Hello to Landyzone..
Looking for those wiser to perhaps advise on this dilemma ..
I drive a defender 90 TD5 (2001) and haven't minded the usual curveballs that happen when bits and bobs go wrong but just over a month ago, I was on the motorway and the oil light came on.. so I pulled over onto the hard shoulder to investigate.. checked the oil and it wasn't empty, but added an extra bit just incase it needed more. Started it up again but the oil light remained on, so I called RAC.. They advised me not to drive it as the engine could be seized - Yikes. They sent recovery vehicle who took it to the garage. Explained to the garage what had happened and advised them to check engine incase it was goosed.
They called to say I was lucky - the engine hadn't seized but the oil pump would need replaced. Whew.
Asked for them to service it as well, just to make sure it was good to go when picking it up, which they did.
Collected it and drove a couple of miles in slow traffic but noticed there wasn't much power - foot to the floor and it struggled to hit 30mph.. called garage and brought it back. They said the turbo needed replaced.. Hmm fair enough. They replaced it and I collected again. drove 10 miles on motorway and it wasn't behaving well.. No warning lights but a whizzing sound from engine, Drove another 5 miles and it started to sound more like a tractor or generator.. Got parked up and called RAC.. they couldn't fix it (said it was mis-firing and maybe an issue with the looms?) so back to the garage..
Garage have called to say 2 cylinders aren't firing and they found metal shavings (brass?) in the oil sump.. They are investigating further but now suggest a new engine..
A second or more opinion would be great..!
Looking for those wiser to perhaps advise on this dilemma ..
I drive a defender 90 TD5 (2001) and haven't minded the usual curveballs that happen when bits and bobs go wrong but just over a month ago, I was on the motorway and the oil light came on.. so I pulled over onto the hard shoulder to investigate.. checked the oil and it wasn't empty, but added an extra bit just incase it needed more. Started it up again but the oil light remained on, so I called RAC.. They advised me not to drive it as the engine could be seized - Yikes. They sent recovery vehicle who took it to the garage. Explained to the garage what had happened and advised them to check engine incase it was goosed.
They called to say I was lucky - the engine hadn't seized but the oil pump would need replaced. Whew.
Asked for them to service it as well, just to make sure it was good to go when picking it up, which they did.
Collected it and drove a couple of miles in slow traffic but noticed there wasn't much power - foot to the floor and it struggled to hit 30mph.. called garage and brought it back. They said the turbo needed replaced.. Hmm fair enough. They replaced it and I collected again. drove 10 miles on motorway and it wasn't behaving well.. No warning lights but a whizzing sound from engine, Drove another 5 miles and it started to sound more like a tractor or generator.. Got parked up and called RAC.. they couldn't fix it (said it was mis-firing and maybe an issue with the looms?) so back to the garage..
Garage have called to say 2 cylinders aren't firing and they found metal shavings (brass?) in the oil sump.. They are investigating further but now suggest a new engine..
A second or more opinion would be great..!
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