Guest tibbles Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 hi can someone please helpmy neighbour pulled up earlier in a state of distress thinking he had blown his turbo, i have limited knowledge, but i had a look,(in the dark) theres a deafening clatter from the top end,he says its blowing black smoke from the exhaust,and although it got him home on a local journey, it runs for a few seconds then cuts out.my first thought was a jumped timing belt, the car is a diesel zsara about 10 years old.could anyone please suggest what might be wrong, he hasent enough cash for a garage at the moment.but it does sound expensive.regardsdougal Quote
Johndouglas Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 I would start by checking the engine timing because it sounds as though the belt has jumped a tooth - or two. You'll need to remove the top front cover off the engine then check the timing pin holes. But we need to know which engine is in the car. Could be HDI or DW8 or even XUD. "About 10 years old" is the time they changed. Tell us the VIN number of the car. The engine code is in there. Quote
Guest tibbles Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 hi john the vin number is VF7N1DHYF36052671 (it has a rad matrix on the rocker cover) had a quick look in dayllight cant really see much dougal Quote
Johndouglas Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 So the engine code is DHY which makes it an XUD engine. To check that the timing hasn't slipped, you'll have to take the front cover off the engine so that you can see the pulleys and timing belt. Turn the engine by hand until you can insert two 8mm bolts through two holes on the fuel pump so that they screw into the cyl head. One hole will be at 6 o'clock and the other at 1 o'clock. When those two are in, you should also be able to put one through the cam pulley at about 5 o'clock. Also a 6mm rod should be able to go into a hole in the back of the flywheel. The hole is behind the starter motor. If the four holes don't line up, then the timing has slipped. Will need a new timing belt. Quote
Guest bigbootsjim Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 hi can someone please helpmy neighbour pulled up earlier in a state of distress thinking he had blown his turbo, i have limited knowledge, but i had a look,(in the dark) theres a deafening clatter from the top end,he says its blowing black smoke from the exhaust,and although it got him home on a local journey, it runs for a few seconds then cuts out.my first thought was a jumped timing belt, the car is a diesel zsara about 10 years old.could anyone please suggest what might be wrong, he hasent enough cash for a garage at the moment.but it does sound expensive.regardsdougalyes sounds like the turbo has gone common to see big plome of smoke when reving over the range when the turbo cuts in (sorry) thats all i know Quote
Guest tibbles Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 hi again thank you all for your help on this,hoping to make a start tomorrow.will get back when ive got a bit further. thanks againdougal Quote
Guest tibbles Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 still havent got started ,someone has had a quick look and seems to think its an air mass problem, if it is, its causing an almighty top end racket.regardsdougal Quote
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