DaisyDriver
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Regular readers will have seen that Daisy (D2 TD5) is acting up and keeps losing a cylinder above 100kph. I have eliminated the fuel pump, filter, air bleed valve, non return valve, EGR valve, ECU plug, ECU, injector harness, crankshaft sensor and injector seals from my enquires and a diagnostic session at the local LR dealer found no fault. She was running on the button around town so I thought we were good to go for yesterday's move from Sydney to Canberra. Mrs L, 3 daughters and 2 cats went ahead in the Mini, me, Oliver (8 - human) and Patch (3 - Jack Russell) followed in Daisy with a full load of garage junk. All went well for the first 40km then I tried overtaking at 100kph and lost a cylinder and all power. In the end it took us 12 hours to cover the 300km from Sydney to Canberra and I normally do it in 3. Perversely of course, Daisy fired up first go this morning.
Clearly Daisy is not well and tomorrow I'm getting some experts on the job and will report back; but on a more positive note:
She got us home - the most important thing:
Her battery must be harbouring a small nuclear reactor because it just kept on churning away when she would not start.
Same for the cheap Chinese starter motor I fitted 3 years ago on the grounds that on a cost benefit basis it was so cheap that it only had last 2 years of normal use, never mind the thrashing it has recently received.
Low ratio is a life saver, it got to the point when ANY pedal pressure would kill the engine. Simply shift to low box and pull off in 3rd with no foot pressure on the accelerator. 6.8 kph is really slow but it's moving.
Gravity is your friend, just wait until you have slowed to 30kph before engaging low 5th.
Full marks to Oliver who, when I suggested pulling over at a service station said 'she's running KEEP GOING!'
Full marks to Patch for getting his head down and sleeping through the whole thing.
And full marks to the rest of my family for coming out to meet us at the first MacDonald's on the outskirts of Canberra with coffee and muffins.
Thank you to Radios 2 & 4 for keeping me sane all the way.
We did at least have little to fear from a kangastrike; moving so slowly would have given us plenty of time to avoid a hit, instead we saw dozens of them, plus the odd wombat, just watching us trundle by.
Thank you to all the truck drivers, by far the majority, (and Aussie trucks are big) who pulled out to the outside lane to give us some space as we trundled down the hard shoulder.
In our Land Rovers we have lots of options and a lot has to go wrong before forward progress is impossible. 100km in low ratio wasn't fun but it was better than walking. Daisy brought us home; eventually. We will fix the problem and get back on the road. And Oliver has had an adventure he will never forget.
Thank you Daisy.
Clearly Daisy is not well and tomorrow I'm getting some experts on the job and will report back; but on a more positive note:
She got us home - the most important thing:
Her battery must be harbouring a small nuclear reactor because it just kept on churning away when she would not start.
Same for the cheap Chinese starter motor I fitted 3 years ago on the grounds that on a cost benefit basis it was so cheap that it only had last 2 years of normal use, never mind the thrashing it has recently received.
Low ratio is a life saver, it got to the point when ANY pedal pressure would kill the engine. Simply shift to low box and pull off in 3rd with no foot pressure on the accelerator. 6.8 kph is really slow but it's moving.
Gravity is your friend, just wait until you have slowed to 30kph before engaging low 5th.
Full marks to Oliver who, when I suggested pulling over at a service station said 'she's running KEEP GOING!'
Full marks to Patch for getting his head down and sleeping through the whole thing.
And full marks to the rest of my family for coming out to meet us at the first MacDonald's on the outskirts of Canberra with coffee and muffins.
Thank you to Radios 2 & 4 for keeping me sane all the way.
We did at least have little to fear from a kangastrike; moving so slowly would have given us plenty of time to avoid a hit, instead we saw dozens of them, plus the odd wombat, just watching us trundle by.
Thank you to all the truck drivers, by far the majority, (and Aussie trucks are big) who pulled out to the outside lane to give us some space as we trundled down the hard shoulder.
In our Land Rovers we have lots of options and a lot has to go wrong before forward progress is impossible. 100km in low ratio wasn't fun but it was better than walking. Daisy brought us home; eventually. We will fix the problem and get back on the road. And Oliver has had an adventure he will never forget.
Thank you Daisy.