Tdv6

[Sollidisc]

Hi all,

Just had the turbo on my d4 2.7 replaced. No loss of power just the red triangle coming on twice on the same steep hill, 110 on cruise under load. I bought the 2.7 because I was advised by the or salesman the turbo gave no trouble and even if it did it could be changed easily. My 22,000km baby now has plenty of turned Philips heads, rounded bolts and some body scrapes and scratches....plus a steady loss of coolant.
The dealer didn't share the reasons for such a failure but the Internet seems to point to carbon deposits on the variable vanes with the egr assisting. Anyone know if there is anything I can do to make no 2 last longer?
Was thinking of upgrading to the new tdv6 next year but now am losing confidence, mind you a visit the oh what a lemon site made me feel a little better.....
Ah we'll I feel an extended warranty coming on

[Barryp]

I am surprised that if the turbo had failed you did not have a loss of power.
Could it have been a clogged fuel filter?
Regards
Barryp

[Sollidisc]

My wife was driving both times, hence the cruise on and flat out up a hill.....but she maintained no loss of power. She did hear the service manager mention corrosion and that is when landrover said new turbo. The dealer said the repair would be $12000 if it were a retail job. I know for a fact that it was in the workshop for a max of eight hours and dealer said the turbo was $4000 to $5000, so they either had a football team on it or tassie wages are $1000 an hour!!!!
Anyway it climbed the said hill fine today, fingers crossed when the caravan is on the back.

Still it's a fantastic car and terrific to tow with just need to trade it every three years or so.

I will mention the filter though when I take it back for the leak and body repair

[AnD3rew]

You can buy a new turbo on EBay for less than $1500 delivered.

[Tombie]

And dont forget to "get up it" often...

Urban wandering soots the vanes etc up...


An "Italian TuneUp" occasionally helps to keep things a bit happier

[Tote]

+1 for not driving around town slowly, you need to make sure a diesel gets some open road time to decarbonise it.
Regards,
Tote

[oldsalt]

Ditto - take it out for a spin on the open road - and drive it like you stole it ...

cheers

[~Rich~]

And add 2 stroke to you diesel!

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Wow what a difference a little 2 stroke can make

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - How much 2 stroke oil should I add to my diesel

That will also assist keeping the turbo vanes clean.

[Rich84]

Is anyone on here adding 2T to their fuel?

[101RRS]

I am - there is no obvious difference to the car but hoping that one day it will provide that extra little bit of lubrication to the injection pump when it needs it.

Garry