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Old 02-12-2009, 12:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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newbie help required

hello all new to the site and big hello to all..i have just bought a 1998 310d sprinter and i have also fell inlove with the truck all be it shes a tad old...
anyway i love the smooth ride and performance it gives..i have always had ford transit bannana engines but upon driving this its bang on and that 5 th cylinder makes a world of differance..anyway waffle what i would like to know is :

What BHP is she?
also i have a list of anoying things which i am told are the norm to faulty?

First the rocker gasket wants doing but from looking at the block the ecu and pipe goeas over the top of the rocker so it needs to be removed to fit new rocker gasket ...anyone reccomend proccedure?

next i have a rumble/knocking from both front wheels ....ball joints?? track rods??..both front tyres are slightly scrubbed on outside edge..for any indications??

glow plug light come on and stays on after engine stared for about a minute??..glow plugs shot???

rear load sensor thingy is semi seizing or handbrake box seized as brakes stay on a tad ..i think its handbrake as when i release handbrake it seems slack?

thats about it...he says..lol....

so if anyone can help with any above points i would be gratefull????

also its a dropside mwb can anyone tell me what load weight she will carry safely??

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Old 02-13-2009, 09:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
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anyone help??
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Old 06-16-2009, 02:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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310d is approx 100hp, the number gives it away.
308=3.5 tonne, 80bhp
310=3.5 tonne, 100bhp
312=3.5 tonnes, 120bhp

light staying on after startin idicates fault with glow plug system.
normally the glow plugs themselves, and its sods law it will be number 5 right at the back. they tend to seize,, or snap off, so its just as easy to rip head off n use wire brush in a drill to clear carbon from the ends of the plugs.
then ya can can replace another common problem.. the head gasket.
call it preventative maintenance if ya like, cos the gasket WILL go at some point.
the knocking on the front end could be your ball joins wearin, they do go fairly regularly, but they are easy enough to do, so not a major problem.
also i have found the anti roll bar bushes can wear out quick if you use cheap ones, ( like ones found on ebay )
use parts from places like gsf, and all will be well.

hand brake mechanism and the rear brake compensators are exposed to the elements, and they are prone to seizing up. work them free using something like wd40, and then smother them in a good grease. the more grease the better. have a look underneath now n again, and if it looks like the grease is washing off, then smother it again. doing the little things like that keeps on top of the niggles u get, and saves u the ball ache of having to repair stuff.
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