Daryl was very pleased to see us arrive this morning at his house, just near Telford, for investigation of a problem with his TF 135.
From his description we thought the engine may have hydra-locked, so we carried out our usual checks to determine what was going on. Borescope down into the pistons showed that there wasn’t any coolant in there, but evidence of something not good…
Cylinder head removed, which showed damage to 10 out of the 16 valves. All exhaust ones snapped or damaged and 2 inlet ones bent. 2 pistons damaged beyond use and 2 of the liners cracked.
Nothing that can’t be fixed though. After discussing with Daryl he wants to keep the car. There were also a few recent MOT failures, plus we found a couple of other things that need to be sorted, so a date arranged to get his car up to the workshop to get everything done.
Despite the bad news with his TF it was great to meet Daryl and have a good chat!
Another interesting and enjoyable trip, good be back home and be welcomed by a very vocal cat 😻 – https://ift.tt/363HZbI
