestorations what is the likely damages if not pre filling the filter

[@roberttempleman3375]

They strike again the fiddle fairy's