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bad oil leak on 200tdi
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:02 am
by 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
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:10 pm
by 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.
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:17 am
by 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.
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:31 am
by red90
Glenn D. wrote:... and replacements are unobtainable.
Apparently a 300TDI head can be used if needed.
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:33 am
by rayhyland
they are made of unobtanium.
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:02 pm
by red90
rayhyland wrote:they are made of unobtanium.
?? Not 300TDI heads. They are available new.
http://turner-engineering.co.uk/html/cylinderheads.html
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:13 pm
by rayhyland
Ah yes, I was just kidding.
I love that word. Unobtanium.