Member Since: 10 Jul 2018
Location: Bristol
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Dead engine?
Hello.
So I’m sat waiting for recovery on the Bodmin bypass and wondered what the likelihood of my engine being totally ruined is.
Situation: has been sounding really lumpy for the last couple of days. Just a weird extra chugging noise. Left to return home and 10 miles down the road chugging gets louder and whirrier and all of a sudden bang. All off lights on -> verge etc.
It won’t turn over. Just goes flat when I try.
Smell of burning in the engine bay (from the oil cap)
Potential oil by the fan at the front (can’t confirm if this is new tho) EDIT: yup this is fresh and all over the fan.
To keep me amused for the next few hours. Any thoughts?
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8th Aug 2019 1:25 pm
Sea Raider
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It'll be fine, just your windscreen washers needing topped up
How good would that be if it was true
Sounds like its toast
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8th Aug 2019 1:31 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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Do you have any children you can sell? New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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8th Aug 2019 1:51 pm
rrhool
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Re: Dead engine?
yolandie wrote:
Hello.
Situation: has been sounding really lumpy for the last couple of days. Just a weird extra chugging noise.
Sorry to say, you can't afford to just let noises go unchecked with these cars. They can be a potential catastrophe at any time, especially if you are aware of something and ignore it.
Sorry that doesn't help you right now, but might be a warning to others Richard
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8th Aug 2019 2:01 pm
yolandie
Member Since: 10 Jul 2018
Location: Bristol
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Jut been picked up. Oil leaking out the bottom. Uggggh.
What’s the thinking nowadays. Is a new engine viable or is it a sell for parts situation.
08. 90k. HSE hk and dvd etc.
8th Aug 2019 3:01 pm
rrhool
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I'll have your NS rear door, and the 6 disc head unit if you're going to break it!! Richard
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8th Aug 2019 3:43 pm
yogi972
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Good job I recorded your milestone Rrhool
8th Aug 2019 3:53 pm
rrhool
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Richard
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Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
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8th Aug 2019 3:56 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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yolandie wrote:
Jut been picked up. Oil leaking out the bottom. Uggggh.
What’s the thinking nowadays. Is a new engine viable or is it a sell for parts situation.
08. 90k. HSE hk and dvd etc.
Have a word with Woody. He's south of Bristol and see what he'd charge for a new S type jag donor engine installed. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
8th Aug 2019 4:12 pm
yolandie
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@moo 👍
8th Aug 2019 4:32 pm
Geoff at Drym
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I'm guessing it's the dreaded oil pump casing fractured and the tensioner has come off. Has your D3 ever had a new oil pump fitted? Hopefully I'm wrong but it does sound rather terminal. There are many good reports of Woody's expertise and he's West Country based.
Best of luck.2007 Disco3 2.7 tdv6 SE
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8th Aug 2019 4:47 pm
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Or bearing shell rotation and oil starvation of cyl 6. Another one bites the dust.
8th Aug 2019 4:51 pm
knwatkins
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Gutted for you. It's a sickening feeling when it happens Kev
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8th Aug 2019 8:43 pm
yolandie
Member Since: 10 Jul 2018
Location: Bristol
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Thanks. I’m gutted too. Took my time to find great history. Resides in paying for maintenance regardless. For it to go bang is gutting 😢
Got home at 8pm two recovery trucks and some calamity along the way. The best part of the day is it was only me and doggo. Kids were elsewhere. The breakdown was precarious so yeah things could have been a lot worse.
Current feelings is look for scrapper to offer as non runner.
Thanks for the replies and good luck out there.
8th Aug 2019 9:03 pm
knwatkins
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I was in the same situation at the start of the year with my 3.0 TDV6. Luckily, I could (just) about justify to get it fixed given the value of the vehicle. Unfortunately though, for the 2.7, if it is in need of a complete rebuild, it may not be worth it Kev
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