Recent content by george1968

I disconected the turbo pipe the other night and ran it, once warm it took off again and it took me 30 seconds of squeezing the life out of the turbo pipe i left conected for that reason on the inlet manifold side, thats when I decided the engine was going to have to be replaced. Regards George

Well ive bit the bullet and bought a 200 tdi engine, so I will be changing it easter weekend, again thanks for the help. Regards George

Thanks for the replys guys, I am trying to source a compression tester to see whats what, and if the figures are ok will put a turbo repair kit in, but if the compression is all over the place then looks like its a 200tdi sooner than I thought, I have not messed with the engine as I have had a...

I would of thought if it was runing away on oil from the sump bypassing the rings it wouldnt stop till sump dry or seized, plus it starts well even when left for a week over that cold spell we have just had, maby I should get hold of a compression tester and see what reading I have, plus its...

dont have intercooler Regards George

Hi All, I am having a bit bother with a 1989 2.5TD engine, If its being ticking over a while, if I touch the throttle the engine runs off itself for a few seconds then come back to tickover, (takes my heart a little longer to get back to tickover), so it must be getting oil from somewhere, Ive...

Well I will introduce myself before picking your brains :D, Names George 41 years old from Sunderland, and Ive recently bought a 1989 defenderTD, that someone else has put two years of his life into before selling it to me due to ill health, she is structually sound however needs a bit work to...