land rover 300tdi knocking engine

A screw driver bit found its way into my engine, and embedded itself into no.3 piston and bent the inlet valve. Strange as last time i worked on the car it was 4.5 months ago to change the cylinder head gasket?????????. anyways rebuilt it today, and knock knock who's there, landie 3 cylinders. Yes the bit has been removed, and no i didn't fit any new parts. Just wnated to hear how bad she might be

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[MrTobyjohn]

@megalandini It was losing it through the exhuast manifold gasket, aswell as the head gasket. Since fitted a new engine, as after a tear down on the old one, the piston, and valves were beond repair as was the head.

[MrTobyjohn]

Mine only gave up because a screw driver bit found its way into the engine via the inlet manifold. Still think it would be running now if it wasn't for that happing

[MrTobyjohn]

had rover 820,and 827 sli. like driving a boat with wheels. the disco maybe a slow wobble wagon, but its keeps going as pulled alot of weight, and can use either the road or off road terrain. WHERE WERE YOU LAST WINTER LOL

[MrTobyjohn]

they can't be that bad as my last engine had done 195,000 miles and thats with unknown service histroy

[MrTobyjohn]

@cuda2266 tell me about ti frank. Don't surpose you know of any cheap 300tdi going do you.

[MegaLandini]

Hey man, you are losing pressure of the engine in one injector, at least by the sound of it, it's what it seems ....

[JoshHurdissHall]

@techdavey1000 well my friends 300tdi disco has got 250,000 miles on the clock and he uses it to tow heavy loaded trailors around (he works on a farm) and it is a solid engine, never skips a beat. you must just have owned a bad one!

[techdavey1000]

@JoshHurdissHall I sometimes do 800 to 1000 miles in just a few days with a trailer on tow. So far the ONLY car that has stood up to it is the Rover 800 with the 2.5 VM turbo-diesel. It is noteworthy that these cars have cross-flow radiator, a SEPARATE oil cooler and an electric fan (not the part-time viscous coupled horror) Future project is a 6 cylinder VM powered Range Rover. Unfortunately the 800 was hit by an uninsured artic last year but it will be making a comeback. Disco - bah!

[JoshHurdissHall]

@techdavey1000 No they are not, they are strong engines and last long if maintained properly.

[techdavey1000]

They are a heap of junk anyway - I know as I've got one. It is VERY IMPORTANT for the radiator to be new or as new. Also research the "tropical mod". The high mounted water pump is IMHO also a bad idea. Other design gaffes are a thermoplastic temperature sensor (melts and comes away from head then indicates that the engine is cooling) The oil cooler in the rad is also a rubbish idea as is the viscous van. The whole thing needs re-engineering. Cheap Range Rover it aint!