Lost Turbo - Rover 400 TDi

Which turbo hose blew?

(a) Turbo to intercooler (b) Intercooler to engine

Cheers, in advance.

PDH

Plenty of power loss, boost loss etc problems originate from perishing or damaged vacuum hoses. I'd check every hose on the engine for signs of holes.

intercooler to engine

Steven

Thanks, and interesting. I have had a recent drop in power on my 25TD, its the same kit as the SDI, and I have been suspecting the intake for a while now.

Just one other quickie, how noticable was the hole in the hose?

PDH

Thanks everybody- he has found a hole in the intercooler hose, so is fairly happy that it will make a big difference to change it :o) is this something that rover should have picked up?!?!? its just that suggesting to install a new ECU- at dealership prices seems quite extravagant in comparison to the problem :o? if you know anyone who needs a brand new air flow meter for this car - my father has one knocking about now :o|

thanks again...

it was a split about 4" long which without squeezing it was not visable

Steven.

Interesting......

All of the hoses in my particular car are of the nice shiny black types, except the intercooler to engine hose which is of a dull grey colour with a powdery textured finish. It also has a lot more give when compared to the standard black hoses and I'm starting to wonder if Rover have either a duff batch or they have been sourcing the parts from a different, and cheaper manufacturer.

I intend, weather permitting, to do a complete strip down and inspection this weekend to see if there is anything obvious like a split. My sypmtoms are mostly ok in 1st to 3rd, sluggish and underpowered in 4th with 5th loosing power on the slightest uphill gradient at speed (70mph). All of which points to an induction problem, but where......? In your case it sounds like the split was only opening up when the engine was working hard.

PDH

Nice!

I'll let u know what I find.

The plan of action for today is to start the car, then pull the induction hose off the engine and see if there is any discernable drop in revs. Then next check that there is air flow from the pipe, the engine should provide via the turbo intake.

Depending on what happens, I will then inspect the system. I am open to any possibilities at this time, from a split turbo hose to squirrels hording their nuts in the engine intake.

PDH

Not the hoses....... nor the turbo......

Still looking though......

PDH

try the small bore boost pipe to the injector pump it runs from the under side of header box to the pump

Thanks. Will have a looksee tomorrow evening, british weather permitting!!!!!

PDH