Supernaut Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 No, it has no warning lights. So Beko is suggesting flogging it at Cannock. HarmonicCheeseburger, billyboy406v6, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I'm confused, Cannock auctions known for clearing lights?Yeah, put it through the ring, when the buyer finds out the mota is crispy ducked, he punches your lights out. Hope the engine breather sorts the back splat, looking for a kwaliti finish in this one 23rdian, CreepingJesus and HarmonicCheeseburger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 A laughably fucked range rover went through the day I went, lopsided suspension, warning lights etc, went for a fair bit, sloth in a bowl will know the prices... HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Fucked Range Rover, you say?In Blackburn, you say?Hmmm. Captain Furious, The Moog and Dave_Q 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Thing is with a bloody good clean it'd be a nice car , body is straight , 2 owners from new , needs the plastic bit around the drivers seat £140 and a ns indicator, headlight brackets are broke but fixable and you cant tell when the bonnet is down I could spend another £1000 and get a reliable car or spend £8000 and get a shit one with everything about to pop Generally the early 330D is a reliable engine which may be the problem , it could have been sitting for months with no oil in so could have a stuck piston ring , if the backpressure is down to the breather a blast up the motorway might sort it out Vince70, dieselassist and Dirk Diggler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warninglight Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Would be interested in it as a project. Have Disco and trailer, and a space in the shed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Is that £100 engine in Norfolk still available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yes but a long way away now , I was in Leicester at the time , I'm a bit nervous about buying another used engine now though with another £500 to fit it Had a quick Google and there's a few things to try , the cats may be blocked , there's a shit load of smoke coming out of it , not sure if that's residue from driving it with the old engine which was smoking like a steam train or this one, not sure if it has an EGR , have to ask. I'm willing to spend a bit more to see if it can be cleared but if not it'll reluctantly be sold as is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermchugh79 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yes but a long way away now , I was in Leicester at the time , I'm a bit nervous about buying another used engine now though with another £500 to fit itHave you any come back on the one you have bought? Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 He's not accidentally took the old engine out then put it back in again? All sounds pretty shite. Knackered ones seem to still sell for 2-2500 so i think your still in the zone of getting your money back. bigfella2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Unfortunately not , I've read on a few forums that a blocked crankcase breather can cause these problems so I'm going back up tomorrow with the modified version , hopefully that'll sort it out Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 BTW I haven't mentioned any of this to Mrs Wack , decided she doesn't need to know, whatever happens it'll be the cheapest Range Rover ever stephen01, privatewire, The Moog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 One of the first things I did on my 330d was replace the crankcase breather, mine was the revised one anyway which was probably one of the reasons the engine was healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warninglight Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I just did the same breather on a Freelander TD4 I picked up cheap 2 weeks ago for my girlfriend after she wrote her MGF off. Bought it 'needing a turbo' because of how much blue smoke it was chucking out. £6 filter seems to have sorted it, and I'll change to the new type on the next oil change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 The breather MAY have helped , it's still a bit asthmatic but nothing like it was last night , still smoking though Steve is going to give it a blast check the news for Blackburn smog later on , it's looking more hopeful than yesterday though billyboy406v6, richardmorris, Bobthebeard and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 And back down It's fucked , not pressurising but the dink dink dink is really bad when it's under load , I could hear it coming back up the street 300m away I'm a bit stuck now , I've 2k in it and 2 bolloxed engines , neither are worth repairing as the cost is too high both parts and labour so options are sell as is or back to square one with the risk of buying another knackered engine Bring on the electric car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Not worth pulling the crank bearing caps off for a looksee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermchugh79 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Unfortunately not , I've read on a few forums that a blocked crankcase breather can cause these problems so I'm going back up tomorrow with the modified version , hopefully that'll sort it outI hope you have left the fella negative feedback Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 EEp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warninglight Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I've had rude thoughts in the past about trying to fit the older BMW M51 lump into one of these, from a P38. It would need to be warmed over a bit, sure, but you'd have the only veg friendly L322 about... Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I don't see the problem, sounds perfectly fine.For an XUD. cms206, Lacquer Peel and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Ouch. Makes our MR2 sound good. Bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 You know the right thing to do Dave_Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 So is the default forum answer for 'should I buy a £1000 range rover" now maybe not yes? Skizzer and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warninglight Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 As I recall this outcome was thought to be quite likely from the assembled rabble, so I don't see why the answer should change... Just when I had convinced myself that my Disco 2 was here to stay this time I've started looking at L322s again. Bollocks. My V8 was the finest tow motor I've driven. Dragging a 16' trailer off motorway junctions in the hunt for LPG every 200 miles did wear a bit thin mind. Did that 3 times in a day when I went to Swindon and back to get the V70 TDI... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 itsabsolutelyfuckingfuckedmate.jpg Bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 So is the default forum answer for 'should I buy a £1000 range rover" now maybe not yes?See also “should I buy a 185k mike Fiat Panda unseen from the auctions” or “should I buy a cheap Fiat Scudo 1.6 HDi” (Still yes, obviously) Supernaut, beko1987, alf892 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 So is the default forum answer for 'should I buy a £1000 range rover" now maybe not yes?Of course not , even if I put another £1000 in it it's still only £3000 in a 2 owner car with suspension and gearbox already fixed which is the same as renting a golf for 10 months Spoke to the engine seller an hour ago, I can tell he's genuinely surprised it's turned out like this , he's got another M57 engine so at the moment it's looking like this one is going back in a box in exchange for the other one as long as we can work the logistics out NorfolkNWeigh, Sigmund Fraud, warninglight and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 See also “should I buy a 185k mike Fiat Panda unseen from the auctions” or “should I buy a cheap Fiat Scudo 1.6 HDi” (Still yes, obviously)Or should I replace a laguna2 with a laguna2? Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Of course not , even if I put another £1000 in it it's still only £3000 in a 2 owner car with suspension and gearbox already fixed which is the same as renting a golf for 10 months Spoke to the engine seller an hour ago, I can tell he's genuinely surprised it's turned out like this , he's got another M57 engine so at the moment it's looking like this one is going back in a box in exchange for the other one as long as we can work the logistics outThat's not too bad then, even paying postage shouldn't be as much as any other option should it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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