I’ve had my 110 P300 for about 4 weeks and have been loving it up until earlier this week. Started it up one morning and the engine sounded terrible - loud whirring noise that seemed to die down after the engine warmed up but came back upon acceleration.

Took it into the dealer ASAP and heard back after a few days that it needs a new turbo - of course it’s going to take something like 6 weeks to get one.

The dealer is also telling me that it’s safe to drive until the new part shows up? I kind of have a hard time believing that’s true and am worried about causing collateral damage to the rest of the engine.

Any advice would be much appreciated. I’m new to Land Rover and the fact that I need a relatively major repair like this after putting ~1800 miles on the truck is beyond disappointing.

 

Turbos aren't the easiest to diagnose over the internet but "reduced noise after it warms up" would suggest a leak. Parts expand a bit when heated and gaps close up. Not really a problem for the engine.

A bent shaft or volute would have different symptoms and would be much more concerning and should trigger check engine light and limp mode.

Didn't they tell you what's wrong with it?

 

The service manager couldn’t describe the exact issue after I asked what the specific problem was and why it happened. I’ll be going in Monday to get more details.

 

If you shut the truck down and restart while it's still hot, does is the noise reduced still or does it go back to sounding like a cold start?

 

The noise is definitely reduced

 

It's very possible that it's not a leak just because turbos are complicated like that but I'd put $20 on a hot side air leak.

If you just hear that cop car sound and you aren't burning oil, smelling oil, losing power, getting lower mpg, or getting any check engine lights, it's probably okay to drive for a bit.

 

Sounds good, thanks for the advice. There’s no check engine light or anything and power loss seems to be there but not too awful.

 

I have a turbo sound with my P300 when It's cold like the ' Back to the Future' DeLorean.
Will check with several other issues with my dealer.
Not to worried about..