anatomick
Active Member
Just in case anyone else suffers the same thing here are the symptoms and the cure for what happened to me.
In July 2003 TD5 misfired throughout journey home. Change in engine sound, down on power and serious vibration but it still got me 20 miles home.
Checked for oil in Red plug to ECU but there was no sign of oil. Started car again and it ran fine for next three months.
About three weeks ago misfire re-occurred. Got home checked Red plug, still clean, tried restart and misfire still there. Disconnected Maf sensor and misfire still there. Left overnight and it ran fine in the morning for about 8 miles and symptoms reoccurred. Exact same thing next day.
Local guru James Barrington at Garage Barrington in La Cheze ( no affiliation but highly recommend if you're in Brittany) advised that sometimes small bits of metal can get into Injector top plugs and cause symptoms described and that disconnecting them and blasting them clean with brake cleaner or similar might work.
Decided I'd change whole injector loom whilst I was about it as precautionary measure.
No re-occurence of symptoms for the past week and couple of hundred miles.
Hope that may help someone.
Mick
In July 2003 TD5 misfired throughout journey home. Change in engine sound, down on power and serious vibration but it still got me 20 miles home.
Checked for oil in Red plug to ECU but there was no sign of oil. Started car again and it ran fine for next three months.
About three weeks ago misfire re-occurred. Got home checked Red plug, still clean, tried restart and misfire still there. Disconnected Maf sensor and misfire still there. Left overnight and it ran fine in the morning for about 8 miles and symptoms reoccurred. Exact same thing next day.
Local guru James Barrington at Garage Barrington in La Cheze ( no affiliation but highly recommend if you're in Brittany) advised that sometimes small bits of metal can get into Injector top plugs and cause symptoms described and that disconnecting them and blasting them clean with brake cleaner or similar might work.
Decided I'd change whole injector loom whilst I was about it as precautionary measure.
No re-occurence of symptoms for the past week and couple of hundred miles.
Hope that may help someone.
Mick