Advice re wading plugs please

There's 2 - one in the bottom of the timing case, one at the bottom of the bell housing.

They shouldn't be left in permenantly.

If you are going out for the day and likely to be fording, then fit them. Just for odd crossing they aren't strictly necessary unless the water is deep. Personaly, I've never bothered with them, but that's not a reccomemndation!

Richard

It's muck and grit in the water that's the major issue, and timing belt more than the clutch (though, like a brake, a wet clutch can slip: not good, but it doesn't wreck the engine).

The reason to remove them is simply that the holes are there to allow oil seepage from the engine and gearbox seals to escape. Given the propensity for Land Rovers to mark their territory, it's obviously a good thing not to keep them in the holes, but there's no need to worry about a day with them in, not unless your seals are knackered. It depends on your vehicle, but leaving the plugs in for the whole weekend is likely to be OK too.

People with expedition experience might be able to give better advice, but I imagine it would make sense to remove them when you make camp, and put them back in as part of the start-of-day checks.

Certainly do - ERC7295 - 94P inc VAT

Richard

"beamendsltd" wrote

In 1991 I bought a new 200Tdi Defender. I had a winch fitted before an off-road course with David Bowyer. I think he fitted my pair. They were always removed at every service and replaced. I sold it in 2002 with well over 100,000 miles on the clock.

Never any problems and I did a lot of off-roading regularly, hence why they were left in.

The replacement, a Defender 130 HCPU, had the plugs in the toolkit supplied.

Alan Morris