GregMilner
10th May 2012, 09:52 PM
Well, after two secondary turbo replacements by the local LR dealer (Barbagallo Range Rover) I think the blue smoke issue might be over.
Earlier this year the car suddenly started blowing thick clouds of blue (oil) smoke under brisk acceleration. The dealer quickly replaced the secondary turbo with a new one from LR, and sent the intercooler away to a third party supplier for a clean-out.
The problem persisted even after that, just the same. So they've just spent another two days, replacing the new secondary turbo with a modified one sent over from LR in Sydney.
Seems to have fixed the problem, although I'm still getting a little puff of blue smoke under the same conditions, every so often. It's early days yet. Might just be blowing out some residual oil from the pipes.
Interesting question: this is a known problem on these 3.0 twin turbo engines, particularly on the earlier build ones like mine (2010). So you have to wonder why LR didn't send over a modified turbo the first time, instead of simply swapping the existing turbo with the same model. At $5,000 a turbo plus fitting - call it a $10,000 job each time - you'd think it'd be a no-brainer.
Having said that, still the best car I've ever owned. And kudos to the service manager at Barbagallo, the most obliging and helpful guy I've ever come across in the car industry. Good work Gordon.
Earlier this year the car suddenly started blowing thick clouds of blue (oil) smoke under brisk acceleration. The dealer quickly replaced the secondary turbo with a new one from LR, and sent the intercooler away to a third party supplier for a clean-out.
The problem persisted even after that, just the same. So they've just spent another two days, replacing the new secondary turbo with a modified one sent over from LR in Sydney.
Seems to have fixed the problem, although I'm still getting a little puff of blue smoke under the same conditions, every so often. It's early days yet. Might just be blowing out some residual oil from the pipes.
Interesting question: this is a known problem on these 3.0 twin turbo engines, particularly on the earlier build ones like mine (2010). So you have to wonder why LR didn't send over a modified turbo the first time, instead of simply swapping the existing turbo with the same model. At $5,000 a turbo plus fitting - call it a $10,000 job each time - you'd think it'd be a no-brainer.
Having said that, still the best car I've ever owned. And kudos to the service manager at Barbagallo, the most obliging and helpful guy I've ever come across in the car industry. Good work Gordon.