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Just became the owner of a 3.0l TD Surf, has a few engine problems but generally in good shape. I can do mechanics but body stuff sucks....
Hope when i need info the gods of surf will smile on me and point me in the right direction......
She's had new head new rad new water pump etc so should be good in that department.....but apparently she over heats going up hills so i assume ATF flush and possible extra cooler on the cards......
Checking her over yesterday and ended up ripping out the turbo to get it checked as the crunchie display team had nothing on my smoke system. Found the induction pipe from the turbo to the inlet was coated in black oil and not just a fine splattering there was quite a bit.... Turbo would not spin til i stuck a socket on it and gave it a twist..... I assume if turbo not spinning its just acting as a baffle causing back pressure and possibly forcing exhaust gases back through the EGR hence the masses of smoke and missfire with added engine rattle....... Remove the EGR me thinks and what about all the little sensors and tubes can i remove them and tape back the cables or will that chuff up the engine management.....
Hope to have her sorted before new year but no real rush as the bus ride from Tewkesbury to Cheltenham is ten times better than Alton Towers and far cheaper specially when Mr Polskivostok is driving....no offense but they are nutters behind the wheel of that bus....gives me a grin when i get to work...
Paul
Hope when i need info the gods of surf will smile on me and point me in the right direction......
She's had new head new rad new water pump etc so should be good in that department.....but apparently she over heats going up hills so i assume ATF flush and possible extra cooler on the cards......
Checking her over yesterday and ended up ripping out the turbo to get it checked as the crunchie display team had nothing on my smoke system. Found the induction pipe from the turbo to the inlet was coated in black oil and not just a fine splattering there was quite a bit.... Turbo would not spin til i stuck a socket on it and gave it a twist..... I assume if turbo not spinning its just acting as a baffle causing back pressure and possibly forcing exhaust gases back through the EGR hence the masses of smoke and missfire with added engine rattle....... Remove the EGR me thinks and what about all the little sensors and tubes can i remove them and tape back the cables or will that chuff up the engine management.....
Hope to have her sorted before new year but no real rush as the bus ride from Tewkesbury to Cheltenham is ten times better than Alton Towers and far cheaper specially when Mr Polskivostok is driving....no offense but they are nutters behind the wheel of that bus....gives me a grin when i get to work...
Paul
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