Evening All,
I have an X reg TD4 with an issue, About a month ago the Mrs had and has continued to have an intermittent warm/hot starting fault (in that it wouldn't) anyway I put it down to the cam sensor and Saturday just gone we scrapped together £56 for a new one. As I was making a start on fitting the new sensor I noticed the header tank was bone dry so went about topping it up until my feet got wet as the new coolant p#?*ed out the Radiator. At this point, in went some Rad Weld and that sorted that problem out. I asked the wife who told me there was a big puddle under the front of the motor a few weeks ago but she thought nothing of it (Bless her) this made me think the problems maybe linked so I left it at that and didn't change the cam sensor however since Saturday it continued to refuse to start when hot, its probably worth mentioning the temp gauge doesn't go above half way and the wife says this was the case even without coolant. I've been bleeding the coolant every day since until today when no air came out however it doesn't seem to get hot enough for the fans to come on despite the fact I could do a full Sunday roast on the bonnet. This morning after bleeding the coolant, I disconnected the temp sensor and now the fans are on permanently with the ignition on and hay presto it starts on the button every time. So what's the problem? cam sensor or the temp sensor or both? I know the TD4 runs pretty hot anyway but it seems a bit excessive and given its now running cooler with the fans running I'm thinking the temp sensor but with it connected the gauge read half suggesting its ok, I read a post that said they don't generally go over halfway as in my case, even with an old sleeping bag over the front grill to get it to warm up and the fans to kick in. I'm pretty desperate to sort this out quick as I'm off to Gatwick from Devon this weekend and I don't fancy missing my flight, the Rad will have to wait until after my holiday, thank you Rad Weld.
I have an X reg TD4 with an issue, About a month ago the Mrs had and has continued to have an intermittent warm/hot starting fault (in that it wouldn't) anyway I put it down to the cam sensor and Saturday just gone we scrapped together £56 for a new one. As I was making a start on fitting the new sensor I noticed the header tank was bone dry so went about topping it up until my feet got wet as the new coolant p#?*ed out the Radiator. At this point, in went some Rad Weld and that sorted that problem out. I asked the wife who told me there was a big puddle under the front of the motor a few weeks ago but she thought nothing of it (Bless her) this made me think the problems maybe linked so I left it at that and didn't change the cam sensor however since Saturday it continued to refuse to start when hot, its probably worth mentioning the temp gauge doesn't go above half way and the wife says this was the case even without coolant. I've been bleeding the coolant every day since until today when no air came out however it doesn't seem to get hot enough for the fans to come on despite the fact I could do a full Sunday roast on the bonnet. This morning after bleeding the coolant, I disconnected the temp sensor and now the fans are on permanently with the ignition on and hay presto it starts on the button every time. So what's the problem? cam sensor or the temp sensor or both? I know the TD4 runs pretty hot anyway but it seems a bit excessive and given its now running cooler with the fans running I'm thinking the temp sensor but with it connected the gauge read half suggesting its ok, I read a post that said they don't generally go over halfway as in my case, even with an old sleeping bag over the front grill to get it to warm up and the fans to kick in. I'm pretty desperate to sort this out quick as I'm off to Gatwick from Devon this weekend and I don't fancy missing my flight, the Rad will have to wait until after my holiday, thank you Rad Weld.
