Diesel engine runaway - solution?

This seems to be a fear of diesel landy owners particularly those with turbochargers

I've read a few threads and there doesn't appear to be consensus on the best way of stopping it when it happens.

Blocking the air intake seems to be the most advised method, but will you have something suitable to hand and be able to do it in time?

There does appear to be a solution, however, Have a look at this site. It seems there would be something suitable for most landy diesels here:

Air intake shut down (shut off) valves | Diesel Engines | Chalwyn

Interesting to say the least.

Few people mentioned banging into a high gear and stalling it out that way.

co2 fire extinguisher at the intake I've heard works

Yes CO2 extinguisher might work, but you can't carry a small one in your car/van as they don't make them small enough and it's not allowed to carry compressed gas bottles in a domestic vehicle.

Again 5th gear stalling could work, but you are likely to damage the clutch/transmission and the clutch might let go and the engine pick up again.

Fair point on the stalling idea.

Since when were you not allowed to keep all fire extinguisher in the car?

Dr_evil said:

Since when were you not allowed to keep all fire extinguisher in the car?

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F**k knows... thought everyone did... it's just common sense - my Commercial D3 came with one pre-installed. Co2 too.

I've got one in the old disco and will have one in the series too so screw whatever law this is haha

v8landyman said:

and it's not allowed to carry compressed gas bottles in a domestic vehicle.

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Since when?

Apart from a vehicle fire extinguisher, I also carry butane cylinders (for my camping stove; a cigarette lighter (obviously now illegal); and various aerosols e.g. WD-40; Plus gas; which according to you is not permissible.

Maybe he's just stupid ?

It probably depends on the size of the cylinder where you need warning labels on the back of your vehicle. But you try and find a small CO2 extinguisher - there aren't any. All the vehicle ones are powder. Fking amazing how people modify your comments on here, I never said you couldn't carry fire extinguisher.

May I ask as to why the worry of a run away engine. Are you playing with the fueling or got a ropey engine?

I'm not particularly worried, just reflecting the various posts on here about cracked heads, leaking injector seals, damaged turbo seals etc.

v8landyman said:

But you try and find a small CO2 extinguisher - there aren't any.

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Ok...

Budget 2kg CO2 fire extinguisher

Would you seriously consider carrying that 4.91 Kg lump of steel in your passenger compartment? You need it close at hand like attached to the front of the seat box and that's just too bulky.

yes I would………..

The army mount them on front of the seatbox under the passengers legs. Never seems to get in the way much. I've got mine mounted on the rear bulkhead, between the two front seats.

my power ones mounted just infront of the cubby box, infront of the gear lever, was a git to get to fasten into the holder, but it'll come out easy enough.

powder, not power...

Interesting thought, squirting CO2 directly into a hot engine!

Has anyone actually done this and if so, what damage was, or could be caused to the engine by a sudden intake of gas at -30C?