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cubbie:
Help!!!

Bad news - Daniel has broken down :-(

We were heading down the road from Leuchars to St Andrews; I turned off at a roundabout and suddenly had a total loss of power; white smoke (with no other coloured smoke) was emitted from the rh side vent, and I think the exhaust as well.  Once I had rolled to a stop, I could not re-start it - the battery then started to go as well.

Water and Oil levels were fine; the engine temperature was also fine.  There were no other dash indications, and no obvious spray or discoloured deposits over the engine or in the coolant tank, although I did not look at the head.
However, I have had 3 vehicles have a head gasket go, and this did not seem 'typical' of that type of failure (but I don't want to jump to an incorrect conclusion, so if I'm wrong, please tell me!).

A Land Rover mechanic happened to pass and pulled over to see if he could help (Hurrah!).  He had a look and also seemed to think it was unlikely to be the HG, and thought it was more likely to be either the injection or the turbo; furthermore, he said that if the smoke was only white, then the most likely thing was the turbo, which I agree with.

Most annoyingly of all, I waliterally just about to sign up for a 4x4 driving refresher and (new) mechanics course (on my phonecalls to make list for tomorrow!); which means that although I can drive Daniel, I don't have a huge amount of mechanical skill at the moment.  However, I have to start somewhere!

Can anyone advise me on where to start, and some of the other possible damage I may need to look out for? 

Daniel has been dropped outside an LR dealership overnight, however, I see this as an (unnecessarily?) costly way to go, even just for parts...

Thank you,

One miserable owner  :'(

TDi90:
hi there,
welcome!
dont worry, landies break down, it what they do best  :roll: but i guess you know that now.
the best way to learn mechanics is to practice. tinker with things, learn by doing!
Rob

Tommo:
not sure who this land rover mechanic was but surely he should know that it will still run with a destroyed turbo.

what engine do you have?

Ser3 J:
Its a 300Tdi - bought only a few months ago (couple of 1000 miles ago) from a well known dealer near Bristol with ....... 'Man' in the title.  It was supposed to have had a service including recent timing belt etc.  Mileage on engine is under 80K i think.  I havnt seen it since this incident but it does sound like a head-gasket?? GOOD LUCK Cubbie - hopefully it isnt too expensive  [-o<

Tommo:
but it should still run with a blown head gasket. and more often than not it will suffer coolant loss.

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