Thread: This might be expensive

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Justin, rebuild, how many ks on it?
cheers Mario

136K. Failed piston oil squirter, took the thrust side off number 1 piston skirt and deposited it on the cylinder wall..... I researched and researched and although I found several instances in this VIN range (MY2008) with the same fault, ALL were in the first 10,000km or less of lifespan. I even approached LR but they basically said err, no. So I fitted the upgraded bore squirters that were of COMPLETELY different design and standard fit to all MY2009 manufactured vehicles. Me thinks they redesigned them for a VERY good reason

Owner is very disappointed, he NEVER misses a service, strictly 10,000km and 6 month intervals, had landies and RR's all his life, this is the first that has actually let him down. His 1988 V8 110 has 470,000km up, apart from a 3.9 short engine and an R380 transplant at 350K, it is still going fine.

I must say I was a bit annoyed, too Shouldn't happen


JC

Well rocker cover off, timing belt still on but nearly half the teeth on the belt missing . Valve rocker gear on 1 & 4 is smashed to bits.

pulled the cams and no noticeable damage so may be lucky there.

Pull the head tomorrow and see if any valve or piston damage.

Feel sorry for him as he asked if the belt had been done and was told YES, but there is no way that belt has been replaced. Car yard now shut down paints an even worse picture of used car salesman.

Post up some pics tomorrow.

Cheers Ean

heres my 1HDT fail, belt and tensioner were only 20k old

Ean....I didn't know there WAS a way to paint a worse picture of used car salesmen....Den

Not sure about posting pics with photobucket but here goes


Look at the left hand side of the belt...all the teeth on the belt are missing



This is some of the carnage from 1&4 rocker gear.

I would have felt that a 20,000km belt would atleast still have the writting and numbers on it , the belt on this engine the imprint was nearly impossible to see, plus it was still stamped with the FORD logo when we found it, most people would use an after market gates or similar belt kit.

Cheers Ean

Looks like the belt it left the Ford factory with!

Ean,
does the valve train look square in the head or is it angled?
You would have to assume if 1&4 rocker gear has detonated that much of the load was absorbed.
If the valves hit square to the face of the piston could you get lucky like a 300 break and just be up for some rocker gear ???? A kissed piston aint gonna be a huge drama in the grand scheme of things?

S

agreed, looks like an original belt.

if the rockers snapped like that they are probably designed to do so, may be no reason to pull the head, worth inspecting pistons with a borescope thru plug holes, then rotate engine with pistons down hit the valve tops with a hammer to test if any are bent.