Hi all
I could do with a bit of advice about this.....
Background: TD4 Freelander, 105K on the clock, bought in Dec 2016 with 80K on the clock (so 25K since then. Its had the turbo hoses changed and rear brakes done. Recently I gave it a major service, oil, filters etc etc, including new fuel pump & filter (wheel arch pump) breather modification, sedimenter cleared etc. All went well.
Symptoms: it has a fault (it was present before the above service..its just getting worse though) that feels like fuel starvation at start up as it takes a bit to get it going on all cylinders (although it does fire on some of them). And ..occasionally the engine feels like its going to stop, the revs drop and it almost stops, and then fires back into life. When its going it goes well. There is no sign of oil in the coolant, water in the oil so I am discounting head gasket problems.
I suspect its a fuel supply problem, but am at a loss as to what (and how ) to check next.
As it works well (when it works) I am guessing it could be an injector problem (as the high pressure pump seems to be working). How do I test the injectors.. as a home mechanic ? Or should I look elsewhere first ?
Cheers
I could do with a bit of advice about this.....
Background: TD4 Freelander, 105K on the clock, bought in Dec 2016 with 80K on the clock (so 25K since then. Its had the turbo hoses changed and rear brakes done. Recently I gave it a major service, oil, filters etc etc, including new fuel pump & filter (wheel arch pump) breather modification, sedimenter cleared etc. All went well.
Symptoms: it has a fault (it was present before the above service..its just getting worse though) that feels like fuel starvation at start up as it takes a bit to get it going on all cylinders (although it does fire on some of them). And ..occasionally the engine feels like its going to stop, the revs drop and it almost stops, and then fires back into life. When its going it goes well. There is no sign of oil in the coolant, water in the oil so I am discounting head gasket problems.
I suspect its a fuel supply problem, but am at a loss as to what (and how ) to check next.
As it works well (when it works) I am guessing it could be an injector problem (as the high pressure pump seems to be working). How do I test the injectors.. as a home mechanic ? Or should I look elsewhere first ?
Cheers
