Maybe the pressure cap is failing.when it starts to pressure up it blows!

Engine all ready to drop now when new one gets here.my hoist chains have no where obvious to attach. Is it just a case of straps round the engine rather than chains onto a point?

Piston slap! !! Took head off and number 1 piston is all over the shop. Wasted bloody ages on this engine. Oh well. New engine for me!

I'm leaning towards either valve damage or small end/big end rattle.

I have rebuilt many engines and done smoke jobs on diesels like head gaskets and other repairs but I'm not a diesel engineer. There is no one near me that i would trust though. All garages around here rip people off. This cane to me after a garage had fitted a new head!

Yes it was.that's why I'm striped them today and sorted all leaks now. One last hit tomorrow where I'm going to take the head off to look for damage.of there is none then none then the engine is getting dropped!

I haven't actually removed the cam yet. That will be my next job! I have just striped the injectors as they were leaking. Cleaned up and reassembled. Re-clocked the fuel pump and still hard to start. White smoke and hard to rev. Oh checked egr also and all free moving.

Notice the delay between me accelerating and the engine revving.the smoke is easystart in the turbo.

Evening all, kind of dissaperared for a while as crazy busy at work. Dti all set up and still metalic knocking. Thinking piston slap or small ends.using the ext stethoscope i can hear something going on inside. Head off tomorrow i think and give the pistons a wobble before dropping the bottom end ...

Thanks for the great links. When it's running properly i shall replace it all. Hoping to get the dti tomorrow for some fine tuning. Otherwise if it's not pump timing then it's going to be engine out job!

So i have just ordered a dti mount do i can adjust the diesel pump accurately. I find it very strange they have no zero marks for a default timing. Anyway just found something rather strange that I'm looking for a workaround or replacement. It has been repaired load by the looks of it but if i can ...

Couldn't live without em. Lol. Happy Christmas mate

Ok cool thanks. Will do!!

Oh right ok cool good to know.lol. i can't open that link for some reason. Asks for authentication!

So I'm bored of fault finding now. I'm going to take the engine out tomorrow to strip and eliminate any mechanical issues. AnyHelp, advice or helpful tips would be appreciated!
Thanks, spen