Thread: Defender 130 TD5 Saga

is this a good time for learner questions?

can the cam caps be forced out by pressure?
is this done by the injectors feeding the sump?

wont the leaking injectors be noticable as a lack of power?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

is this a good time for learner questions?

can the cam caps be forced out by pressure?

that depends, if everything is healthy and your not running on becuase of excessive blowby atomising what youve got in the sump and blowing up into the rockers and into the air inlet via the crankcase ventilation then no

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

is this done by the injectors feeding the sump?

Indirectly yes, theres 3 seals on the injector 1 to keep the combustion pressure in the chamber and 2 to keep the fuel where the fuel needs to be in the head.. if they leak then eventually you wind up with diesel coming out of the fuel gallery into the oil via the rocker area of the head OR when you shut down the fuel leaks out into the combustion chamber and past the rings down into the sump.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

wont the leaking injectors be noticable as a lack of power?

nope not usually, what you will wind up with is either rough running if its leaking down into the cylinder because of unburnt fuel (If it doesnt run away) or a rising oil level. The rising oil level is usually the first clue.

Originally Posted by Dave1

This past weekend was every Defender oweners nightmare. We headed out to a property out at Dirranbandi, in a mates 2002 Defender TD5. The weekend was excellent untill we had to make our way back to Brisbane.
On a cold and very far off the beaten track, there was a slight bump and the next moment the TD5 is revving and blowing smoke, not a good feeling as the motor had just been serviced the week before.

We opened the bonnet and found the black plastic "welsh plug" on the rocker cover had worked itself loose and spewed oil all over the motor. This effected the electronic accelarator. To cut a long story short we managed to get a tilt truck and got the Defender to St George. The mechanic said he has no idea so as I write this the Defender is on the back of another truck hopefully getting to Brisbane tommorrow.

I have always wanted a Defender and was looking to buy one. I have a major conflict happening, the head says run a mile but the heart keeps tugging.
Maybe the shrinking of my mates wallet after this weekend will put the whole business into perspective.

Get a pre TD5 in good nick or a new Tata one.....skip the time bomb completely...Defenders don't change much just their motor selection ....a.lot.

Originally Posted by robdav

Plastic breather hose to aux fuel tank kinked and blocked off. According to Landy mechanic the continued sucking by fuel pump collapsed the thin main tank and destroyed fuel pump diaphram resulting in unlimited supply of fuel to engine. Would not turn off. Could not get it into gear to attempt stall. All happened very quickly and with extreme noise and smoke. ''BANG". Complete destruction caused by thrown rod.

So it was a 300tdi not a td5? (header of your post is blown 300tdi)