Bertie Wooster
Member
Morning All,
Help and suggestions with a starting problem would be most welcome.
Disco 2, 15P TD5 rebuilt by Turner Engineering 10,000 miles ago (by previous owner, no idea why).
In the morning the engine starts fine but the accelerator does not work for around 15 seconds. Once it starts working all is well for the rest of the day - even after several hours not running.
1) ECU has been tested by ATP Electronics and is not faulty. No oil is leaking from the loom into the ECU plug.
2) Accelerator has been changed for a known good one and this has not cured the problem.
3) Local garage has read fault codes which suggest possible electrical problem (I don't know the fault codes). They have scoped all the sensors and found no problem.
4 )Local garage suspected a problem with the low pressure fuel pump (in the tank), rigged up a temporary fuel system bypassing the tank and pump but no improvements.
5) They now suspect diesel draining our of warn injectors which needs replacing before the engine will accelerate. This will involve injector testing -expensive, so I've retrieved the car and am investigating myself, hopefully with the help of the expertise here. (I don't know if diesel is dripping into the oil sump - I need to drive the car to test this.)
6) My Hawkeye gives the following faults:
3129 - roads speed missing
3149 - noisy crank signal
Many thanks,
Bertie
Help and suggestions with a starting problem would be most welcome.
Disco 2, 15P TD5 rebuilt by Turner Engineering 10,000 miles ago (by previous owner, no idea why).
In the morning the engine starts fine but the accelerator does not work for around 15 seconds. Once it starts working all is well for the rest of the day - even after several hours not running.
1) ECU has been tested by ATP Electronics and is not faulty. No oil is leaking from the loom into the ECU plug.
2) Accelerator has been changed for a known good one and this has not cured the problem.
3) Local garage has read fault codes which suggest possible electrical problem (I don't know the fault codes). They have scoped all the sensors and found no problem.
4 )Local garage suspected a problem with the low pressure fuel pump (in the tank), rigged up a temporary fuel system bypassing the tank and pump but no improvements.
5) They now suspect diesel draining our of warn injectors which needs replacing before the engine will accelerate. This will involve injector testing -expensive, so I've retrieved the car and am investigating myself, hopefully with the help of the expertise here. (I don't know if diesel is dripping into the oil sump - I need to drive the car to test this.)
6) My Hawkeye gives the following faults:
3129 - roads speed missing
3149 - noisy crank signal
Many thanks,
Bertie