td5 sans turbo!

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I had our car in for it's final warranty service yesterday. I picked it up and then had a browse of the yard (I as filling time before a dinner). I jumped in it at 6pm and drove off.

As soon as there was a little boost on there was this almighty roar from up front, and she was going like a slug. I glanced over at the nanocom and looked at the turbo pressure reading - 0. Had a look behind and I was covering everyone in smoke! :D :D

I couldn't pull over so I drove a couple of k into town (keeping it below 1500 - the smoke didn't seem too bad then). Once I'd picked a mate up with took the engine cover off and started looking. Found it was the top hose onto the intake manifold... they hadn't done up the hose clamp :D :D Luckily I had a few tools on board and got it fixed. I got in trouble for a dirty shirt when I got home though :(

[p38arover]

As soon as there was a little boost on there was this almighty roar from up front, and she was going like a slug. I glanced over at the nanocom and looked at the turbo pressure reading - 0. Had a look behind and I was covering everyone in smoke! :D :D

So, if we look on other fora, we'll see the posts about another newish Land Rover that's dropped its guts! :p

[Captain_Rightfoot]

So, if we look on other fora, we'll see the posts about another newish Land Rover that's dropped its guts! :p

Yep :D :D It looked a little bit like your car in your sig. The good thing about driving a defender is people can't tell how old they are so I think they just think its a really old one and back off so they can see through the smoke :D :D

[PAT303]

I put my then new defender in to get it's first service and didn't get 5k down the road when it dumped all the coolant on the ground from a undone rad hose.Two years later I had the brake fluid changed and a pipe blew off and I burned the handbrake out stopping it.It got that hot it melted the grease out of the uni joint.Both times were very well known Sydney LR specialists. Pat

[scarry]

now you no why i have given up on the dealers.i have to many things to write here & bore you to sleep.i will give u a couple.....engine cover missing..twice,fuel cooler not bolted to engine,breather hose left off top of rocker cover,new power steering hoses fitted all twisted up & stretched&re rooted not corretly........& the list goes on.
i must admit lra were very quick to retify any of these problems & any other warranty issues.
if you look in the fine print in the vehicles manual you will see if you are not happy with a repair they will pick the vehicle up& fix it.
i have got them to do this more than once

also in 10 years & 3 newdiso td5s have never had a breakdown:):eek:......so far.......touch wood...