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Maybe I should send the turbo back an state that this banjo bolt shouldn't be there and that it has widened the threads to the oil intake causing it to leak using the original fitting from my inlet pipe, what you think?

I don't know how to put pictures up I'm on iPhone 4 if any1 knows lol

I don't know how much restriction m8 this is all new to me, but the 1 on eBay wich looks same as the bolt I got says 1mm hole to restrict oil flow to reduce smoke ect!

Looked on eBay an these banjo bolts are noted for 200 an 300 tdi turbos? Could my turbo be a tdi 1 or could some1 have fitted this bolt to a td 1 an opened up the threads? How do I fit my pipe to the banjo bolt? Am I making sense lol :-)

If it helps the turbo came with an restricter banjo bolt in the hole were the oil feed goes in! My original 1 never had 1 ?

Well I took advise from people of here for the runaway engine an thanks for the advise I will try an fin another fitting for the oil pipe I think, I don't think it's worn tho I think it just a different fixing for it I need, I've started the engine and it all seems fine apart from the oil leak...

I have recently bourt a 2nd hand turbo from eBay, as my old 1 led me to a runaway engine! Now after fitting this I have discovered that the oil intake pipe at the top of the turbo is slightly different to my old1, I mean my bolt on the end of the pipe is just slightly smaller than the threaded...

If it helps any1 locate the problem then there has been a whistling/whining noise coming from I thourt was the gearbox! This morning it made the same noise but as I pulled away the noise got loader an loader an at the top end of the gears it turned into a rattling noise as if I had a cage in the...

That's what I thourt (under power ) il stick to looking for a 300tdi :-) an maybe now I've got a good reason to blah the ball an chain for 1 :-)

Not feeling the chainsaw engine m8 haha

Just asking cos the engine would be free :-) lol

An what would the final outcome be on that? Would that engine pull my landy? How would it fit to the gear box? Surly there's so much difference with them?

My silly friend said that his 1.8 gti golf engine would fit my defender! Now I'm no machanic but surly he's talking out of his arse?

And what bout the electrics? I tried to turn it over about 5 minutes after the incident an it tried f a split second but then stopped an cut everything out! Nothing will come on!?

Yes I was always planning on doing this after My holiday and Christmas, out of way, I just don't like her stood for so long :-( especially with all extras on her! I have a vauxhall astra but that's playing up as well in an out of garage! I thourt landy engine was bomb! Proof an last me till...

Thanks for the suggestions and its a 2.5td 1989 defender :-)

O dear! So it's ####ed! Basically ?

What that mean lol

After a week of a new whistling noise I looked in manual an it says a brake vacume leak! Thinking ok not that bad!! I drive on!! Today I drive to work and the noise gets worse! After finishing work I start to drive home! Half way the revs stuck on full pelt! What to do!!!! Cut the engine out...

That is absolutely fantastic :-) I've just come back of holiday and I am currently looking around for a disco for my conversion :-) and this step by step guid is more than enough to get me through, thanks :-)