Turbo Girl
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Hi folks, had an alarming incident today where the diesel freelander I was driving lost power dramatically up a hill- 10 seconds later, I pulled over looking like a member of the Red Arrows display team with clouds of brown smoke outta the exhaust. The engine started overrevving dramatically (yes, I DID have my foot on the clutch, not the throttle!!) and I hit the kill immediately, which didn't work so I managed to quickly stall it. It's had a lot of recent work (engine, transmission rebuilds) and I had noticed a tinny sound which I'd put down to a slightly loose exhaust bracket, although it may in hindsight have been a turbo whine.
Has anyone heard of/ experienced this in the older freelander diesel? Know of any possible causes or have any sage comments for avoiding this situation or things we should check before we try a restart? Cheers for your help, guys!
Has anyone heard of/ experienced this in the older freelander diesel? Know of any possible causes or have any sage comments for avoiding this situation or things we should check before we try a restart? Cheers for your help, guys!