I Have a 2004 Freelander HSE that has about 103,000 on the clock thats just started cutting out.
Over the last month I have changed all the filters with the exception of the fuel one.
Recently It has been juddering slightly when it is first started, and if you rev the engine you get a little smoke, which clears after a while, then it drives fine.
On Tuesday I did about 70 miles in at and the engine management light flickered and the engine cut out. I started it back up again and drove it off the main road where it cut out again. I left it half an hour and started it up again, it drove about 200 yards and cut out again, so I called green flag. The engineer that came out was fairly young (in his early twenties) and seemed to think it could be one of the injectors playing up. So I waited to be trailered home. When I got back I stared it up, but it took about 3 restarts to get it back onto my drive. After speaking to the recovery mechanic who brought me back, he seemed to think it was more likely to be the fuel pump rather than the injectors.
I have spoken to a local mechanic who recommended putting a strong dose of diesel injector cleaner into the tank (a full container to about 1/4 of a tank of fuel), and blowing it through for about 1/2 an hour.
I have replaced the fuel filter this morning, and followed the mechanics instructions with the injector cleaner. The engine blew out a bit of whitish smoke to start, and quite a bit of black smoke when the engine was over revved, then it all calmed down and it seemed to be turning over fine.
I Took it for a drive around the block which is about a mile, and it was fine until I was outside my front gate, where I saw the engine management light flickered again and the engine cut out. It started up first time again, then cut out when I went into gear to go forwards. I am planning on looking at it again tomorrow, where I may see how dirty the manifold is and clean the EGR with some EGR Valve cleaner.
Is there anything else I can test whilst I'm doing this, and can anybody think what else it may be?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Over the last month I have changed all the filters with the exception of the fuel one.
Recently It has been juddering slightly when it is first started, and if you rev the engine you get a little smoke, which clears after a while, then it drives fine.
On Tuesday I did about 70 miles in at and the engine management light flickered and the engine cut out. I started it back up again and drove it off the main road where it cut out again. I left it half an hour and started it up again, it drove about 200 yards and cut out again, so I called green flag. The engineer that came out was fairly young (in his early twenties) and seemed to think it could be one of the injectors playing up. So I waited to be trailered home. When I got back I stared it up, but it took about 3 restarts to get it back onto my drive. After speaking to the recovery mechanic who brought me back, he seemed to think it was more likely to be the fuel pump rather than the injectors.
I have spoken to a local mechanic who recommended putting a strong dose of diesel injector cleaner into the tank (a full container to about 1/4 of a tank of fuel), and blowing it through for about 1/2 an hour.
I have replaced the fuel filter this morning, and followed the mechanics instructions with the injector cleaner. The engine blew out a bit of whitish smoke to start, and quite a bit of black smoke when the engine was over revved, then it all calmed down and it seemed to be turning over fine.
I Took it for a drive around the block which is about a mile, and it was fine until I was outside my front gate, where I saw the engine management light flickered again and the engine cut out. It started up first time again, then cut out when I went into gear to go forwards. I am planning on looking at it again tomorrow, where I may see how dirty the manifold is and clean the EGR with some EGR Valve cleaner.
Is there anything else I can test whilst I'm doing this, and can anybody think what else it may be?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
