gemsdad said:

If the turbo was glowing red hot,as you said,and the engine just stopped,it would seem to me,that it has suffered internal damage,you have been given some great advice by a landy guru,jamesmartin,take it mate.,or get a compression test done,to see if the pistons/rings or valves are still doing their job.

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jonny1987 said:

im grateful for the advice and ive been looking for another engine but also considering just doing a full rebuild myself at least i know that all area's are covered on the internals its just having the time to do it around work and this is also my daily driver which is a bit of a pain but i dont wanna part with her lol

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gemsdad said:

ok,well if you are going to do a full engine rebuild,then good on ya.go for it mate,that is what i would do,in your situation.

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jonny1987 said:

its only right but the miss's dosnt think so

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gemsdad said:

If the turbo was glowing red hot,as you said,and the engine just stopped,it would seem to me,that it has suffered internal damage,you have been given some great advice by a landy guru,jamesmartin,take it mate.,or get a compression test done,to see if the pistons/rings or valves are still doing their job.

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Thor1950 said:

don't see JM reply in this thread. Sure would like to see what he thinks

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