Brian S
Well-Known Member
I hope someone can give me some advice as I cant find much with the search function.
Basically I have a Discovery 1 300TDi that has 227K on the clock.
It was running ok up to a month ago, little oil use, little or no smoking and only the usualy small oil leaks. I would not say it was perfect but in those areas was fine.
Then on a nights laning I stupidly took a risk through a puddle and ended up stalled in the water (No snorkle)
Could not start the engine again and after being towed out the lane had to get home on the back of an AA truck.
Eventually got her started by removing the top intercooler hose and seeing the crappy water gush out of the top of the intercooler.
I removed and cleaned that and the engine seemed to be ok again, but after a few weeks the engine oil light started to flicker on idle.
I checked the level at that time but it seemsed fine, but it started to smoke a bit as well.
Last weekend the oil light went on and would flicker on and off as I drove home, I needed to drive it carefully home. Got home and it took a full 5ltr can of oil.
There is an oil leak, the drivers side is oily and a good few drips are left on the drive each day, but not enough to eat that much oil.
Since then the oil light started to flicker on idle again and took another 2.5 ltrs of oil.
Also the water, which has never changed had needed a little topping up twice since.
The engine now smokes constantly, especially bad when cold. If I boot it then I get a proper James Bond smoke screen behind me. Generally its a little blue smoke cloud as I pull away, and I can see the smoke billowing in the rear window as I drive.
Not so bad as I travel on the motorways at a steady 60 - 70mph.
I am wondering what damage the water could have done?
Could I be lucky enough to just need a head Gasket?
Might I have damaged an Piston ring or 2?
The main oil loss may be a heavy leak that only ****es out under load so when I stop over I only get the drips off the parts that were drenched.
I know I changed one of the cooler pipes as when I cleaned the engine I spotted a minute hole in the rubber as you could just see the oil coming out as you revved it.
I have changed the lift pump when I was trying to get it running before I found the water in the intercooler.
Any thoughts or advice greatly appreciated.
Basically I have a Discovery 1 300TDi that has 227K on the clock.
It was running ok up to a month ago, little oil use, little or no smoking and only the usualy small oil leaks. I would not say it was perfect but in those areas was fine.
Then on a nights laning I stupidly took a risk through a puddle and ended up stalled in the water (No snorkle)
Could not start the engine again and after being towed out the lane had to get home on the back of an AA truck.
Eventually got her started by removing the top intercooler hose and seeing the crappy water gush out of the top of the intercooler.
I removed and cleaned that and the engine seemed to be ok again, but after a few weeks the engine oil light started to flicker on idle.
I checked the level at that time but it seemsed fine, but it started to smoke a bit as well.
Last weekend the oil light went on and would flicker on and off as I drove home, I needed to drive it carefully home. Got home and it took a full 5ltr can of oil.
There is an oil leak, the drivers side is oily and a good few drips are left on the drive each day, but not enough to eat that much oil.
Since then the oil light started to flicker on idle again and took another 2.5 ltrs of oil.
Also the water, which has never changed had needed a little topping up twice since.
The engine now smokes constantly, especially bad when cold. If I boot it then I get a proper James Bond smoke screen behind me. Generally its a little blue smoke cloud as I pull away, and I can see the smoke billowing in the rear window as I drive.
Not so bad as I travel on the motorways at a steady 60 - 70mph.
I am wondering what damage the water could have done?
Could I be lucky enough to just need a head Gasket?
Might I have damaged an Piston ring or 2?
The main oil loss may be a heavy leak that only ****es out under load so when I stop over I only get the drips off the parts that were drenched.
I know I changed one of the cooler pipes as when I cleaned the engine I spotted a minute hole in the rubber as you could just see the oil coming out as you revved it.
I have changed the lift pump when I was trying to get it running before I found the water in the intercooler.
Any thoughts or advice greatly appreciated.