5,000 km and dead

[the godfather]

Okay, question time. My 5,000 km old engine has failed me. Please note this isn't a wing about the mechanic at all. They are ha[[y tp sort it for me, but I currently don't have the funds to freight it to them.
Symptoms:
Boost spiked to 25 PSI and started running rough.
I limped it back to the office with no more spiking, just running rough. Was only about 3km away.
Very hard to start
When it does start it spit black smoke and moisture out the back end.
Scan gauge says there is no errors and everything is normal, so I got the local guy to come and scan with his gauge, still says no errors.
I also notice the coolant was low, though I expected that after 5,000 km from fitment.


Any ideas?
Cheers
The CynicalGrump The Godfather.

[MudRunnerTD]

Can the Engine builder give you a guide on tests to run prior to pulling it out mate? I'd have thought a compression check would be a start.

Good luck mate.

[AB]

Bugger!!!

Check oil level, oil colour?

[MB]

G'day GF,
Total long shot, and I'm definitely no mechanic!
Yours being a 6.5 I believe? is there any chance WA was hot on last Saturday and the PMD overheated mate ?
Cheers MB

[the godfather]

Sorry, it is a ZD3.0 (206 model Di)
I changed the oil it was fine, no water, no crap etc.
I wont be pulling it out. Brunswick fitted it. They aren't running from it either. I told them I would scan 1st in case it is something simple.
Would the MAF cause this?

[MB]

G'day GF,
Apologies mate, outa my league!
Cheers MB!

[dom14]

I also notice the coolant was low, though I expected that after 5,000 km from fitment.
.

How low?!
Why do you expect coolant to be low after driving just 5000km from fitment?!!

[mudnut]

Hopefully the missing coolant is because the cooling system may not have been burped properly.

[Sir Roofy]

Cracked #4 piston maybe ?

[mudski]

Cracked #4 piston maybe ?

I would think if that was the case it wouldn't run at all. But i haven't tried to drive a car with a busted piston.... As others have said. How low is the coolant. If the radiator was pretty much dry, this maybe a concern, head gasket or cracked head. Clean the MAF and see if this changes how the engine reacts. Sometimes the MAF can go and just create poor performance and not bring up any codes. I've had this before. Sometimes they just die totally and the car is undriveable. Always good to keep a spare maf in the glovebox for these motors.

Good luck.