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A bit of an engine knock
« on: June 14, 2011, 12:02:52 PM »
I was trawling the sites when I came across this.  I wont bore you with the details but the long and short of it is that this chap bought a diesel van off of eBay.

It had two so called small issues.

1) It was sluggish and he thought it may be the fuel pump
2) It had a bit of an engine knock but one of his mates said that it sounded normal for a diesel

He had the sump taken off so he could have a look.  Scroll down.........















[img=700x525]http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/vv310/thebandit92/DSCF0119-2.jpg[/img]



Bit of an engine knock is right :lol:

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A bit of an engine knock
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2011, 04:06:25 PM »
Thank God for sump pans or he would've lost all of those parts!


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A bit of an engine knock
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2011, 05:25:56 PM »
MMM a good diesel mechanic would have pick this problem

Hint
when an engine is knocking
open the oil filter  to see whats in there

use a fitter cutter, not a hacksaw

looking at the photo can you tell what happened first.
 
Note that the piston is destroyed
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