2002 TDR Turbo???

Thanks guys for the water leak fix advice. Bypassed the EGR cooler and blocked the EGR output. Everything worked fine for about 5 miles. Driving really well then 90% power loss. No smoke, no noise just lack of power. Revs limit at 1000rpm. Looked under bonnet and all high pressure pipes from the turbo were imploded flat. I could here the engine sucking for more air but I assume the turbo had died. Disconnect a high pressure pipe and engine runs fine and revs well but still little power. Is there any quick way of testing the turbo or I will scrap the car. A shame as the engine runs very nice and only 115000 miles.
Anyone want a Freelander 1 £250

Why scrap it for a failed turbo?
There'r not that expensive to replace, if you just replace the rotary assembly.

Nodge68 said:

Why scrap it for a failed turbo?
There'r not that expensive to replace, if you just replace the rotary assembly.

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I have looked at the replacement option. Ignoring the Hanyes manual, which would take me forever even if I could remove the IRD and drop the subframe, I just cannot get my hands in the space to get access. I am tempted to try and follow gb8man's process avoiding taking out the IRD but I don't know my way around that area of the engine. My gut feeling is it's something else that may have caused the turbo to fail and I don't have the knowledge to identify it and may just blow another turbo. It's a 50/50 call at the moment.

Master Bowman said:

I have looked at the replacement option. Ignoring the Hanyes manual, which would take me forever even if I could remove the IRD and drop the subframe, I just cannot get my hands in the space to get access. I am tempted to try and follow gb8man's process avoiding taking out the IRD but I don't know my way around that area of the engine. My gut feeling is it's something else that may have caused the turbo to fail and I don't have the knowledge to identify it and may just blow another turbo. It's a 50/50 call at the moment.

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If the boost hoses are being sucked in, then that points to the turbo not spinning. The engine is trying to draw air through the stalled turbine, which will offer quite a restriction.

The turbo is a ball ache to get off. But it's not impossible to do DIY, without removing the IRD.

If you do remove the IRD, then depending on whether and how you have the car raised - its an ideal time to do any other maintenance you have been putting off/considering... clutch, box, drive shafts, VCU, support bearings, front rear diff mount, brakes etc.

I'm no mechanic, but I've had the IRD off mine and refitted it, also taken the IRD off my parts car. Basically the job is done with a standard socket set - but you'll need a good selection of ratchet to socket extension bars and a good strong pipe to go over the ratchet handle to get leverage. The hardest part I recon is actually lowering and raising it rather than the disconnecting and connecting as its heavy and awkwardly shaped. If you can just leave it to 1 side on the subframe, its a lot easier.

What does make the job a lot easier is having space underneath. I'm lucky in that I have an inspection pit in my garage - it really did make the job much much easier, I wouldn't want to do it with just the car on on axle stands.

I've only done it on L & K Series engined cars, not a TD4, not sure why the subframe needs lowering, I didn't need to touch it.