ifloochies
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Orch
Active Member
Just a bad run mate. You'll get the issues ironed out.
notenoughtime
Active Member
Nice looking one you have there 
Gregja
Active Member
Thanks chaps! It does have a hard life though, I bought it in August and so far put 10k miles on it! To list its faults from now they are:
Ringing Bell sound 2-2500rpm very annoying.
3-4 gear selection a bit notchy (think it needs adjusting)
Knocking noise front drivers side when going over bumps.
Knocking noise rear axle, constantly (watts linkage)
Transfer box needs replacing (gears are too tall) but thats not the cars fault.
Steering is extremely vague and loose I think the steering box needs adjusting.
Brakes pull to the right I have new caliper sliders just need to swap them when I change discs/pads.
Various oil leaks.
Hard starting in the morning (fine once its started)
The priority is steering and brakes because its a pig to drive at the moment I still love it though!
Ringing Bell sound 2-2500rpm very annoying.
3-4 gear selection a bit notchy (think it needs adjusting)
Knocking noise front drivers side when going over bumps.
Knocking noise rear axle, constantly (watts linkage)
Transfer box needs replacing (gears are too tall) but thats not the cars fault.
Steering is extremely vague and loose I think the steering box needs adjusting.
Brakes pull to the right I have new caliper sliders just need to swap them when I change discs/pads.
Various oil leaks.
Hard starting in the morning (fine once its started)
The priority is steering and brakes because its a pig to drive at the moment
I still love it though!
Gregja
Active Member
KerryokeeffeD2V8
New Member
looking good greg. was it std when you bought it
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Gregja
Active Member
Dieseldog, maybe now is your time to shine Sorry chaps but I'm going to have to add to the recent chain of non starting td5 threads :-( Last night I drove to my mums house which is about 20 miles away when I set off a couple of hours later I set off home got half a mile down the road and the car cut out and would not restart. First things first the battery seems healthy enough lots of cranking power. I can hear the fuel pump and it sounds smooth with no grinding or gurgling sounds I checked the red plug for oil and yes some was present.
By this point greenflag had turned up after I walked off to get some tea We cleaned the plugs for ecu, crank sensor and injection loom with brake cleaner. Still not starting so I get it recovered home and today got a new injection loom, rocker gasket, injector seal kit and fuel non-return valve. I took the rocker cover gasket off cranked it and everything moves as it should even got to see the oil draw up on the top of timing chain which was nice and no sign of fuel contamination or leaking from injectors also oil level was about right too.
Fitted the new wiring loom and still not starting. I got my Solus Pro out to do some diagnostics, lots of error codes so I cleared them all and since trying to restart the car 2 came back apart from the ac clutch error which means nowt I got "55 Temp Gauge" and "96 Road Speed" I'm beginning to think the ecu is toast now I do have a spare one but it needs coding to my car. Would you say this is the way to go or do I shell out for a new fuel pump. I'm not able to check fuel pressure as I do not have the tool and its cheaper to buy a pump than get the kit to test it.
Some help would be much appreciated as friends and family are starting mock me and there is nothing worse than getting all the armchair mechanics telling me I should buy japanese all though they have a point :-(
Sorry chaps but I'm going to have to add to the recent chain of non starting td5 threads :-( Last night I drove to my mums house which is about 20 miles away when I set off a couple of hours later I set off home got half a mile down the road and the car cut out and would not restart. First things first the battery seems healthy enough lots of cranking power. I can hear the fuel pump and it sounds smooth with no grinding or gurgling sounds I checked the red plug for oil and yes some was present. By this point greenflag had turned up after I walked off to get some tea
We cleaned the plugs for ecu, crank sensor and injection loom with brake cleaner. Still not starting so I get it recovered home and today got a new injection loom, rocker gasket, injector seal kit and fuel non-return valve. I took the rocker cover gasket off cranked it and everything moves as it should even got to see the oil draw up on the top of timing chain which was nice and no sign of fuel contamination or leaking from injectors also oil level was about right too.Fitted the new wiring loom and still not starting. I got my Solus Pro out to do some diagnostics, lots of error codes so I cleared them all and since trying to restart the car 2 came back apart from the ac clutch error which means nowt I got "55 Temp Gauge" and "96 Road Speed" I'm beginning to think the ecu is toast now I do have a spare one but it needs coding to my car. Would you say this is the way to go or do I shell out for a new fuel pump. I'm not able to check fuel pressure as I do not have the tool and its cheaper to buy a pump than get the kit to test it.
Some help would be much appreciated as friends and family are starting mock me and there is nothing worse than getting all the armchair mechanics telling me I should buy japanese all though they have a point :-(
ifloochies
Well-Known Member
At this point, if all of the obvious parts have been checked/replaced with no joy, then it might just be the ECU that's knackered. Don't quote me on that though, sierrafery and all the other td5 gurus will be along shortly to offer words of wisdom.Dieseldog, maybe now is your time to shine
By this point greenflag had turned up after I walked off to get some tea
Fitted the new wiring loom and still not starting. I got my Solus Pro out to do some diagnostics, lots of error codes so I cleared them all and since trying to restart the car 2 came back apart from the ac clutch error which means nowt I got "55 Temp Gauge" and "96 Road Speed" I'm beginning to think the ecu is toast now I do have a spare one but it needs coding to my car. Would you say this is the way to go or do I shell out for a new fuel pump. I'm not able to check fuel pressure as I do not have the tool and its cheaper to buy a pump than get the kit to test it.
Some help would be much appreciated as friends and family are starting mock me and there is nothing worse than getting all the armchair mechanics telling me I should buy japanese all though they have a point :-(
And whatever you do, don't go Japanese.... had a hilux for close to 3 years, and although they never go wrong, they lack the soul of a land rover.
Happy New Year mate.
Gregja
Active Member
Cheers mate happy new year! I just ordered a new intermotor crank sensor I'm going to fit the non return valve today and look for someone to reprogram this spare ecu. Can anyone advise on why a Bearmach fuel pump is £60 yet a VDO is £200? My local land rover specialist said they dont fit anything apart from vdo/genuine as the cheaper ones are a waste of time. I put a bearmach in my classic rangy and its been fine :-/ My dad used to have a hilux surf it was reliable but too cramped and uncomfortable for my liking.
cambridgecockney
Active Member
Got bearmach in mine been fine 2 years.though i did have an issue with sender inacurrate so i swapped with original and all ok.
