Blanco
Member
So there I was.... trundling along, and suddenly started missing badly, first thought was running out of diesel +but not that plenty left. Pulled over to look. Temp. near normal, oil level OK, coolant level lowish but I have a known P-gasket to attend to so nothing un-usual in that. Having established no immediate cause I continued on my way, noticed an increasing amount of white smoke and struggled for power on the hills. As I was late for my wood delivery (yep towing a good 3.5t) and it was just a couple of miles to go I carried on. Engine ticked over seemingly OK (white smoke excepted) while unloading, so I began to think fueling/injectors maybe ??? Even with the trailer empty things weren't any better power wise so I drove to the nearest village garage . They have rung me to say the injectors seem fine but the compression test shows three cylinders seriously down. Can the head gasket suddenly let go so badly???, can the timing belt jump??? What are the possibilities? all input gratefully received.