17/05/2026
XE engine has definitely been abused!
Poor engine, people are quick to slag these engines off. Butβ¦.
Absolutely caked in black carbon oil, thick!
Bearings eaten up, heated up, black crankshaft from heat, melted bearings, stuck into the Conrod and onto the crankshaft! ππππ
Why spend Β£100/200 on an oil change when you can kill a Β£5000 engine π
Couple of hours stripping and cleaning, and itβs starting to come round.
Ordered:
1x crankshaft and bearings
4x pistons
4x conrods
Timing chain will be getting done, but I must say the chain isnβt too bad, itβs stretched, but itβs looking a lot better then the bearings, possibly been changed.
Turbo, bearings and the chain need doing, doing one job is utterly pointless.
Putting Β£100 worth of bearings in whilst doing the chain, would have saved an utterly destroyed engineβ¦
So be warned, if you ask for a chain, the cost I quote includes an examination of the bearings, if they need changing at that point, itβll cost you an extra Β£100! Thatβs it!
Turbo is utterly destroyed, thatβs been eating itself too. πππ
Managed to lift the disco up today, ready for engine removalβ¦.
Connected the battery, tried cranking it, and itβs solid π
I suspect this oneβs locked up, with bearings too, as 96 miles prior it had had a turbo and timing chain!
Whoβs betting the bearings are dead!
All 3 jobs or non!
Engine out, and so the job proper. ππ