Hi
My friend recently bought an early 2.5turbo engined 90. The engine has potential issues (as I advised him it probably would before he bought it - being an early 2.5 turbo).
- It takes a long time to start (glow plugs all brand new and working)
- LOTS and lots of blue/white smoke when it starts. This does NOT go away when it warms up. Seems to be worse at low revs.
- The little valve on top of the rocker cover is giving out smoke. What is this valve? No such valve on my 300TDi.
- I checked to see if the air filter was blocked - it wasn't there! Instead - LOTS of oil. Wondered if maybe last owner had removed due to it being blocked by oil?
- Lots of smoke (same colour as exhaust smoke) coming out of breather hose if you disconnect it. We ran it with the hose from the air filter to the turbo removed at the turbo end - and the vehicle poored smoke out of the wing air intake!
- It runs a little roughly at tick over.
- The turbo is brand new.
- No idea on oil consumption yet as he has only driven it 15 miles since buying it.
Yes, I know that dropping in a 200TDi is a good idea and probably what he will eventually end up doing - but is there anything simple (CHEAP) that could be wrong? I suspect cracked piston or piston ring - but I am hoping one of you can suggest something nicer...! Would be nice to do the 200TDi job on a nice warm weekend in May, not Feb.
Thanks,
Henry, Exeter.