Flat spot and leak

Brayscape · Dec 20, 2014

Hi all, I have just bought a 2002 TD5, it has a flat spot from roughly 1500rpm up to roughly 2100rpm, before and after this it's fine.......will a good dose of injector cleaner help out or is it something deeper??
Also it has damp and slightly mouldy headlining......any obvious places I should be looking??

thebiglad · Dec 20, 2014

Brayscape said:
Hi all, I have just bought a 2002 TD5,

1. it has a flat spot from roughly 1500rpm up to roughly 2100rpm, before and after this it's fine.......will a good dose of injector cleaner help out or is it something deeper??

2. Also it has damp and slightly mouldy headlining......any obvious places I should be looking??

Re your questions:

1. This is consistent with normal TD5 operation although it is sometimes improved by:

Renewing the air filter &

Cleaning the MAP sensor on the inlet manifold. I use aerosol brake and clutch cleaner on it.

2. Leaking sunroofs almost certainly. The only real way of curing any leaks is to take out the headliner and re-seal the sunroof cassette units. It's the seal between the roof outer and the cassette that fails. Use Sikaflex 221 and it'll be fine.

Dave

steveyorks · Dec 20, 2014

The flat spot is awful and ruins the car but they are all the same until you have them re mapped. I had dynachip do mine and the difference is amazing but there are many that do re mapping.

notenoughtime · Dec 20, 2014

May be worth winding the actuator in a bit see if that helps, air filter need replacing?

Brayscape · Dec 20, 2014

Ok, cool, thanks guys..........the flat spot is proper annoying but I'll have a look at all those bits

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