Doseur Valve on a TD

[Tim Leech]

I am contemplating purchasing a TD Estate to use as my Ecosse Challenge car which I will be viewing on Monday all being well, its a rare one and is scrap value.

I understand the brake doseur valve needs replacing, but being a TD is this a real pig?, I am more proficiant than I used to be but wondering whats involved. I understand pleides do reconditioned ones?

Cheers guys.

[Kitch]

It's enough of a pig in-situ on a 16v that you have to undo the engine mount and bring the engine forwards. Should be easier on a diesel.

I bought a Pleides one a while back. Then I found a freshly reconned one in my garage

[Tim Leech]

It's enough of a pig in-situ on a 16v that you have to undo the engine mount and bring the engine forwards. Should be easier on a diesel.

I bought a Pleides one a while back. Then I found a freshly reconned one in my garage

Ok well if you want to sell the recon one then let me know. Im aiming on 6 months to get the car ready, which is what I did on the 19TZD that I sold to George (that hes now selling for a 2CV )

This all depends on inspection, if its rotten then I shant be bothering.

[themildbunch]

I think on a TD it'd be even more of a pig than a valver, though I haven't done one yet... I seem to remember on some very old forum post here someone tied a spanner around their wrist to make it more doable!

I doubt it'd be very possible without moving the engine forward a little...

[Kitch]

Can't see how it would be, once you've removed the intercooler etc. On a valver, you'd have to remove the head!

[citronut]

as others say remove the top section of the top engine mount, and remove the intercooler pipes/ducting,

then you should be able to get art it Tim,

what is spozed to be wrong with the one on the car

regards malcolm

[Tim Leech]

as others say remove the top section of the top engine mount, and remove the intercooler pipes/ducting,

then you should be able to get art it Tim,

what is spozed to be wrong with the one on the car

regards malcolm

Im told that the rear suspension does funny things when you press the brakes!

[citronut]

either air in the brake circuit or someones plumbed it up wrong then

regards malcolm