| Re: Re: 300tdi Engine Life Posted by Keiht on October 22, 2002 at 12:51:21: In Reply to: Re: 300tdi Engine Life posted by Peter on October 18, 2002 at 02:52:38: Well, what do you know - it was not a blocked restrictor - it was completely worn cylinder bores with ring gaps of about 2 mm and a glaze so bright it was like a mirror. So how come a t 160 000km? 1 Maybe the previous owner did a little experimenting with the mileage on the clock. It was bought from a main dealer at age 8 months. 2 I recently did a lot of mileage in darkest Africa and had to use paraffin of dubious quality to get me back about 2000 km. That was a year ago and could have contributed to the rapid wear. 3 The glazing is due to a lot of short distance driving (about 6 km) to and from work. The car pulled well when up on the turbo, but getting there was the problem. Shows what a turbo can do for a tired engine. An in situ rebore and 20 thou oversize pistons will have it sorted out soon |
