bad oil leak on 200tdi

[spydee]

I have a defender 110 200tdi that is leaking oil from the top of the engine [cover or head gasket area], now when i start it up there is white smoke, when i first start to drive it with engine cold it is fine, but when the temp guage goes up and the engine gets hot[roughly after 25 minutes or so] and i go to accelerate it is very very sluggish, very low power , if there is a leak in a gasket somewhere will this cause compression loss? a friend thought he saw tiny air bubbles coming out of the gasket area. I hope someone can answer my questions please.


jeff b

403-366-4009

[red90]

Hard to tell from the description. Is there smoke from the oil filler cap when it is off?

Clean the engine with a pressure washer and try and determine exactly where the oil is coming from.

Maybe best would be to get together one evening (I'm in Calgary). Probably about time for a club gathering.

Anyway, send me a PM.

[Glenn D.]

Sounds like the head gasket may be blown. Are you losing coolant? Don't run this motor too hot as that aluminium head may warp and replacements are unobtainable.

[red90]

... and replacements are unobtainable.

Apparently a 300TDI head can be used if needed.

[rayhyland]

they are made of unobtanium.

[red90]

they are made of unobtanium.

?? Not 300TDI heads. They are available new.

http://turner-engineering.co.uk/html/cylinderheads.html

[rayhyland]

Ah yes, I was just kidding.

I love that word. Unobtanium.