After a few days’ wait, the new turbo turbine and housing assembly turned up for the “poorly” Freelander. It looked like a wonderful piece of engineering.
Dripping
I cleaned the other two components down in the parts washer. When I eventually got the turbo off and laid it on the bench, black oil dripped out of both halves. The oil had gotten into all parts, the waste gate portion was full of oil, so everything got a good clean up. I had marked all the old sections as I took them apart. The new centre housing just had a machined face on both ends, so in theory, all three parts could be rebuilt at almost any angle. There are so many things fastened to the finished turbo that have to be fitted in the correct position. I was pleased I had scratched an identifying mark on the surfaces. I got everything rebuilt, and I hoped it was correct.
Then I got under the truck and refitted the turbo, then the gearbox, and then the subframe. As I joined all the hoses and pipes back on, I gave all the insides