Chrisfrain2007
Active Member
I bet piston is Knackered, they have a v shaped groove in them, and a valve head smashing about between head and piston does neither any good, you will. E lucky if ya bore has escaped without damage also
Soloby Rob
Banned
Aye!! It's taken a hell of a lot to get the message to sink in. :hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi:bounce:
ovalandrover
Well-Known Member
As this is a diesel there is very little clearance in the combustion chamber so the damage will probably be more than if it was a petrol.
one one of my vehicles it dropped a valve at 20000 km and had head replaced and drove it for another 5000 km and the crankshaft broke in two but it still kept running but there was a hell of a noise. having said that it was not a Land Rover it was a Diahatsu and a petrol model.
one one of my vehicles it dropped a valve at 20000 km and had head replaced and drove it for another 5000 km and the crankshaft broke in two but it still kept running but there was a hell of a noise. having said that it was not a Land Rover it was a Diahatsu and a petrol model.
paddocks1967
New Member
Hi lads,there is a bit of a score on the piston,i was just pulling away from lights when engine stopped,so the was,nt going that fast
So what you're saying is, that because someone knowlegeable suggested what the problem was likely to be, and turned out to be right, the owner should have just dropped his spanners and bought a new engine to start with? This guy needs support, not ridicule, and he might still be able to sort his engine.
It's hard to give any answers this way or that, as what constitutes "a bit of a score" is in the eye of the beholder. You must check if your rod is bent, if your bore is scratched and maybe have someone look at that piston. You can get reconditioned cylinder heads, fully loaded, from a number of vendors, so that's the easy part. Putting it back together and timing it correctly requires acute attention to the workshop manual.
Henrik
Chrisfrain2007
Active Member
As much as I think its great pat is having a go, i think you should maybe get a more knowledgeable person to have a look at the bits for you, I see no point in putting it back together to find you have to strip it again as you missed something, take it to somebody who will help you decide which bits are serviceable, replace bits which ain't, then rebuild!
Soloby Rob
Banned
If he'd have taken good advice from the start of this thread he'd most likely have repaired or replaced his engine by now. :bored:
Rob,
Not to turn this into a slaggin' contest, but the first post was on Feb 8th, so I hardly think Pat has taken too long to investigate....
Henrik
Soloby Rob
Banned
paddocks1967
New Member
Am i missing something here,ive took on board what everybody has been saying,but the input from you rob has been abit ****e sorry to be negative
Soloby Rob
Banned
But my input mate was telling you your engine had serious internal damage early on.
paddocks1967
New Member
I never picked that up from your posts
paddocks1967
New Member
Anyway no harm done
Soloby Rob
Banned
Oh! aye.
You're going to need a hell of a lot more than a Sealey timing kit.
But my input mate was telling you your engine had serious internal damage early on.
Here's a clue or two.
paddocks1967
New Member
You missed a few of your posts there,rob
Soloby Rob
Banned
paddocks1967
New Member
Anyway i am not on here to get into a slagging match ,i just want to fix my car,pure and simple
Soloby Rob
Banned
It's not bad though is it, 12 pages of posts just to find out yer engine is goosed.
paddocks1967
New Member
Its not goosed yet,rob
