90&110

Seen something like this a new kit was bought and someone not use to landrover TDIs fitted it, the results a melted/broken belt and seized tensioner and one sad engine. Problem new parts and old parts were different, as in different methods of manufacture one had a spacer/washer the other did not and did not need it but it was used !!! and when the timing cover was bolted on it locked the tensioner solid. The engine ran for about 5 minutes and then bang wallop.

Hi all, 110 HT 300TDI with 135,000 miles on the clock (would'nt take this as correct) Heres what happened about a 20 mile drive on country roads so on and off the loud pedal and i drive "like i stole it" after the 20 miles i had to stop for some bussiness, i always let it tick over for 2-3 minutes before i shut it down. Returned to it between 5-10 minutes no longer than 10 minutes started it up and as normal smooth tick over....................but holy f**k in my left hand mirror white smoke (yes WHITE) was pouring out of the exhaust, sat there for about 2 minutes (keeping an eye on warning lights and temp gauge but all normal) till it filled the carpark like a smoke screen and then with embarrassment i moved off with the smoke getting lighter untill the exhaust was clear and only black smoke coming out on full power. I still had another 25 miles to go, do i carrie on or turn around and go home and get something else. I carried on keeping an eye on the oil light and temp gauge and exhaust the whole time, the only time i would see anything out of the exhaust is when pulling away after sitting at tick over at traffic lights i would get a blue haze (burned oil smoke) just when pulling away from a stop. I stopped in a layby for a quick check over oil level ok, water level ok i was stopped for 5-10 minutes and the same again after start up loads of white smoke the full of the exhaust pipe and fading away to nothing as i drive off, still takes about 1/4-1/2 mile to clear. Got to where i was going and it was let sit for about 6 hours, i checked it for oil and water before setting of for home 45 miles keeping an eye on everything made it home ok. The blue haze is there when pulling away after its been ticking over. It only produces the smoke screen after a long sweet drive 10 + miles. The only way to describe the smoke is on one episode of Top Gear Clarkson was trying to out run a tank in a Range Rover and he nipped into the trees with the RR and the army put up a smoke screen with the tank, yes that bad. Timing belt done about 7,500 miles ago using a timing kit, oil and filter only about 3000 miles done, no water in the fuel filter and the air filter is clean. Water level never changed and the oil level droped a little. What is it ? is it the TURBO ? do turbo seals weep a little first before they let go altogether ? If its not the turbo is it the HEAD GASKET ? would it cause these symptoms ? I don't want to pull of the head if its the turbo and vice versa..................i don't need more problems. Thanks. Sorry for the long winded version but i feel the more you know the better.