Hi Guys
Yesterday whilst driving along had a little problem. Defender 90 TD5 2.0L Yreg
Was keeping up with the traffic at about 70
and after a few miles pulled off on a country lane to go walk the dog. All was fine.
After the walk we headed for home. Driving along and pulled off the main road and noticed that there was a slight loss of power. Though I was in too high a gear. Changed down all was fine, picked up speed but then the power failed.
No Bangs, No lumpiness just loss of power. Changed down and down but still nothing. Then it stalled.
Started up fine and ticked over. Pulled away but very slowly in first with hardly any acceleration. It would tic over fine, but if I accelerated the exhaust started to smoke. Engine sounded fine, temp fine, oil level half way to full, water level fine, fan running, sounded really lovely - just would not pull away. Eventually a friend arrived with tow rope, but he spoke to his brother who knows a little bout landies and his brother said do not tow it at all. If you can drive it home, do so.
So off we went. Drove about 5 miles in first at oooo 3 miles per hour because it would not go any faster and the smoke turned from light brown to black, to the point where people had to put their lights on to pass lol.
Anyhoo eventually it stopped driving along, and does not stay started once started if you know what I mean. But at least now its in a safe place.
Well like I said checked the:
Oil - Fine
Water - Fine
Fuel - Fine
Fan Belt - fine
Battery - obviously fine (it started enough times)
Fuel pump whirs and gurgles when ignition turned without starting
Unplugged the red plug on the ECU (at friends brothers advice - no change)
Clutch worked fine, was able to go through the gears
Now as it got worse it got painfully slow, to the point where I got out and walked alongside it pushing to help it up the hills.
I suspect either the exhaust has a potato in it or something significant has happened.
I know the black smoke means unburnt fuel. I mean it was like a bloody oil rig going up there was so much. But it really seemed as if it was suffocating. The engine got warm but the temp gauge never even budged off the middle position. I know if I take it to a garage first they are going to say - NEW TURBO - but as I never rag it I doubt that, but I am in your hands.
Ah yes there is one other thing - it has been belching blue smoke after start up, when I get to about third, I lift my foot off the accelerator and it emits quite a stream of blue smoke for about a hundred yards then it stops and does not do it again until I Begin driving again later in the day. I know that screams injectors, but the oil level hasn't been going up nor losing any. So dunno.
Cheers Fellas
Ole Smokey.
Yesterday whilst driving along had a little problem. Defender 90 TD5 2.0L Yreg
Was keeping up with the traffic at about 70
and after a few miles pulled off on a country lane to go walk the dog. All was fine.After the walk we headed for home. Driving along and pulled off the main road and noticed that there was a slight loss of power. Though I was in too high a gear. Changed down all was fine, picked up speed but then the power failed.
No Bangs, No lumpiness just loss of power. Changed down and down but still nothing. Then it stalled.
Started up fine and ticked over. Pulled away but very slowly in first with hardly any acceleration. It would tic over fine, but if I accelerated the exhaust started to smoke. Engine sounded fine, temp fine, oil level half way to full, water level fine, fan running, sounded really lovely - just would not pull away. Eventually a friend arrived with tow rope, but he spoke to his brother who knows a little bout landies and his brother said do not tow it at all. If you can drive it home, do so.
So off we went. Drove about 5 miles in first at oooo 3 miles per hour because it would not go any faster and the smoke turned from light brown to black, to the point where people had to put their lights on to pass lol. Anyhoo eventually it stopped driving along, and does not stay started once started if you know what I mean. But at least now its in a safe place.
Well like I said checked the:
Oil - Fine
Water - Fine
Fuel - Fine
Fan Belt - fine
Battery - obviously fine (it started enough times)
Fuel pump whirs and gurgles when ignition turned without starting
Unplugged the red plug on the ECU (at friends brothers advice - no change)
Clutch worked fine, was able to go through the gears
Now as it got worse it got painfully slow, to the point where I got out and walked alongside it pushing to help it up the hills.
I suspect either the exhaust has a potato in it or something significant has happened.
I know the black smoke means unburnt fuel. I mean it was like a bloody oil rig going up there was so much. But it really seemed as if it was suffocating. The engine got warm but the temp gauge never even budged off the middle position. I know if I take it to a garage first they are going to say - NEW TURBO - but as I never rag it I doubt that, but I am in your hands.
Ah yes there is one other thing - it has been belching blue smoke after start up, when I get to about third, I lift my foot off the accelerator and it emits quite a stream of blue smoke for about a hundred yards then it stops and does not do it again until I Begin driving again later in the day. I know that screams injectors, but the oil level hasn't been going up nor losing any. So dunno.
Cheers Fellas
Ole Smokey.
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