Thread: 300 TDI Turbo Timer

Originally Posted by Reads90

Mm I have had 6 land rovers with 200tdi and 300tdi and I have never had a turbo timer.
See the point in theory but I have never had a problem in any of my engines past or present and I am rough on engines. I slam to a stop and turn of the engine always have.
If a car came with one I would not take it off and use it but I would not buy one. Just my personal opinion. Ali

It probably wasn't yours, but I have just repaired another turbo that was given to me, using a rebuild kit.

The remains of the turbo bearings were fished out of the sump and the spring that holds the seal lip tight, was extracted out of the strainer of the oil pickup, it had nearly made it all the way into the oil pump.

The number one cylinder had a hydraulic lock, the conrod was bent to the point that it knocked a small piece of the cylinder wall skirt out and this was the outcome of the turbo seal disintegrating.

Looking at the burn marks in the turbo bearings, it is plain to see that the oil supply was stopped, which caused the bearings to fail.

Use a turbo timer! or allow sufficient idle time as suggested in the Land Rover owners manual. Do this each time a shut down is done especially when the motor is hot from working hard, as when not enough time is given to allow the turbo cool down, damage is done .

The only way around this is to fit a oil flow accumulator to maintain a supply of oil into the turbo after the oil pressure has ceased.
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