4x4 Action Group

Chas is having vehicle problems on his Botswana trip. Here are two posts he made on the one Land Rover Club WhatsApp group.

As some of you may have heard it looks like Ive had a serious problem on my Td5 130 ... we were travelling from Planet Baobab to Baines Baobab on tarred road at about 80km when motor started to lose power and stutter, large longish puffs of black smoke for maybe 10secs then motor died ...
but retarted and motored to Nxai Gate before giving repeated problems ... would start go for few mins then die ... loud stuttering clanging sound on attempted restarts and smoking warranted ceasing such further attempts....
Will aim to have it towed to Maun to have LR Mechs assess it but theres a fair likilihood itll be a show stopper gor Annie & I though we may look at hiring a pickup ????
We at Baines Baobab at mo & will get back to vehicle at gate to Nxai tomorrow morning. Will check Tutbo Pipe to intercooler and Turbo itself then also otherwisegive it more intense lookover ... but clanging sound on attempte start up is v worrying and suspectmore serious proble maybe failed injector or piston blown etc

Hope he gets his battle ship going for the trip home.

Only Chas, at his age he still endures and travels on hos own, Good luck Chas, sure you will find your way out of this of this predicament.

Sounds like a con-rod : I've heard those TD5s will happily run with one leg out of bed.

Ooh, can I flog him a TD5 motor. Comes dressed in a shabby-chic Disco II?

Hope he will be on the road soon.

hopefully already sorted.