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ridgeback_moor
 


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D4 Secondary turbo drain modification LTB00487 with photos

I've become increasingly paranoid about the large puff of blue smoke from the exhaust pipes caused by oil pooling in the secondary turbo on my 2010 D4. This 2nd turbo only kicks in at about 2800 rpm, so after a long motorway trip there can be quite a bit of oil in there, creating a fairly spectacular cloud for the vehicles behind!

LTB00487 is Land Rover's solution to the problem, which involves fitting a shorter oil return pipe from the turbo that drains directly into the block, rather than lower down in the sump where the original pipe goes to.
PDF of LTB00487v6 here...
http://www.disco3.co.uk/gallery/albums/use...0-%203.pdf

1st step was to disconnect the turbo bypass valve from the bottom of the intercooler, allowing any oil to drain out of the intercooler...
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Despite having 112000 miles on the clock I was quite surprised at the amount of oil and water (condensation) that drained out of the intercooler....
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I also decided to run some paraffin through the intercooler from the top, which cleared out some more of the sludge, blowing through with a hair drier to dry it out on completion.

Next task is to remove the starter motor, which gives access to the port on the side of the block that the new pipe feeds into. The layout underneath a D4 must be different to a D3, as I'd read a few threads on here about how difficult the D3 Starter is to remove, but with a bit of trial and error this one came out fairly easily...
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With the starter motor out of the way you can now get at the bottom of the turbo and also the port on the side of the block (seen here with the blank still fitted, secured by 1 bolt)...
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New oil return pipe (LR044556) fitted, with new gasket (LR013235)...
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New pipe compared to the old one...
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Blanking plate (LR044555) fitted to sump where old drain pipe used to go....
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Whilst I was underneath I decided to remove and check the turbo bypass valve as some people have had problems with it sticking. No problems with mine though, it's been very well lubricated from within!
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I won't tempt fate by commenting on how successful the modification has been just yet, but initial impressions are positive! With a few more miles of motorway and urban driving, time will tell. The shorter pipe length and drain into the block above the oil level certainly should allow the oil to drain out of the turbo faster than it did before, so fingers crossed. I believe all vehicles after­ VIN DA676456 were fitted with the shorter pipe as standard, so this only applies to earlier D4s (date tbc).
 Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab

 


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A braver man than me and a cracking write up Bow down
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Having seen those pictures, the 3.0 block looks almost identical to the 2.7...
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Well I've now done 500+ miles since completing this mod, and I think I can safely say it's cured the smoky secondary turbo problem. Now I'm not afraid to overtake without causing a white out behind me! It's just a shame LR wouldn't contribute to correction of their own design faults Confused
 Previously:
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1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
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Good news! Thumbs Up
  
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Out of interest how much were the parts?
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Cost of parts

Just done my 2012 D4 and cost from dealers which includes the oil drain plug for engine and plugs for automatic gearbox oil change that has yet to be done:-

LLR065237 £28.41
LLR087351 £27.01
LLR1013938 £3.35
LLR044555 £39.91
LLR013235 £2.29

If you have a look at the PDF in post's it is the LR document with the 3 part numbers required for oil return pipe replacement which is Pipe, Gasket and blank plate.

Biggest pain was removing the starter motor, although using 4 post lift to get access did make it easier

As per other posts can confirm it has worked a treat and no more smoke on 'kickdown'.

Don't forget to disconnect and drain the feed pipe also if you do mod as per LR document.
  
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Nice!
  
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The LTB mentions only TDV6 engine. Does the SDV6 have the same problem?
  
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to be fair mikey

only landrover would put two different engine related badges on the same engined car

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Indeed

It was resolved at some point through 13MY I believe Thumbs Up
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I wonder if this fix is covered under Land Rover Approved Warranty Question Whistle
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