ah think yer best bet would be to forgo all the **** thats gone on before and start afresh. yer seem to be getting bogged down with ' he did this' and then another he did that' and then teh first he done another thing.

as bin sed earlier get a comp tester and test yer comps.

take all yer plugs out and disable the ign, screw tester into each cylinder in turn and crank it over with throttle wide open till yer gauge stops climbing. then note yer readings down. once yer dun that report back.
 
slob said:
ah think yer best bet would be to forgo all the **** thats gone on before and start afresh. yer seem to be getting bogged down with ' he did this' and then another he did that' and then teh first he done another thing.

as bin sed earlier get a comp tester and test yer comps.

take all yer plugs out and disable the ign, screw tester into each cylinder in turn and crank it over with throttle wide open till yer gauge stops climbing. then note yer readings down. once yer dun that report back.
Click to expand...

Yep slobs right yer getting caught up in speculation, if the mechanic poured loads of oil down yer engine after the compression test and nothing, then after doing the same thing yerself you still get no compression then odds on it's blown the **** out of the head gasket and the burning smell "could be" the gasses passing across from cylinders up into the air box, the boiling sound you heard could have been the system being pressurised by air from the blown gaskets and not actual boiling.

There's a test that can be done by pressurizing the cylinders one at a time which we would do in a garage and it indicates where the loss is going.

Don't know any reason why an oil change would ever cause this fault, did you wait whilst it was done, does your engine have a fan, did it overheat in the garage.
 
david451 said:
Yep slobs right yer getting caught up in speculation, if the mechanic poured loads of oil down yer engine after the compression test and nothing, then after doing the same thing yerself you still get no compression then odds on it's blown the **** out of the head gasket and the burning smell "could be" the gasses passing across from cylinders up into the air box, the boiling sound you heard could have been the system being pressurised by air from the blown gaskets and not actual boiling.

There's a test that can be done by pressurizing the cylinders one at a time which we would do in a garage and it indicates where the loss is going.

Don't know any reason why an oil change would ever cause this fault, did you wait whilst it was done, does your engine have a fan, did it overheat in the garage.
Click to expand...

Just had a thought, the v8 has hydraulic tappets, in your overheat situation particularilly having left it for a month, this could be the problem.

Either they are not opening the valves or they have pumped up and are keeping the valves open, have had this on one vehicle before and I had to tow the bastid for ages to get them to work again. Not sure about towing a landie though.

Slob will know though.
 
david451 said:
There's a test that can be done by pressurizing the cylinders one at a time which we would do in a garage and it indicates where the loss is going.

quote]
that would be a leak down test , but fer FIY yer need a bit more than a £8 quid comp tester to carry it out. so if yer man is gonna be doing it isself he'd be best sticking to a comp test unless he's willing to go out and buy a compressor and leak down equipment. which will cost yer hundreds instead of £8
Click to expand...
 
slob said:
david451 said:
There's a test that can be done by pressurizing the cylinders one at a time which we would do in a garage and it indicates where the loss is going.

quote]
that would be a leak down test , but fer FIY yer need a bit more than a £8 quid comp tester to carry it out. so if yer man is gonna be doing it isself he'd be best sticking to a comp test unless he's willing to go out and buy a compressor and leak down equipment. which will cost yer hundreds instead of £8
Click to expand...

I agree with you, not expecting him to do it himself, rather directing him to what device would diagnose the compression loss, and therefore what to ask for in terms of assistance next if the compression test proves true.

But he still has to confirm the compression tests, although he seems confident in the mechanic he took it to

Whats your views on the hydraulic tappets and towing it then, I am second guessing that you have more knowledge on towing a landrover than me.

Do you have any advice on how to tow a landrover in gear, for the guy if it is the lifters.
Click to expand...
 
slob said:
stick it in gear and tow it
Click to expand...

Yes very usefull that is!!!

In a recovery situation you remove the propshaft to prevent damage to the gearbox, in this instance it will be in gear turning the engine, so is there a difference.

If you don't know just say so.
 
are you this stupid in real life or just on here?

if you had asked about recovering it and towing it fooking miles you would have gotten an answer about that but yer dint ! yer asked about towing it enough to get some oil flowing to free up the lifters. so get back in yer pram
 
slob said:
are you this stupid in real life or just on here?

if you had asked about recovering it and towing it fooking miles you would have gotten an answer about that but yer dint ! yer asked about towing it enough to get some oil flowing to free up the lifters. so get back in yer pram
Click to expand...

Will try to answer the towing issues myself for you.

Not sure what you will have to use since the landie is fairly heavy, if you have not towed a vehicle to start it before then take a spare rope in case you break it.

There should be a towing eye under the bumper to attach it to but it will be one side probably, when you tow to start be careful since it tends to pull to one side due to the position of the towing eye.

I would proceed at about 10mph with it in 2nd gear clutch held in until you achieve that speed, then let the clutch out slowly enguaging the engine.

Listen to the sound of your engine, the one I had the problem with started to fire on each cylinder, one at a time but when I pressed the clutch back in to catch it, the engine died and I needed to continue for quite a bit until it would run on it's own. Watch it doesnt fire up suddenly and shoot forward.

You said that your mechanic was ok I would sugest that you let him know of my theory and get him to help you.
 
drugs! i see from yer profile yer have a work related injury. do you think that maybe you would benefit from slightly less strong medication?
perhaps you doctor could advise yer, just tell him that you have difficulty concentrating and that you have problem with co-herency.
 
slob said:
are you this stupid in real life or just on here?

if you had asked about recovering it and towing it fooking miles you would have gotten an answer about that but yer dint ! yer asked about towing it enough to get some oil flowing to free up the lifters. so get back in yer pram
Click to expand...


Are you really this aggressive in real life.

You ought to take a little more care who you are mouthing off to - you just never know.

Why be so rude to a complete stranger?
 
slob said:
drugs! i see from yer profile yer have a work related injury. do you think that maybe you would benefit from slightly less strong medication?
perhaps you doctor could advise yer, just tell him that you have difficulty concentrating and that you have problem with co-herency.
Click to expand...


Yes Slob I do have a work related injury and I do take medication every day, and I did unfortunately actually have to retire from my former employment after two and a half years of failed treatment.

I can't take any less strong medication unfortunately, or I won't be able to get out of bed.

I actually do have concentration issues as well, but that comes part and parcel of living with my disability.

It is quite an impact being unable to do any of the things I did before. But on the bright side I get a sticker for my car and a disability allowance and the privilage of ignorent people like you reminding me.

So to recap I have given advice you have given abuse, and you had to resort to the lowest means to achive it.
 
david451 said:
Yes Slob I do have a work related injury and I do take medication every day, and I did unfortunately actually have to retire from my former employment after two and a half years of failed treatment.

I can't take any less strong medication unfortunately, or I won't be able to get out of bed.

I actually do have concentration issues as well, but that comes part and parcel of living with my disability.

It is quite an impact being unable to do any of the things I did before. But on the bright side I get a sticker for my car and a disability allowance and the privilage of ignorent people like you reminding me.

So to recap I have given advice you have given abuse, and you had to resort to the lowest means to achive it.
Click to expand...

Oh and by the way Slob, I have removed my personal details now just in case. Also there is an "ANYTHING GOES" section where more approapreatly, abusive and discriminary comments like yours should be directed, and not exibited "here" where they are wholely inaproapreate, but to be honest I would fashion that they are inaproapreate there too, but I don't go there, I don't need to.

Probably best to keep them in your head, as "bad thoughts".
icon4.gif
 
oh ffs ! give it a rest yer ****!

its bit rich spoutin off about yer disability and incapacity benefit when yer lookin t go " mud pluggin" ffs!
 
mondo said:
oh ffs ! give it a rest yer ****!

its bit rich spoutin off about yer disability and incapacity benefit when yer lookin t go " mud pluggin" ffs!
Click to expand...

He went too far, and what do you know about disability, people like you need educated.

It's not incapacity benefit it's Disability allowance, so don't go there it's none of your business, and you know nothing.
 
oh fer****sake!

Suppose your the ony ****er thats ever bin in an accident then eh?

BIG CHIP ISIT? Try tekin the ****er off yer showlders !
 
makes yer wonder why he felt the need to include "work related injury" within his profile ....

isnt attention seeking part way along the autism scale ?
 
Yes but if your mechanic was good he would be able to tell you what was wrong with the engine,could be warped cylinder heads,knackered block with slipped liners,piston rings gone,holed pistons,but there are checks a mechanic can do to tell has he "sniffed"the coolant for hydrocarbons etc?
 
thebiglad said:
Are you really this aggressive in real life.

You ought to take a little more care who you are mouthing off to - you just never know.

Why be so rude to a complete stranger?
Click to expand...


if you'd bothered to read his previous posts you understand why , and its not aggression but mearly pointing out his inconsistency in his postings.
he asks a question then doesn't get the answer he was expecting and then decides to answer the question himself in a way that doesn't make much sense.
is it aggressive to answer his comments?

is this

" you ought to take a little more care who you are mouthing off to - you just never know."

not more aggressive and infact is nowt more than a veiled threat of at least a hint that violence might be on offer?
 
slob said:
is this

" you ought to take a little more care who you are mouthing off to - you just never know."

not more aggressive and infact is nowt more than a veiled threat of at least a hint that violence might be on offer?
Click to expand...

Yep
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

T
Disco 2 03 Discovery 2 TD5 no start
Replies
8
Views
820
Anaconda
A
KingSam
Disco 2 Td5 non start after deep water
Replies
8
Views
1K
KingSam
KingSam
H
TD5 discovery series 2 engine problem
Replies
2
Views
552
Stanleysteamer
Stanleysteamer
Padda.116
300tdi auto disco 1 BURNING RUBBER SMELL
Replies
4
Views
892
patrickmoran
P
T
Td5 not starting - no air bleed valve?
Replies
3
Views
633
timothyarnold
T