new landy owner needs help!!

hi there im after some help if poss ive just bought my first land rover discovery 300tdi ive had it just over a week and bought it off a friend at work who has just upgraded to a td5 anyway i was driving to work yesterday morning and i was going down the motorway just trunderling along at 70mph when i started to lose speed when the speed dropped to much i downed a gear to fouth and lost all mode of power without any warning sign when the car came to a stop it belowed out steam and the turbo was glowing as orange as my fluorescent coat tried to restart once it had cooled down but just wouldn't go it will turn over but will not fire up there is no oil in water or vice a versa and i just cant think for the life of me what it could be i was just wondering if any of you guys had any problems like this any help would be much grateful jonny

Hello ,

Have you Checked there is fuel at lift pump and at injectors ?
bleed fuel filter checked rear sedimeter by rear wheel ?
Checked sender unit ?

no not as yet buts thanks for your reply and will be checking the three

lots of information on here about buying and what to look for

i should of done that really but as i know the car and whats been done to it i thought id be ok big mistake lol

hi russ just to inform you ive gone through the fuel system and the lift pump is working as the filter is the stop solenoid is also working and the pump is putting fuel to the injectors so no problems with the fuel side of things but its still not starting it just turning over and not firing is there anything else you could suggest what to look at thanks very much

I would lean towards head gasket or poor compression . HG fails are common on tdi's and nothing to worry about done one on my disco before Christmas and just finishing my dads 110.

I'm sure someone else will be along to correct me ?

Where abouts are you , there might be some LZ members nearby willing to advise.

russ.star said:

Where abouts are you , there might be some LZ members nearby willing to advise.

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im in hull east Yorkshire

Did you catch what your oil temperature was when she went poof?

Could it be a reduced intake of air? This could push your air fuel ratio down in the same way that increased fuel would. With a turbo that hot, your outlet temperature must have been pretty high!

have you checked oil dip stick? could be turbo was sucking oil and ran you dry

have you checked oil dip stick? could be turbo was sucking oil and ran you dry

no i didn't but there was no sings of overheating as the temp gauge was sat at normal no unsuspecting noises either

Thor1950 said:

have you checked oil dip stick? could be turbo was sucking oil and ran you dry

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yeah theres oil in the sump still first thing i checked

Is there any exhaust gas coming out the exhaust
with the turbo getting that hot there could be a restriction
In the intake (as mentioned ) or the exhaust baffles have collapsed and causing to much back pressure

just a wild stab in the dark as ive seen that happen

Iann said:

Is there any exhaust gas coming out the exhaust
with the turbo getting that hot there could be a restriction
In the intake (as mentioned ) or the exhaust baffles have collapsed and causing to much back pressure

just a wild stab in the dark as ive seen that happen

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just checked now and theres plenty of back pressure coming from the exhaust but thanks for the advice

Thor1950 said:

have you checked oil dip stick? could be turbo was sucking oil and ran you dry

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If that was the case,the engine would just keep on running,using the oil as fuel,plus there would be clouds of smoke,telling you something was wrong.

the timing belt is worth a check
wip the the rocker box off and spin it over to check the vales move. if good
check the the timing marks line up to eliminate belt slip

Iann said:

the timing belt is worth a check
wip the the rocker box off and spin it over to check the vales move. if good
check the the timing marks line up to eliminate belt slip

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yeah i was thinking along them lines to be honest ive looked through the oil cap and can see the valves moving

jonny1987 said:

yeah i was thinking along them lines to be honest ive looked through the oil cap and can see the valves moving

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If the turbo was glowing red hot,as you said,and the engine just stopped,it would seem to me,that it has suffered internal damage,you have been given some great advice by a landy guru,jamesmartin,take it mate.,or get a compression test done,to see if the pistons/rings or valves are still doing their job.