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Excellent news well done mate

Don't do it.

I did and 3 months later ended up doing the rebuild again with genuine lifters as one failed and damaged the cam

Ended up costing 2 x cams lifters gaskets plus replacing a damaged rocker where the follower failed

Andy Looking at the RAVE circuit diagram (below) it does show constant live to the injectors from the fuel load relay Brown/Orange wire on each injector with the switching earth from ecu by yellow/white wire. You are also correct the ECU just fires them by bank Bin injector 4 and replace fella Brand...

Hey Andy

If you need a hand give me a shout. We need to get Wallet back on the road so we get get out lanning!

Ed Sorry I thought I had replied to your last PM. PM me your email address and I will email you the relevant pages from the LR workshop manual including the diagnostic procedure for the central locking As others have said there are no relays in the circuit. The switching is done by the solonoid in t...

That O2 sensor is not standard fitment in that position. I used to have the cat downpipes on my '93 and then removed in favour of non cat. I don't believe the non cat downpipe has an O2 sensor position (mine doesn't!) so that looks to have been added afterwards. On the cat downpipes there are two se...

That link requires you to register to view. Photobucket and others have a direct link facility to a single pic. Even if you are registered on Google docs it returns the error documentt not available. As for two sets of 5 blue wires bridged. Unless a previous owner has done a load of wring changes t...

Hi Ed Got a 3.5 efi myself standing at the front of the motor look at the bulkhead around the rocker covers. There should be a round three pin plug that hands down from the wiring loom attached to the bulkhead on each side of the engine. If you cant find it I can try and take a pic at the weekend Rob

Did some further investegation today This is the offending cam follower http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/Robpurbrick/2011-12-04173323.jpg You can see that the top cup has actually spun round! As a result of it knocking around the bottom looks this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/Robpurb...

Mike. Thanks for your help so far (and everyone else who has contributed) At this point I was planning on new cam and followers. I did ask about the rockers arms and shafts as one arm looks a bit dodgy where No1 push rod has been banging around. Nothing about the valves springs or cam had been chang...

Hi Ramon I wouldn't be too concerned about the results I got not being "normal". My multimeter didn't do RPM so I picked up another one from Maplins. This one used an inductive pick up for the RPM measurement which I was not confident about. I would have prefered to take the feed direct fr...

Hi Rob, Long time no see!! Im back from AbuDhabi on the 7th of Dec, I could pop round and have a look if you haven't had a chance by then... Andy Hi Andy, Fancy meeting you here! Cheers for the offer fella think I might have found the issue though Did a bit of diagnosis today. Followed Ramon's advi...

Always check that its not just blowing exhaust manifold gaskets for the tapping noise and spitting and popping could also be running weak / air leaks / timing issues. Just other alternative things to consider. Did you change the rocker shafts and cam bearings as well or just the cam and followers J...

It could be a sticky valve, too. As it sticks open, it causes the lifter to be "loose" and it will account for the popping via the intake. Just a thought. Cheers, all thoughts gratefully appreciated :D Sorry for what might be a stupid question but how can I diagnose a sticking valve :oops...

Hi These engines need 20/50 in them as the oil pump is designed to run with the stuff and all the bearing clearances are intended for 20/50. If you run thinner oil, firstly the tapets do not operate as designed, they will tend to be partially collapsed as the oil is too thin and flows too easily ou...