Hi all thanks for the help just to let you know just had my mate look at it had it running in minutes,,,,, but only runing on 3 and compression down on that cylinder..... he rekons the rings have gone!!!!!!!!!!! y y y y me.......... Thank gawd for bad luck or I would have no luck at all.. thanks again
Hi all please any help will be better than no help I cooked the engine on my 96 300tdi while towing a knacked car for my brawd there was no warning no over heating all dials were normal untill the engine just died on me when I tried to restart it then all the temp gauge went to max and the engine wouldnt turn over rac got me home ... stripped head got it checkd and skimmed it needed 0.038 to clean it up was the worse I have ever seen but my mate that skimms alot of head said it will be ok all rebuild BUT WONT BLOODY START turning over fine getting fuel but its not smoking when I am trying to start it I have checked the pushrods valve clearance injectors are spraying please please Help...... I carnt try and bump it because it's a dam auto .......... really wish I hadnt wrote My old 1 off never missed a beat many thanks for taking the time to read this
Have a good day
Ian