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[Doctordiesel77]

Did the short lived S series MG 1600 not have one too, to fix the hot starting problems that the R series ones had? not sure if it had the same timer set up as the turbo, but I know the webers didn't like being too hot.. I know the R series definately didn't have one......

[Doctordiesel77]

no problem, hope you get it sorted...

[Doctordiesel77]

Yes, the heads are the same, the different injectors are single stage and double stage, the injector pumps are different for each type of injector, but everything else is the same. Turbo and non turbo have different pistons and turbo has piston cooling jets in the block

[Doctordiesel77]

I seem to remember them being the same part on a variety of vehicles, including Discovery 1 , so may be worth trying a Land Rover specialist or breaker if you have one nearby?...

[Doctordiesel77]

No problem, glad it did the trick, it is surprisingly effective as long as there are enough traces of the original thread left......

[Doctordiesel77]

If the hole is stripped then proper repair is helicoil, which might not be practical. If it still has some sort of grip on the bolt, you could try loctite studlock on the bolt, then tighten it as far as possible and wait until it sets. As long as cable is held in sufficiently when the loctite sets then...