In my opinion, driver demand issues are always triggered by the accelerator pedal (hence the fault description) but can involve any subsystem responsible to deliver the requested torque, be it injectors, inlet manifold pressure, air flow, turbo, fuel quantity, etc. In short, anything that will...

I found the water channels next to the windscreen partially blocked with debris that stayed moist and hence the rust. Luckily I caught things at an early stage and so the damage was minimal, except for the carpet in the footwell that took nearly a week to get completely dry. I sealed off...

When I found water in the footwell, I took every advice I found online but could not resolve the problem. Ultimately, I decided to remove the windscreen finishers and the intake plenum and found a small rusty hole in the water channel next to the windscreen, right at the bottom. I got it rust...

These parts are generally widely available from the UK but only genuine except for the rivets. For the part numbers, take a look in here - http://new.lrcat.com/#!/1232/35775/35776/2715 http://new.lrcat.com/#!/1232/35775/35776/2719 Just Google the part but you will need to match the VIN as...

Like said, a bit more accuracy would certainly help, especially since the components you describe are more relevant to earlier LR models. If you have a D2, you should be looking at a CV joint, a wheel hub assembly, a steering knuckle and 2 ball joints for each front wheel. The problem could...

You might also have a faulty breather valve which is stuck open, allowing excessive venting of oil vapour, especially at high revs.

I have never used silicone hoses, o'rings, bushes, etc. in applications where they can come into contact with oil and fuel compounds. Nitrile rubber (NBR) and Flouroelastomer (FLE) are the materials that perform best under such conditions. Note that, depending on the blend, other terms may be...

With age, pressure and temperature, the tensile strength of most hose materials start to weaken. Strictly speaking, silicone has excellent oil and fuel resistance properties, in the sense that it does not decompose when in contact with these fluids, even at high temps. The problem is to do with...

I'd say yes as silicone is porous to oil and fuel unless the inside wall is treated to prevent direct contact with the silicone rubber.

Emulsified diesel has been in use for many years now but in large diesel engines such as those used on ships and for power generation. The thing is that unlike the TD5, these engines are built and tuned for emulsified diesel, with the main goal being the reduction of combustion temperatures and...

Hopefully the water content would not be too high as to turn the TD5 into a steam engine ! But given that the compression stroke can raise the air temperature inside the cylinder up to 600 °C, I would imagine that any water will turn to super heated steam instantly once injected. Thinking about...

Definitely possible if you had this type of water ingress. The injector push rod will eject whatever is in the chamber, which will hopefully be mostly diesel if not all. Compressing liquids of any kind requires huge amounts of force and the reduction in volume is really small - I stand...

Petrol is considered more effective at keeping air out (and therefore water particles) due to the vapour pressure buildup inside the tank. So I'd say that, given the damage you describe, the water was introduced from the filling pump. And, AFAIK, petrol vehicles are not normally equipped with...

That's true, i.e. oil and its derivatives are 1 to 3 times more compressible than water. But I think, for practical purposes we should consider diesel and any water contaminants as incompressible, and hence why the pressure buildup inside the injector is immediate once the solenoid closes the...

And water too, which accumulates at the bottom of the tank, given that it's heavier than diesel I'm inclined to believe that technology and better regulations might have something to do with that, especially since they started adding biodiesel and bioethanol with diesel and petrol...

Funny you say that 'cause mine was also changed after 18 years and had 280K km which is approx 180K miles ! And I bought the vehicle from new so I know for sure it was the first replacement.

Maybe you're right and I should not make judgments based on my own experience. But I only ever had to replace a leaking regulator and a fuel pump - not even the injector washers and seals although I did buy a set years ago just in case ! And mine is 21 years old with 330K kms on the clock.

I'm pretty sure that the low pressure feed is designed to improve the performance of particle filtration and water separation in the diesel filter. Also, when fluid is passing through the filter membrane, it is restricted and too much pressure could result in turbulence and bubbles to form due...

Fair enough SF. It's handy though as a multi-vehicle tool and never had any problems with it. But the scope of application on the D2 in my case was limited to ABS (read & erase), module self testing and live readings, which were spot on every time. Can't vouch for more than that with this tool...

Not sure about that SF. I have one of those which I don't use anymore as I have a better kit but it definitely used to work on the D2 with a 10P engine. Mine had the bluetooth VCI and it also supported the 15P engine, WABCO SLABS, BCU and the SRS module. What I cannot confirm is if it supports...