Thread: URGENT HELP NEEDED FOR LR90 on Route

Well thats it. I throw in the towel on this one. After one and a half weeks in Goondiwindi, pulled the head 3 times, re-lapping all the valves, fitting new rings and stem seals...its time for the transporter back to Brisbane and then a train to Perth. It still spits oil out of the dip stick and breathes like a beast out the rocker cover breather. I had thought for a second that I had fixed it, it stopped spitting oil for about 10 minutes, and the blue smoke stopped. You beaut I thought! 2km down the road it was feeling sluggish. Pulled over and it was spitting oil out.

Thank you all for advice and help, it was very much appreciated, but at the end of the day I've run out of time and patience. BIg thanks to Blknight. I owe you a few beers next time your in Perth.

Engine rebuild coming up, or maybe something a little different. If anyone has anything of interest....3.9EFI and a box to suit, 300Tdi...PM me

James

just so happens I may have a pair of 3.5's and an lt95 to suit.

see you in a bit over a week?

Dont turf that donk, I've got a project in mind for it...

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

just so happens I may have a pair of 3.5's and an lt95 to suit.

see you in a bit over a week?

Dont turf that donk, I've got a project in mind for it...

Will be back in Brissie Monday morning, hoping to get picked up Monday/Tuesday (from Ferny Grove) for transport back to Perth. I'll be around for a week or so. So if you are about I'd be keen for a beer.

By the time I'd pulled the head for the 3rd time and fitted rings I was in the mood to sling the sod it off a bridge into the Swan River. Annoyingly We never really found out what was wrong. I can only guess at lots of little things...worn valve guides and rings etc....

I can start the parts list now...

Needs new:
Valves, guides, springs and seals
rockers
push rods
pre combustion chambers
pistons, rings.
A re-bore.
big end bearings.

Good bits,
still only std pistons, and big ends. 10 thou undersized mains.
5 bearing crank.
new water pump, fuel pump, injector pump, cam belt.

wrong oil.

Doesn't it have to bed in a bit?

Originally Posted by slug_burner

Doesn't it have to bed in a bit?

That was my thinking!

Did you hone the bores?

I did a light hone of the bores by hand. I didn't go crazy with an electric drill. I put 20w-50 in it. It had 15w-40. Not running in oil I understand, but the lack of power, the blue-grey-black smoke made me very nervous. I made sure I put a new head gasket on.

It chuffed away with a little blue smoke for 5-6 minutes or so. Then it stopped with the blue smoke (the oil used to assemble it all) an there was no blow back - there was heavy rocker cover breathing (so much so I taped a pump bottle with a hole to the rocker cover breather pipe). When we set off for a trip around the block, thats when all the crazy smoke started pouring out the rear and it would barely make 60kph.

Hi,

Sorry to hear about your problems with the 90.

I seem to remember reading on a UK forum that these engines pressurised the sump and the fix was a sump breather. Maybe a search of the Land Rover UK Forums might give you some info.

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Bob