An eventful evening (short version)

Let's hope the bloodwork comes back clean or at the very least with a solution!

Regarding the engine, I feel your frustration. I myself would desperately want to know why and how this could happen so that I might try and prevent it. Still, I exchange my engine oil every 5k religiously and still my bearings do have some minor signs of wear. It almost makes me want to add a pre-oiler, ie a tank than stores about a litre of oil that is pushed into the system before you start so that there is minimal wear during starting.

Oil pressure lights are a joke. I used to own a Honda diesel (the only engine they ever made, the 2.2ictdi) which ran with 3 litres of oil missing! no light, but the crankshaft died in the mean time.

I have always done my own car maintenance, including rebuilding engines etc. The only thing I can't do is diesel pumps and I have never done an automatic gearbox. Still, I bought my V8 from RPI since I really wanted to have "the perfect" engine. It managed to break in the mean time anyway, in proper land rover fashion :) Should I have done it myself? not sure.

Anyway, keep us posted!
Cheers,
-P

Got this today from the mechanic.
", engines out and stripped, it's going tomorrow to to get rebuild, and I've the turbo going tomorrow also to get checked, the injectors will be sent out on Friday, for check and reconditioning"

Will not know the full damage to the engine until it is stripped. Might not be too bad then again it could be very bad. Turbo being checked incase there was oil starvation.
Engine oil check light works on start up to show that the circuit is O.K.
The Land Rover side of things is moving, unfortunately the tests for my daughter are not.

Is it not a simple ultrasound needed for your daughter?
Good news on the Land Rover front, but your daughter is more important.
I hope both issues are resolved promptly.

Yes it is an ultrasound scan. They did these before including her leg but nothing showed up. Her doctor has requested an ultrasound scan on her mid regions which was not done before. She is in good fettle now as her symptoms have well eased. We would like to get to the bottom of this as her leg did not look too good at that last outbreak.
Symptoms. Leg was swollen. The bad leg was six cm bigger around the calf than the other leg. It was very red, dry,warm and hard. This time the skin cracked like little cuts down her leg. Probably due to the dryness of the skin and the swelling. These did scab over and are well cleared now. This is the first time we had these cuts or leisions. It would be a relief to get to the bottom of this. When this does occur my wife takes photos and emails them to the local doctor.
Regarding the Land Rover, hopefully some answers will emerge once the engine gets a thorough examination to find out what needs repaired. Now that the engine is out it would be a good time to get the clutch checked, the intermediate shaft checked and get the rear crossmember replaced. I am holding off on these until I get the report on the engine.
Normally I am a great believer in preventive maintenance. If anything shows up during a service or I notice anything that might be an issue down the line, I get it seen too and replaced as necessary straight away. This incident with the engine has floored me. A couple of weeks before this incident I noticed some small oil stains on the ground below the Puma at the front. On examination (classic lying on the ground looking up at the engine pose) I noticed oil on the front of the sump . Seemed to be originating from behind the lower pulley. I had it examined and the crankshaft oil seal was replaced. I do attend to issues straight away. The wife (and daughter) always inform me of any strange noises or issues that they notice when driving. They can be highly inventive with their performances discribing these too me. Like a quiz show,"Guess this Noise"!

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Originally Posted by spudfan

It was very red, dry,warm and hard.

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No doubt it could one of a hundred things, but for me, having had it, cellulitis springs to mind. Infection got in through a wound the size of a pin head. Drip fed antibiotics for two days. Hope it all goes well for your daughter.

Hello.
Thanks for that. This is cindition with our daughter flares up regularly. The first instance we considered it might be an infection but as it recurs on a regular basis we feel something is triggering it. She has had antibiotics to help her. She is 29 and has Down Syndrome so her immune system is a little different to ours! I will mention the cellulitis to the doctor incase she has not been checked for it.
Once again many thanks
Thomas

Hey Spudfan,

Your inbox is full and I wanted to contact you..

Have taken a shovel and emptied some of it!

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Originally Posted by shack

Hey Spudfan,

Your inbox is full and I wanted to contact you..

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Hello Shack. I received your message ,thank you very much. I was sending a reply but unfortunately.....your inbox is full! Where have I come across that lately[bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by spudfan

Hello Shack. I received your message ,thank you very much. I was sending a reply but unfortunately.....your inbox is full! Where have I come across that lately[bigwhistle]

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There's no doubt a psychological term for that! I'll fix it now.