Quote Originally Posted by LennyK View Post
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Has anyone got a pair of pliers and a file I can borrow....

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Think these might need a bit of attention as well...

Came out of my 2000 TD5 Defender bought in April this year. First L/R I've owned for at least 15 years and something I always wanted to get back to. Thought it would be a better bet than the old Series 3 I had then, but got to say its spent most of its time sitting in the driveway. Blew on its first decent trip while traveling on the Highway at Highway speeds. No warning and had been pulling well up hills etc. Noticed a loss of power and a lot of white smoke out the rear and when I had a look under the bonnet it was pumping oil out of the flange joint between turbo and exhaust. Was idling fine when I pulled up for a look but was pumping the oil out fast and by the time I got back to the cab to shut it down heard a couple of thumps from the big ends.
Big question is....

  • What might have caused it???
  • What other damage can I expect???
  • What do I need to check/replace before I fit a new one???

Hoping I can get some advice from those who have been there done that.

Sooooo… after a couple weeks of constant shifts and miserable weather am back into it today.

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Just a little oil*** in the inlet pipe leading to the intercooler.

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Have pressure tested the system from the turbo side to the inlet manifold side and it holds 14lbs/in2 no problems and will repeat when it goes back together so that there should be no problems causing over spooling etc.

Then pulled the inter-cooler and pipework out and flushed it out; all clean and no nasty bits from the disintegrating turbo.

Bad stuff….inlet manifold is full of sludge and exhaust manifold is full of oil, so quite a lot of oil went through the engine which might have accounted for the engine knock heard just before shutdown. Anyone have any thoughts???