angeloc
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Hi - I am new to this forum
Had a Freelander for years but got rear ended 2 weeks ago so bought another! Last one was a 2.0D this one is a TD4 on an 03 with 86k and really nice condition except for one ickle ickle problem!!!
However I bought it cheapish so I have some scope.
The problem - all was well but a bit of smoke that stopped when hot - today I changed the transmission filter for the BMW car one and the EGR bypass is on it's way.
While doing the job I notice number one injector was higher than the rest - the flange that holds it has snapped in the middle and this allowed the injector to lift up - now I know why it was a bit smokey!!! Oh yes and yesterday started fluffing under load.
So I set about removing it - yes I know!!! So one flange bolt was already broken bit the assembly came out ok that side - however the other side which was now distorted and taking the strain of the lifting injector snapped it's thread down inside the plastic hole. I swore at this point! Even though I had soaked it in copious amounts of WD40
It is a clean break and there is a few mms of thread proud if the head but it's down in a tube.
Any ideas? I want to try and avoid a head removal. I tried getting the cam cover off but it's held by the other injectors and one of thosechas a similarly seized nut so I decided not to go there.
I though about putting a small tube over it and seeing if I could mig weld into tube in the hope that it would then turn out.
To add insult to injury when I took the manifold off I saw that heater plug number one was sheared off flush with the block as well - seems a budget had it at some point.
Any ideas appreciated.
Thanks
Had a Freelander for years but got rear ended 2 weeks ago so bought another! Last one was a 2.0D this one is a TD4 on an 03 with 86k and really nice condition except for one ickle ickle problem!!!
However I bought it cheapish so I have some scope.
The problem - all was well but a bit of smoke that stopped when hot - today I changed the transmission filter for the BMW car one and the EGR bypass is on it's way.
While doing the job I notice number one injector was higher than the rest - the flange that holds it has snapped in the middle and this allowed the injector to lift up - now I know why it was a bit smokey!!! Oh yes and yesterday started fluffing under load.
So I set about removing it - yes I know!!! So one flange bolt was already broken bit the assembly came out ok that side - however the other side which was now distorted and taking the strain of the lifting injector snapped it's thread down inside the plastic hole. I swore at this point! Even though I had soaked it in copious amounts of WD40
It is a clean break and there is a few mms of thread proud if the head but it's down in a tube.
Any ideas? I want to try and avoid a head removal. I tried getting the cam cover off but it's held by the other injectors and one of thosechas a similarly seized nut so I decided not to go there.
I though about putting a small tube over it and seeing if I could mig weld into tube in the hope that it would then turn out.
To add insult to injury when I took the manifold off I saw that heater plug number one was sheared off flush with the block as well - seems a budget had it at some point.
Any ideas appreciated.
Thanks