I have seen first hand a truck engine running with a broken crank, only clue was the knocking.
Have you tried a sniff of easy start?
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charlie@autoworxengineeri
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Oh noNew update... engine garbage.... metal in the oil filter...
I kind of suspected that was the case, I think in the future a classic D3/4 will be a very rare thing indeed!New update... engine garbage.... metal in the oil filter...
Sad end to a nice car.
If you do some googling most 2.7/3.0 seem to fail when gaining speed to join a fast road, even as far back was when the citreon and peugeot used the same engines.
Have you checked your filter?Oh no
charlie@autoworxengineeri
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I'm a bit scared to now
Let me know what/if you findI'm a bit scared to now
charlie@autoworxengineeri
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Yeah I'm half expecting mine to be shot too and I will then be in the same boat but I'm thinking fix the one I have or it'll happen again... I'm just waiting for some guages to accurately measure my fuel pressure which are coming tomorrow..
charlie@autoworxengineeri
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Finally bought a low pressure fuel guage max is 10 psi so pretty accurate. I get 6.7 psi at the schrader valve. I also have a brand spanking battery under warranty with my parts people as they didn't care, but makes no difference to cranking or voltage drop really. Well on crank we are at 10.2v so marginally better but still sounds slow. Still have other tests to try but I'm thinking I need to physically check cam belt in its entirety.
Checked the earth strap?
charlie@autoworxengineeri
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Well I put a jump lead across to earth the engine and it made no difference to cranking. Tbh I've not done a lot to it the last couple of days. I need to check cambelt first hand next I think anyway as it died while driving so most of these other things don't seem massively relevant, although obviously everything does need to be ruled out. Weird creatures these tdv6's
I think I mentioned the cambelt a few pages back?Well I put a jump lead across to earth the engine and it made no difference to cranking. Tbh I've not done a lot to it the last couple of days. I need to check cambelt first hand next I think anyway as it died while driving so most of these other things don't seem massively relevant, although obviously everything does need to be ruled out. Weird creatures these tdv6's
Great cars when they are good, money pit when they are not, 10 yrs out of mine so far, daily driver.
charlie@autoworxengineeri
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Absolutely cambelt has been mentioned but time dictates what can be done and when. It is outside my workshop at the moment so not on the ramp. As soon as I get a chance it will go in on ramp so I have access to starter motor etc to check. I accept I may not be testing everything in the correct order but equally good to tick things off the list.
Sadly the cars are now worth so little, major repairs will write them off, unless the owner can diy.
10 yrs max and a d3 will be as rare a sight as a 200tdi disco is nowadays.
Graculus
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I doubt it'll be the timing out, possibly a starter with collapsed bush / bearing causing excess current draw (which wouldn't cause it to cut out) or a mechanical issue with the bottom end - have you tried turning by hand on the crank bolt? I can't remember.... if so, does it feel free? does it rock back when going on compression - or is it tight?
charlie@autoworxengineeri
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I agree but I'm still niggled by the easy start thing
. No I turned the engine over with the viscous fan tbh. So when the crank snaps its not totally obvious? I just presumed it crank had snapped then the crak pulley wouldn't turn.
Ian M in France
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May be someone will come up with a cheap kit to change it to electric
charlie@autoworxengineeri
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Ha, and then I can paint it orange yeahMay be someone will come up with a cheap kit to change it to electric
, no thanks.
