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[Seth]

Check that the engine oil has not been diluted with diesel - drip a drop on to your finger and smell it!

Also check that the level has not been over-filled, as well as ensuring the breathers are clean. An obstruction here could let the turbo suck oil past it's seals from the oil supply inlet.

Air cleaner/intake clear too? Have a shifty!

[vauxfan2k]

How would you stall the car if it was an auto? eek to think I nearly bought a dti omega a few months back lol.

would your insurance payout if the worst happened and you had to stop the car by putting it into a wall or something?

scary...

[Kevin Wood]

This happened to a mate of mine in a Peugeot a few years back. Driving along the M3 he noticed that he wasn't having to touch the accelerator any more, and couldn't see anything in his rear view miror.

In hindsight, the decision to exit via a slip road was probably not his finest. Pressed the clutch and the engine revved to kingdom come. Turned the key and it kept going. Tried to stall it and it burnt out the clutch and knackered the gearbox. He was left watching it kill itself from a safe distance. Fortunately it was a company car, because everything under the bonnet was breaked and the repair bill was huge.

Kevin

[vauxhallomega]

once had it happen with a dieseltractor , i jumped off and off it went into the distance, through fields, ditches , hedges, before blowing up , bit scarey

[chris mac]

Thanks for your help guys I will be working on it Sunday - compression test then run without turbo feed connected to the inlet manifold. (if it runs)! If it runs I will follow up the crakcase vent (look for excess oil mist), does anyone know how easy it is to remove the cam cover - it does not look straightforward? I have not topped up the oil as it does not use oil normaly however I do park it on a very steep (40deg) drive each night
Mac

[Ian_D]

This happened to a mate of mine in a Peugeot a few years back. Driving along the M3 he noticed that he wasn't having to touch the accelerator any more, and couldn't see anything in his rear view miror.

In hindsight, the decision to exit via a slip road was probably not his finest. Pressed the clutch and the engine revved to kingdom come. Turned the key and it kept going. Tried to stall it and it burnt out the clutch and knackered the gearbox. He was left watching it kill itself from a safe distance. Fortunately it was a company car, because everything under the bonnet was breaked and the repair bill was huge.

Kevin

Happened to my old boss in a merc recovery truck, he was on a motorway somewhere, and noticed that his speed kept going up! He looked in his mirror and couldnt see a thing! He said that he saw a sign saying about a service station a mile or so ahead... so he made it there, and had to really use the brakes to bring it to a halt. He stalled the engine while braking, and left it 20 mins to cool down (The head gasket had gone on it, and it used to drink water! and thus it overheated, and ran on its own oil somehow)

It was fine after it cooled down (and the water level topped up!), they used it for a year or so afterwards! (just used it for short recoverys though, and just kept topping up the coolant!)  

[Ian_D]

Thanks for your help guys I will be working on it Sunday - compression test then run without turbo feed connected to the inlet manifold. (if it runs)! If it runs I will follow up the crakcase vent (look for excess oil mist), does anyone know how easy it is to remove the cam cover - it does not look straightforward? I have not topped up the oil as it does not use oil normaly however I do park it on a very steep (40deg) drive each night
Mac

I would check the intercooler too, as that could be full of oil if its the turbo seals thats given up!

Had a 2.0dti vectra (injection pump was shot) but I tried getting it running on easy start by spraying in the turbo intake... it didnt start, however it filled the intercooler with easy start  

As you may have guessed, later on that day I got a bit more life out of it than I thought! Remember looking at the rev counter and it been way up in the red (was only there for about a second or so) but I was waiting for a bang!  

[philhoward]

Thanks for your help guys I will be working on it Sunday - compression test then run without turbo feed connected to the inlet manifold. (if it runs)!

Don't forget you'll need a compression tester suitable for a diesel - a petrol one will be blown to smitherines on the first try..

Definately wash the intercooler out, but if you use petrol to do it, wait a long time before putting it back in.  It'll do the same thing again, but on petrol fumes..  Did that years ago on a Citroen BX with a washable filter - guess what we washed it out with..?