Brilliant thanks will deformation have a look at that

[quote="X5-D-Sport Salisbury"] have you checked the crank case breather to work out if it is the scary useless sponge filter or the desired centrifuge item... this is a MUST DO to change to the centrifuge version by default. [/quote] I will definitely check this out when I get the car back today or ...

A bit of an update guys, after having a little strip of the inlet and the intercooler and not finding no oil, and being soaked in the good ole English weather I give up and called a mate who has his own garage, first he's checked the turbo that appears fine very minimum play, then we checked Swearl ...

Cheers you have both been amazing, I am a level 3 panel beater by trade (don't do it anymore) so I'm confident with tools so will have a good go, cheers for the help guys

X5-d-sport I have just watched that video, the land rover the smoke was like what I experienced mine was probably half maybe 3/4's what it's like on that video I turned mine off via the key which stopped the engine and it was only like that for less than 1 min while I moved off the roundabout and ...

X5 sport and x5-d sport thanks for such good advice and info sorry it's a late reply I have just finished work, I will start looking for oil as advised tomorrow and will post my findings, also I will watch the video now on the runaway,
Thanks again for your time guys

That's along the lines I was thinking off, thanks for your reply

His guys, I have a 2005 facelift 3.0d sport, Last week I had the starter motor fail on me which resulted in an high ish bill because I was on holiday no where near home so didn't know the area, collected the car on the Friday from the garage on the day we were leaving on the way home I lost all ...