hi everyone , new to this so bear with me,

range rover 2.5 bmw engine wouldnt start in all cold weather over xmas,
took it to someone and had , ready for it
new battery,new glow plugs,new glow plug relay, new starter motor,
still no joy.
several people tried jump starting , some times 10-15 mins a go,
later realized this destroyed the head,so,
head reskim,new valves,new valve guides,complete rebuild,new head gasket.
from this i was told that timing chain had stretched throwing all firing and deisel pump out of whack, resulting in poor or no starting when turning over,
after new timing chain , other belts and new tensioner ,
starts first turn of the key and sounds like a new engine,brilliant!

BUT, now its over heating.
mechanic tells me a ceramic disc that comes from the water pump has shattered and is going round the cooling system occasionally blocking, could this happen or is he taking the **** , as i think he has for the last 3 months and £1500,
any help much appreciated, cheers

Hi, all that sounded nasty.
I got that engine in me omega, 2.5td 6cyl?
If you need parts for them, I can assure you they are ****ters(omega) so you may get parts quite cheap from a scrappy from engines that have outlived the ****e construction of the omega.
As for what the mech says, sounds plausible, but equally sounds like tosh, really wish I could help ya.
Hope you get joy

Cheers Vagrent, Should get it back today 29/04/10 all sorted, but not holding my breath. Let You Know

Well i hope it all good news mate, and not to pricey
I have been considering putting my omega lump in me 90
It would be an awesome machine
I do like the sound of that engine and it really pulls well