Hi All
My wife rolled my discovery into a water filled ditch this morning, shes fine so Im now wondering what to check for on the engine once its brought back to me in the morning - the vehicle was bought as a donor for its engine mainly as it was a very nicely running full service history low milage 300tdi auto (but with a pretty dodgy body)
I think the chances are that it was still running when it went under the water, but she doesnt know - it left the road, hit a bank at the other side of the ditch, flipped in the air and landed upside down in the ditch so not sure if the engine would have kept running until that point.
The airbox would have been the first thing to go under the water with how it landed so Im guessing thats the first thing to check, I plan to check the air box for water and mud that has got past the air filter, drain the oil and check for water/silt etc drain the coolant (whats left of it as the header tank broke in the impact) and take it from there.
Is it worth then refilling with oil and coolant and pulling the glow plugs or injectors and trying to turn it over to see if theres water in the bores, I assume this would squirt out if there is in which case its time to strip it really and check the rods etc I guess? if it does turn over ok and seems dry I guess it would be easy to tell if a rod was bent or other internal damage ie noise wise etc?
Anything else I can do to check before having to strip it/anything that i may have forgotten? and I guess the last question is if I get to that stage and find water in the bores is it really worth going any further?
Cheers
Ben
My wife rolled my discovery into a water filled ditch this morning, shes fine so Im now wondering what to check for on the engine once its brought back to me in the morning - the vehicle was bought as a donor for its engine mainly as it was a very nicely running full service history low milage 300tdi auto (but with a pretty dodgy body)
I think the chances are that it was still running when it went under the water, but she doesnt know - it left the road, hit a bank at the other side of the ditch, flipped in the air and landed upside down in the ditch so not sure if the engine would have kept running until that point.
The airbox would have been the first thing to go under the water with how it landed so Im guessing thats the first thing to check, I plan to check the air box for water and mud that has got past the air filter, drain the oil and check for water/silt etc drain the coolant (whats left of it as the header tank broke in the impact) and take it from there.
Is it worth then refilling with oil and coolant and pulling the glow plugs or injectors and trying to turn it over to see if theres water in the bores, I assume this would squirt out if there is in which case its time to strip it really and check the rods etc I guess? if it does turn over ok and seems dry I guess it would be easy to tell if a rod was bent or other internal damage ie noise wise etc?
Anything else I can do to check before having to strip it/anything that i may have forgotten? and I guess the last question is if I get to that stage and find water in the bores is it really worth going any further?
Cheers
Ben
