300Tdi rebuild. An unusual coolant leak! Held pressure cold, but dripped when hot - easy fix!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

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[@garrydavis3475]

Been dying for a update and now I’m happy bit short

[@doorstepheights]

Purrs like a diesel Kitten........lovely job

[@deniscudahy4549]

Was wondering when the next video was going to appear and hey presto 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Sorry I am trying to do winter renovations on my house and do this job at the same time !

[@jacqueshickley]

I had the same pipe cut by the air conditioning pump. If it wasn't for the Madman EMS giving me a early warning on the drop in water level, I would have lost the engine. Great video. Have an awesome day Mike.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Good tip!

[@TONYJUD57]

Yer gonna miss that when it go's back to it's owner, sounding sweet.

[@greebo7857]

Mike on a smartphone is still better than most youtubers with $10k of kit.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Funny, a subscriber sent me a nice 4K Panasonic camera this week - will try it out soon but doing essential pre winter work on me hut!

[@petersmith4455]

hello mike, yes you do get gremlin problems with l/ rovers. had them in the 70s with series 3 vehicles. easily sorted.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Indeed - that is why you have to run a few miles on them first before handing over

[@red90rover98]

Don't put thread tape on the sender. It earths through the threads. The gauge will not read correctly if you use thread tape.

[@UKSCIENCEORG]

Exactly the same with my V8 Rover SD1. I had to ground the sender with a short length of wire after sealing the threads with PTFE tape!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Works fine One turn of Teflon is enough

[@DRUMBAUN]

Shows the importance of weekly fluid and oil level checks. Wouldn't take long for that head to get overheated again.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Yes!

[@666DW]

Mike those thermostat housings were troublesome on the assembly line at Land Rover, Solihull. I’m not sure who the supplier was but those castings suffered very high incidences of porosity. If it helps the temperature switch was fitted with a copper washer and Loctite 577 was used as a thread sealer.👍🏻

[@BritannicaRestorations]

It's funny I have never seen one with a washer - does not look like there is enough shoulder - but it does seem like an M10 parallel fine thread 'similar' pitch to 1/8 BSP

[@666DW]

Britannica Restorations Ltd Mike it appears from what you are saying that all the 200/300 TDi engines you have worked on have been worked on previously given there were no washers fitted to the temp switch. The temperature switch definitely had a washer fitted. Although it was also aluminium not copper as I previously stated.

[@GregPalmer2]

Talking about water leaks l end up melting a new timing belt because l forgot to put in water while working on the turbo,think l might of been lucky,l did a compression test and all good except down a little on 2 cylinder and did a compression test on radiator all good. Its a 2.8lt DLT daihatsu rocky,hopefully the engine seals are all ok.great 4x4 l own the last model they made,great little 4x4 along side of my 4bd1 county.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

It happens....

[@Mikeaubert]

Your other camera is looking over next doors fence...? You'll end up on a list if you arent careful! ;D

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Not again.... lol!

[@RoverAddis]

Sounds great....hey mike any idea on a vortex exhaust system and it’s difference with straight pipe.?....cheers

[@BritannicaRestorations]

Sorry I have no experience with this product

[@stuartmcdonald1223]

Hi Mike, could worn out piston rings cause starting issues on my Defender? Checked the starter motor, mechanic says no issues but he says I need new pistons and rings. 114k km, in dusty west Africa. Thanks.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

A compression test or leak-down test would show bad compression

[@leighriley6277]

👍👍

[@faroukwasswa3588]

I have never heard a 300tdi sound as good as this one, i salute you. Just got a 2000 defender 300Tdi (not really sure it is that exact year) and i have to rebuild it. How do i exactly establish its actual year??

[@BritannicaRestorations]

There is no year code on the engine as far as I know - but on the genuine heads there is a date stamp under number 3 injector

[@davejones9010]

Farouk Wasswa I thought the 300tdi finished in 1998

[@faroukwasswa3588]

@@davejones9010 noooo man, there was production of defender 300tdi in 2007😎

[@davejones9010]

Farouk Wasswa must be export man finished 1998 in England when td5 came out👍

[@dougfields5798]

Why are you filming over Nextdoors fence ,is she sunbathing?.

[@BritannicaRestorations]

In the snow! ? lol!

[@dougfields5798]

@@BritannicaRestorations Alright SNOW bathing .

[@IronHide612]

rip ears at 0:43

[@TheSoupdragon1968]

That engine sounds as sweet as a nut!

[@BritannicaRestorations]

It is!

[@thequietmystic]

Why cant l download you skill base brain

[@BritannicaRestorations]

I am trying to shove it all on here!

[@thequietmystic]

@@BritannicaRestorations thanks, I dare not try the rebuild myself... experience nil lol

[@347lbs]

8 more sleeps

[@secpac58chichi]

come on ! its back after a day and a $10K bill - please record the conversation with the owner

[@BritannicaRestorations]

He has not go it yet