ivancrx
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Landrover 90 1990 fitted with 200tdi from a disco
So my saga continues with the 90.
About 500 miles ago I had the head gasket fail, I had the head skimmed but not pressure tested, about 2 weeks later I had water in the oil again (White sludge in the rocker cover etc, etc). I then stripped it down again and had the head checked again including having it pressure tested and all was good no problems at all with it.
I rebuilt it all with new gaskets again and now 200 miles later I have the same problem, water in the rocker cover, cyclone filter full of sludge. and to top it all oil leaking out of the turbo.
I haven't started to strip it down yet as it is beginning to annoy me know and I am starting to loose faith in it. Just looking for ideas and inspiration as to what has gone wrong, the turbo was refurbished 18 months ago so why that has oil leaking through it I don't know.
Do I just take the engine out and replace it with an unknown unit, take it out and rebuild it from ground up having the block all checked for cracks and curing the leak on the rear seal at last, go down the 300tdi route and fitting a new engine, set fire to it and be done with it or just sell it as a project?
HELP!!!!!!
So my saga continues with the 90.
About 500 miles ago I had the head gasket fail, I had the head skimmed but not pressure tested, about 2 weeks later I had water in the oil again (White sludge in the rocker cover etc, etc). I then stripped it down again and had the head checked again including having it pressure tested and all was good no problems at all with it.
I rebuilt it all with new gaskets again and now 200 miles later I have the same problem, water in the rocker cover, cyclone filter full of sludge. and to top it all oil leaking out of the turbo.
I haven't started to strip it down yet as it is beginning to annoy me know and I am starting to loose faith in it. Just looking for ideas and inspiration as to what has gone wrong, the turbo was refurbished 18 months ago so why that has oil leaking through it I don't know.
Do I just take the engine out and replace it with an unknown unit, take it out and rebuild it from ground up having the block all checked for cracks and curing the leak on the rear seal at last, go down the 300tdi route and fitting a new engine, set fire to it and be done with it or just sell it as a project?
HELP!!!!!!