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Shakes

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From: Exeter

Registered: 2016-03-24

Posts: 123

'New' engine has arrived!

 

Brenda's 'new' engine arrived today, supposedly from a Scudo JTD with only 76k on it. The inlet manifold, however, is clagged with thick, sludgy oil. Is it likely that the donor vehicle suffered turbo failure, and should I be worried about the internals? The engine is under a 3-month warranty.

Casper

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From: East Lothian

Registered: 2015-12-20

Posts: 2,115

Re: 'New' engine has arrived!

Dirty old out will be running out due to being stored on its side.

k_wyndham_t

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Registered: 2018-06-01

Posts: 103

Re: 'New' engine has arrived!

Inlet gets full of shit from the EGR too, you could send back and get the one from Allparts SW think its up for 250 quid, unless thats the one you have ofc.

Shakes

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From: Exeter

Registered: 2016-03-24

Posts: 123

Re: 'New' engine has arrived!

Well, this engine was £360; what appeals to me is the low mileage, as my van has done 185k...so if the mileage is correct, it'll be like driving a new van. My plan is to get together with a mechanic friend and have a close look at it first, before I go to the trouble of sending it back to Oldham. With that much gunge on the inside of the manifold (and it is all the way through it, 1-2mm thick in places), do you think there's likely to be damage inside the combustion chambers, or would it burn off once running?

Firemoth

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From: Bacup, Lancashire

Registered: 2019-07-05

Posts: 55

Re: 'New' engine has arrived!

I'd take the manifold off and see if you can see the valves. That's where the build up would likely cause an issue. It would (should) burn off of there is any in the cylinders

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Shakes

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From: Exeter

Registered: 2016-03-24

Posts: 123

Re: 'New' engine has arrived!

Yup the manifold will be coming off for a clean i think. Don't want any more cack getting in there...