Dj4man
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Hi,
Three weeks ago my wife decided to buy a 2003, Td4 Freelander. It hadn't been serviced very well. Blue smoke on start-up, black smoke and loss of power on the hills (Which are plentiful around here!)
So, I have given her a full service (all filters and oil), cleaned out and checked intercooler hoses, checked the VNT mechanism and all vac lines. Removed and bypassed EGR, and a new maf (Not a genuine though but made a difference in low rev range!)
Black smoking still on hills with quick flash of the MIL. No more blue smoke.
So today I got the wife to rev the engine to 2750 (ish) rpm so I could check the hoses again as slight weeping of oil has come back on the long pipe. I could hear a gushing of air when revving but the pipes were! Turns out, it's the inlet manifold which has split! Along the front edge where it was welded.
It has also started to separate along the side for about an inch but no leak as yet! I'm assuming I may of been the MAP sensor which has failed allowing excess boost to build and split the mani.
Has anyone else suffered something alike? I've searched but nothing comes up regarding the actual manifold splitting.
Whats the chances of using something like brake cleaner to clean the egde up, sandpaper to roughen it and JB Weld to seal it?
Or buy a replacement manifold?
Cheers,
Dan
Three weeks ago my wife decided to buy a 2003, Td4 Freelander. It hadn't been serviced very well. Blue smoke on start-up, black smoke and loss of power on the hills (Which are plentiful around here!)
So, I have given her a full service (all filters and oil), cleaned out and checked intercooler hoses, checked the VNT mechanism and all vac lines. Removed and bypassed EGR, and a new maf (Not a genuine though but made a difference in low rev range!)
Black smoking still on hills with quick flash of the MIL. No more blue smoke.
So today I got the wife to rev the engine to 2750 (ish) rpm so I could check the hoses again as slight weeping of oil has come back on the long pipe. I could hear a gushing of air when revving but the pipes were! Turns out, it's the inlet manifold which has split! Along the front edge where it was welded.
It has also started to separate along the side for about an inch but no leak as yet! I'm assuming I may of been the MAP sensor which has failed allowing excess boost to build and split the mani.
Has anyone else suffered something alike? I've searched but nothing comes up regarding the actual manifold splitting.
Whats the chances of using something like brake cleaner to clean the egde up, sandpaper to roughen it and JB Weld to seal it?
Or buy a replacement manifold?
Cheers,
Dan
I do miss the place
