Trusty work horse & friend just died on me !

Hi
My trusty 200tdi 110 Defender work horse and friend of over 6 years has just died on me !! First time ever she has let me down, started with a blip of the key this morning as usual, 2 miles later, lost power and the oil light came on !! Stopped and wont start ! just got towed back home !

No noise, no smoke, no locking of wheels ! just passed away peace fully !

Any thoughts ?

Look no further ! Not even 5 years and 30k and the fooking cambelts snapped

On the bright side, at least you've found the problem, could have been worse to diagnose if not to repair

Don't think you'll have bent valves, the pushrods might be another story though

A good morning & the surgery will be over

I've got to find time to change the c/belt on my '200 Disco, trying to get over the fear of broken waterpump bolts before I start

Rich.

Yeh ! Expecting bent pushrods ! Like you say could be worse ! There are not a lot of engines about that would take a bust cambelt so lightly !

My waterpump bolts broke last time i did the belt ! Manged to get the timing cover/pump off and then got the bastides out with a monkey wrench on what was left of them !

You need to ask the question - why? Has the belt got any oil on it as that will kill it quicker, rollers ok, tensioner bolt still secure, main crank pulley bolt tight?. Once the pushrods are out check the cam turns smoothly. Probably worth changing tensioner / idler at the same time especially if you don't know how old they are and cant see any other obvious reason.

Cheers matey ! I changed the belt, idler & tensioner 30k ago ! Will try and get it in bit's this week ! keep you posted !

Looks like the crankshaft oil seal is leaking which has caused a premature rupture of the belt . Bent pushrods but otherwise all looks good !

Weird how the belt has just snapped clean and not shredded to start with.

Easy fix luckily. Shame the belt didn't last very long tho.

First time I've had a belt go on me so I can't complain realy ! One of them things eh !

8 new push rods,cambelt,tensioner,crank & cam shaft oil seal and a waterpump ! Sorted !