So to cut a long story short, I broke down going on holiday with suspected turbo failure. So far I’ve removed all the hoses and manifold and cleared them out, cleaned out the EGR valve and replaced the air filter and crank case breather. They were all pretty clogged up with junk. No improvement to power so on to replacing the turbo...
Does anyone have any useful hints on separating the exhaust from the turbo. Got the front bolt out but can’t access the back bolt. I’ve remove the three turbo bolts from under the air filter and disconnected the two big hoses and the banjo connector in the oil send/return. It’s a freelander 1 2004 TD4 Thanks

Eh up, lad. You'll need some extension bars for yer ratchet. About 4 feet total should do it and half inch is best. A bit of heat in the exhaust won't hurt

One is accessible through the N/S wheel arch. Feed the bar in to meet the nut and heave on it. Perhaps wind it in a little in then out a little at first to ensure it's free and not stripping. Take care when retracting the bar to avoid leaving the socket behind or seperating the extensions. Best with wheel off but can be done without.

I removed the vacuum reservoir left of the ECU and fuse box to get on the other one. I had the missus lie under the truck and guide the bar/socket on. Get the end of your extension just under where the reservoir was then heave on that, too (while practically kneeling on the engine!). I used a 12" breaker bar then a small ratchet to run it free completely.

Same method in reverse to get it back together. A bit of grease on the nuts will stick them inside the socket as you initially feed it in. Saves dropping them

do not for get to put back the blanking plugs in the air filter holder also make sure that turbo is primed before you start the engine otherwise it would have been all for nothing have a look on youtube

Somebody just posted a guide to do this job https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...lace-turbo-guide-without-removing-ird.349546/
It might help with your issue

teddywood1 said:

do not for get to put back the blanking plugs in the air filter holder also make sure that turbo is primed before you start the engine otherwise it would have been all for nothing have a look on youtube

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True say. But perhaps avoid the YouTube scare stories
I fed a little oil into the return pipe while it was on the bench and gave it a few turns. Then fitted the turbo and charged the oil feed pipe through the banjo connection using a squeezable bottle with a bit of 3mm fuel line attached to the cap. Keep squeezing until oil is dribbling out. Then squeeze some more, just to be safe. A syringe would work, too.