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TIME: 5 hours
COST: £29.15
DIFFICULTY:
MODELS: Defender 90, 110, 130 (200Tdi models, but applicable to all engines with aluminium parts).
TOOLS NEEDED: Torque wrenches, spanners and socket spanners, fluid extractor, correction pen, putty knife.
PARTS & COSTS: Gaskets – timing housing to engine block, timing cover, water pump, £12 for the set, BLRC Ltd; Gasket seal compound, £4.30, Motor Factors; Strong repair compound, £12.85, Motor Factors.
WORK SAFELY:
• Wear protective gloves and safety boots when handling heavy objects.
• Wear protective gloves when working with chemical repair compounds.
• Never work on the cooling system until it has fully cooled and depressurised.
CONTACTS: BLRC Ltd
02897 511763
MY son, Tristan, and I have been rebuilding this Defender 90 200Tdi for him over the last few years. We worked on it whenever he was home from university because Tristan wanted to be involved with the build through every step of the way – a real father-son project.
The engine had been fully rebuilt a few years ago and held in storage since. So, effectively being a new
