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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: smutts on February 18, 2010, 11:05:40 am
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Funeral March Music.............................
Dumm Dumm Der Dumm Der Der Dumm Der Dumm Der Dum Der etc.
Well, I now don't think it was a tappet, I have explained to the ladyfriend what that funny red light and buzzing noise meant, (you drove it how far?) 20 miles, hmm. Took about a gallon to get anything on the dipstick, yup, abosobloodylutely zero oil in it. Runs on three now, with scary orchestra of destroyed bearing knocks, so tis dead, full of oil a couple of days ago, so just curious as to the most likely post mortem mechanism of death. My bet is on piston break up, or maybe turbo oil seal failure, but there was no runaway. Don't panic as the engine is definately dead, I'm just curious as to how it ate all the oil so as to commit suicide. ???
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I think you should keep driving it.
the new polos have three cylinders right? and they get fantastic mileage ;D
-Owen
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because sometimes a runaway does not run out of oil or lock up before it comes apart and sends bits flying very fast in all directions.
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Sorry Owen, chaos rules, I was trying to paste the following youtube link without it autorunning, this is why the continuity........ isn't...... if you get what I mean.
google "runaway diesel defender 200 tdi" to get the idea! see how they run! (can't say I blame them ;D)
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Sorry Owen, chaos rules, I was trying to paste the following youtube link without it autorunning, this is why the continuity........ isn't...... if you get what I mean.
google "runaway diesel defender 200 tdi" to get the idea! see how they run! (can't say I blame them ;D)
OMG! :o :o
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... :o and I thought I was rought on cars lol
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that video made me cry.. but listen to how smooth it is holding 7000 rpm's ;) thing is gonna be a champ when he rebuilds it.
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good thing they weren't doing laundry that day. ;D to the op; sorry :(
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Hope you wern't too traumatised by the poor Landy eating itself.
Tried the poor thing this evening, it's snowing, it eventualy started, WOW suprised! But big clouds of oil smoke and four big ends knocking out God Save The Queen, It's doomed. Should be fun for a final drive of death to see what gets given birth to out of the block. AA relay card in my pocket. 8)
Just for the curious or gormless, red light and buzzer means STOP AND ADD OIL PLEASE! ::) ::) ::) :P
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If it were dead, it would not be "knocking on Heaven's door", or would it?
Just change the lower end bearings, don't even have to take it out of car.
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i would see how toasted it is before i totally messed up the bottom end. if it still runs, there is still hope for it..
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i would see how toasted it is before i totally messed up the bottom end. if it still runs, there is still hope for it..
Agree. These things take a lot to kill em, and if it's still running.. you didn't give it that much ;)
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Smutts, is yours a 1600 or 1900?
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I'd bet on the crank and rods being seriously out of whack.. Yeah these things are tough, but they have their limits... The engine I rebuilt for the Bunny had a spun rod bearing from less than a few miles of being run low on oil.. Big end of the rod was somewhat oval shaped, the crank is now bolted to the back of my golf cart for ballast..
Going by your previous posts about the tappity tap tap tap also leads me to think a piston decided it wanted to be somewhere else.. The tapping might have been a crack in the piston around the wrist pin (gudgeon pin I think you call them over there?) And if that is indeed what happened I'd guess that particular cylinder is none too pretty either...
Then again, stranger things have happened.. Send it over here, I'll weld it up! ;D
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Smutts, is yours a 1600 or 1900?
It's the 1600 intercooled SB engine from 1990 ish. It was shagged when I bought it 100,000 miles ago, my first diesel, so I got a bit stitched up. But it has soldiered on fine since, but has always been thirsty for oil, and lumpy compressions, but never got worse till the mystery tapping started up. So I bought a better one, but the girlfriend isn't allowed near that one,
You brave? or need parts?
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Brave is Brett's middle name ;) and his last name is Fail. (lool)
Brett Brave Fail. sounds like a movie about getting in touch with your inner psyche.. ??
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I'd bet on the crank and rods being seriously out of whack.. Yeah these things are tough, but they have their limits... The engine I rebuilt for the Bunny had a spun rod bearing from less than a few miles of being run low on oil.. Big end of the rod was somewhat oval shaped, the crank is now bolted to the back of my golf cart for ballast..
Going by your previous posts about the tappity tap tap tap also leads me to think a piston decided it wanted to be somewhere else.. The tapping might have been a crack in the piston around the wrist pin (gudgeon pin I think you call them over there?) And if that is indeed what happened I'd guess that particular cylinder is none too pretty either...
Then again, stranger things have happened.. Send it over here, I'll weld it up! Grin
I suspect that you are dead right. It's next destination is probably a boat anchor unfortunately.
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Brave or crazy, there's a fine line.. ;D
Boat anchor is probably what you looking at.. I'd even be skeptical of using the head, especially if there's evidence of the piston contacting it.. The engine I spoke of earlier had the piston contact the head.. Amazing no valves were bent but it was seriously banged up.. My guys at the machine shop got it back in order, but in hindsight I probably woudl have been further ahead to just get another...