Rover 75 - Rover 75 and bmw 320 diesels

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Tue 23 Feb 2016 10:41
Rover 75 - Rover 75 and bmw 320 diesels - widefitting

Much has been said about oil-change intervals and vehicle inspections, but I see no mention of the crankcase breather system.

My 75 with the BMW 2.00l diesel entered Bristol last week followed by a billow of blue smoke and a good smothering of oil in the engine bay. Recovery diagnosed blown turbo seals.

On recovery back to my mechanic in New Forest the problem was swiftly found to be the crankcase breather. A new filter assembly was sourced and fitted in less than one hour.

Apparently it should be changed every 30k.

Worth looking at before scrapping or selling cheaply due to a "blown turbo".

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Tue 23 Feb 2016 11:47
Rover 75 - Rover 75 and bmw 320 diesels - RT

IMO the better the quality of the oil, the fewer problems with oil lubrication systems generally.

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Tue 23 Feb 2016 12:12
Rover 75 - Rover 75 and bmw 320 diesels - gordonbennet

Yes the breather was always a problem, but in many cases those same BMW Diesels had a new turbo by the time 50k miles had been covered and the breather usually changed for the newer type at the same time.

Did the Rovers fitted with this lump also get the swirl flaps of doom that usually mean engine destruction when they get sucked into the combustion chamber?

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