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I used an Ezibleed kit with the spare wheel when I changed the modulator. I ended up pushing 3 litres of brake fluid through its bleed nipple before bubbles stopped coming out. After that I just bled as per RAVE.

Nice work.

Hello everyone! I'll update you a bit with my work, I opened the actuator to clean the sludge from the coil and the tracks, I cut the 7 contacts. There was dirt between the coil and the stator that rotates with the actuator pin and the movement...

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at post #124 Wammers says: "Nanocom info does say later ECU versions had trimmable values. Maybe the early ones don't need the numbers. But not entirely sure. As said the 97 one didn't have them but I loaded them. But it was a bit of a mishmash...

Hi Grrr! it's true yours is also one of the first but I remember reading that apart from updated electronics, you have a BeCM V36 or 37, so you will also have a more recent ECM than mine. There's a post talking about this, if I find it I'll post it

I'd leave that setting at 128 rpm. Adjust idle on pump top to 750 rpm. Lift sensor rpm will follow crank. You'll see them diverge as you accelerate or drop off the throttle. White smoke sounds like too much diesel going through. Air temp will...

Mine's an early one. Sure I put the values in a post somewhere and possibly an EDC trace from the Nanocom if he wants to compare the values. Might have called it something like EDCfuelling.xlsb Mine's Late EDC in the settings but as far as I...

In theory you can apply more force, in practice you can apply more swearing 😂

I cleaned the injectors but the dirt was less noticeable than on the FIP. Due to the lack of numbers in the first models, after many unsuccessful attempts to write them, I read it in a post, I don't remember if it was an old Wammers post or on...

The bacteria burning can cause white smoke and the sludge gums everything up, used to see it quite a lot on sailing boat auxiliary engines. It can be very difficult to get the tank clean, had to steam clean them in the past and flush the...

they seem more aggressive 😈

When those manifold bolds are rusted & rounder, I found hammering on one of these spline sockets enables them to be removed.

Thanks datatek always very helpful! I imagined they were bacteria due to the long period of downtime, but can they cause the pump to malfunction and therefore white smoke?

The black sludge is most likely from bacterial growth in the tank, common problem with diesel and could also be responsible for the white smoke. You can get an additive to kill the bacteria. The actuator can be cleaned with Isopropyl alcohol.

damn triple square, I got a kit like this

The problem is the manufolds obscure the head bolts. When I did my engine rebuild, I cut away the flange to allow access to the bolts in future. The bit cut off doesn't make any difference. For the manifold they need a decent 12-point socket...

I just cut mine off, and wrapped the exhaust headers when i put the engine back together. New shields are expensive, it's dissimilar metals and constant heat cycling they just corrode together. I couldn't be arsed, and just cut them off...

Afternoon all, I bit the bullet and decided to try my hand at getting the heads off myself. All was going very well, until... Those bast*rd exhaust heat shield bolts. 16 of them total, and only 2 have come out. The rest of them are seized and...

Hello guys! On Saturday I did some checks to understand the nature of the problem with the car making white smoke and not idling. I checked the flow rate of the lift pump and it does 220ml in 10 seconds. I checked the timing chain alignment...

I take it as no4 injector with sensor at which point it should run on default setting with it unplugged.

Yip, that's Renault take on it from the same era 👍

First double check the Fip timing is correct as per Rave. Then set the idle value at 128/129 with nanocom. Then you can try loosening the Fip cover screws (1/4 turn is enough) and tap gently the cover with a wood and a hammer to change the...

Pilot injector? Does the OP mean the needle lift sensor?

are you saying to disconnect the pilot injector and see if there is a worsening or not? If the situation remains unchanged it would obviously be the injector that is the problem...

Disconnect the pilot injector first. It's possible the top on the fip is in the wrong place as you say. The moment you open it you'll understand where it needs to go. It's very easy to get it out of position 🤯

Hi everyone ! good and bad news. The good news is that the engine started almost immediately, the engine runs well, revs well (revved to 3,000rpm) and doesn't make strange sounds. The bad news is that it doesn't idle and only starts with the...

Carry on the tradition, we support you ❤️

Make sure the garage adheres to the LR specs. If you do need to have the heads skimmed, make sure they do both the block & inlet faces by the same amount. This will ensure the inlet manifold fit properly. Valley gasket needs to be done...

I always say it too, check flatness with a rectified ruler, if it is out of clearance you plane. All the workshops around here dismantle and plan without even checking :mad: