Disco&Defender
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Hi all,
You might of seen me post this in engines but I don't think it gets much exposure. I picked up my "new" 1997 90 yesterday. Initially thought it was something of a bargain. 100k miles new chassis in 2003 that's extremely solid and unwelded (unfortunately not galvanised as it was an insurance job so hot a genuine chassis) has been as up for 4 years on a farm. Got it going and runs and drives very well bags of power and smooth not missing or anything but it smokes a LOT (probably blue oil smoke I think) not driven it enough to see how it is properly hot but it's unacceptable as is. Theres no back pressure in the head, ie I take the oil fill cap off and there's no pressure though the hole.
What can be causing these issues? It passed its MOT in 2015 and did 4k since so I can't imagine rings have gone as surely It would have been bad 4k miles ago?
Thanks
You might of seen me post this in engines but I don't think it gets much exposure. I picked up my "new" 1997 90 yesterday. Initially thought it was something of a bargain. 100k miles new chassis in 2003 that's extremely solid and unwelded (unfortunately not galvanised as it was an insurance job so hot a genuine chassis) has been as up for 4 years on a farm. Got it going and runs and drives very well bags of power and smooth not missing or anything but it smokes a LOT (probably blue oil smoke I think) not driven it enough to see how it is properly hot but it's unacceptable as is. Theres no back pressure in the head, ie I take the oil fill cap off and there's no pressure though the hole.
What can be causing these issues? It passed its MOT in 2015 and did 4k since so I can't imagine rings have gone as surely It would have been bad 4k miles ago?
Thanks
