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Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Injectors I think I've probably covered off the differences with these injectors earlier in the post so I'll skip that here and jump straight to the good bits. Can't really carry on without the obligatory shot with the cover off though ... First we...

Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Valve cover Next we got the valve cover off. This was pretty straight forward but there are some gotchas to look out for. More than anythng we kept in mind that the cover is just plastic and so could be cracked quite easily. There's also a recommended...

As Shayne said, I would check to see if your injector seats (washers) were done in the recall for sure :thumbup: If it is injector related, an oil change and pickup clean might buy you some time but it will only be hiding the pickup problem for a short time. If you're seals are failing you...

Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Glow Plug Bar You might be able to see in some of the pictures that our glow plug connector strip thing was in a real rusty state. We knew we wouldn't know how bad it really was until we were in there - and that we wouldn't really really be able to...

Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Fuel pipes, locations & access Next was fuel pipes. I don't mind saying I got myself in a bit of a pickle here because I couldn't decide what was best to do. Eventually I made the decision to leave the fuel pipes connected at the common rail for as...

I haven't got that far in the post yet - getting there :lol: Everyone told me they would be 100% in spec and that they never go out on the 1KDs (unless there's a problem). Mine were all good :thumbup:

Looks like you've had a lot of fun. Very nice :thumbup:

A dirty or clogged oil strainer is a sign of injector seal problems. If the seals are failing, the oil leaks past the seals and gets "cooked". The "clumpy" oil then clogs up the oil strainer which starves the engine of oil. If there is no oil being picked up then the pressure will drop. Might...

Would probably be easy to get a camera down into the inlet manifold opening where the EGR goes - but a small mirror on a stick will probably be just as good. The thing I would worry about is going too far in and accidentally knocking sooty gunk through the ports while you were exploring. It's...

Intermission ... a quick look at things without the EGR. Red arrows are the two throttle body plugs. One at the front and one at the back. Purple arrow is the little bit that slides the wiring loom onto a bracket behind the throttle body (just lifts off). Yellow arrow is the glow plug bar...

Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Throttle body / EGR / manifold / 7mm plate? Diconnecting the throttle body, EGR and vacum hoses was all very easy. We used the parts diagrams to identify the minimum we would have to unplug and remove and simply left the rest on the car. Throttle body...

Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Wiring Loom I haven't seen a wiring loom in a plastic cover like ours in any of the videos so far. Looks pretty but is a real pain to work around. At this point we found it easiest to undo the wiring loom bolts in the valve cover and get the outer...

Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Euro X differences (throttle body, EGR and manifold setup) Absolutely no idea what I'm talking about here. I've even put up posts in three or four forums to try and clarify but no-one has been able to help so I've guessed at my LC Euro number. I think...

Differences and gotchas etc. continued ... Intercooler (and cover washer/spacers) Simple one this. My LC has a big intercooler that sits on top of everything under a big plastic cover. Later models don't seem to have this. I think it's down with the radiator instead. I'm glad mine's where it...

The point of this post was to try and show some of the differences and gotchas between most 120s / 150s and the early ones like mine. I seem to have got lost along the way. So, differences and gotchas etc. Here are some of the things I should probably comment on. I'll update the list if I've...

One of the things we found very helpful, before the job and during, was having parts diagrams and guides to hand. If you're not sure, never underestimate the power of a good parts diagram to give you confidence about what a job will involve. We printed out the key diagrams from partssouq.com...

Hold fire on that Paulpen - I've got a pic or 2 coming soon that might help you to decide. Just trying to get the time to post. If yours is the same setup as mine, you might be surprised just how clear your EGR and manifold are. It's not like the later models you see on the videos everywhere...

Haha.. yeah only laid it out for here really in the end but it did help to focus the brain and make sure we had everything needed. As for descending into chaos, it would 100% of done that if the Mrs wasn't there to "magically" return all sockets and bits back into the little tray of "active"...