KenM Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hi everyone Over the last couple of days there has been a gradual loss of power and has started smoking (blue). I decided to take the head off and have a look, this is what I found, Does anyone have any ideas what may have caused this, the other bores and pistons were really good, what to do now though, anyone got a decent engine for sale. Any thoughts will be gratefully appreciated. many thanks Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenM Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I shouid have mentioned that the engine has done 186k thanks Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 It could be a spray pattern issue with an injector, but it's probably just metal fatigue at that age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenM Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Snagger, thanks for your reply I did wonder if a faulty injector could have been an issue. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireblade7 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 i have a couple of engines for sale if interested can pallet up for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I only picked up the distortion of the piston's recess on a second look - I'd be very suspicious of your injector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NegevLandRover Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 IMHO 186 K is not impressive at all, I have one engine with 800 K another with 480 K and a third with 256 K all with no re-builds over those distances. All work looong hours off road so the time those engines took to accumulate that mileage makes it even more impressive. Properly cared for and serviced the 300 tdi lasts along time. I would bet on a faulty injector being the cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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