timothyarnold
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Hello Hive!
Looking to pick your brains! I've recently acquired a 2004 Defender TD5 and a few days after purchase it is no longer starting. It tries to start, but never catches. I'm worked on cars previously but far from a mechanic so apologies if I say some stupid things!
Charged battery and seeing good voltage.
Only errors are for tachometer and abs, but believe this is common and not related.
When turning to position 2 the fuel pump does run although does make some interesting sounds. I can hear the fuel pressure regulator making a noise which suggests fuel movement, but do hear an occasional pop which may suggest air in the system. I've tried the fuel priming process a few times and no change.
When cranking for a while, I start to see white smoke which guess is over fueling?
I've replaced the fuel filter for good measure. When removing the fuel filter I checked the outer pipe on the left of the fuel filter and noted that there is no air bleed valve. Should there be?
Anything else quick that I should check, before digging any further?
Thanks!
Tim
Looking to pick your brains! I've recently acquired a 2004 Defender TD5 and a few days after purchase it is no longer starting. It tries to start, but never catches. I'm worked on cars previously but far from a mechanic so apologies if I say some stupid things!
Charged battery and seeing good voltage.
Only errors are for tachometer and abs, but believe this is common and not related.
When turning to position 2 the fuel pump does run although does make some interesting sounds. I can hear the fuel pressure regulator making a noise which suggests fuel movement, but do hear an occasional pop which may suggest air in the system. I've tried the fuel priming process a few times and no change.
When cranking for a while, I start to see white smoke which guess is over fueling?
I've replaced the fuel filter for good measure. When removing the fuel filter I checked the outer pipe on the left of the fuel filter and noted that there is no air bleed valve. Should there be?
Anything else quick that I should check, before digging any further?
Thanks!
Tim
