hi there im after some help if poss ive just bought my first land rover discovery 300tdi ive had it just over a week and bought it off a friend at work who has just upgraded to a td5 anyway i was driving to work yesterday morning and i was going down the motorway just trunderling along at 70mph when i started to lose speed when the speed dropped to much i downed a gear to fouth and lost all mode of power without any warning sign when the car came to a stop it belowed out steam and the turbo was glowing as orange as my fluorescent coat tried to restart once it had cooled down but just wouldn't go it will turn over but will not fire up there is no oil in water or vice a versa and i just cant think for the life of me what it could be i was just wondering if any of you guys had any problems like this any help would be much grateful jonny
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hi russ just to inform you ive gone through the fuel system and the lift pump is working as the filter is the stop solenoid is also working and the pump is putting fuel to the injectors so no problems with the fuel side of things but its still not starting it just turning over and not firing is there anything else you could suggest what to look at thanks very much
im in hull east Yorkshire
Did you catch what your oil temperature was when she went poof?
Could it be a reduced intake of air? This could push your air fuel ratio down in the same way that increased fuel would. With a turbo that hot, your outlet temperature must have been pretty high!
Could it be a reduced intake of air? This could push your air fuel ratio down in the same way that increased fuel would. With a turbo that hot, your outlet temperature must have been pretty high!
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have you checked oil dip stick? could be turbo was sucking oil and ran you dry
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have you checked oil dip stick? could be turbo was sucking oil and ran you dry
yeah theres oil in the sump still first thing i checked
Is there any exhaust gas coming out the exhaust
with the turbo getting that hot there could be a restriction
In the intake (as mentioned ) or the exhaust baffles have collapsed and causing to much back pressure
just a wild stab in the dark as ive seen that happen
with the turbo getting that hot there could be a restriction
In the intake (as mentioned ) or the exhaust baffles have collapsed and causing to much back pressure
just a wild stab in the dark as ive seen that happen
Is there any exhaust gas coming out the exhaust
with the turbo getting that hot there could be a restriction
In the intake (as mentioned ) or the exhaust baffles have collapsed and causing to much back pressure
just a wild stab in the dark as ive seen that happen
just checked now and theres plenty of back pressure coming from the exhaust but thanks for the advice
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If that was the case,the engine would just keep on running,using the oil as fuel,plus there would be clouds of smoke,telling you something was wrong.
yeah i was thinking along them lines to be honest ive looked through the oil cap and can see the valves moving
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If the turbo was glowing red hot,as you said,and the engine just stopped,it would seem to me,that it has suffered internal damage,you have been given some great advice by a landy guru,jamesmartin,take it mate.
,or get a compression test done,to see if the pistons/rings or valves are still doing their job.
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