Hi All,
I want to get to the bottom of a few issues my 2006 TD4 has, and hoping the group can advice, but also this could help others in the Future.
So last winter I started having starting issue when it got cold… I thought it could be battery but turned out to be glow plugs…. I got by by turning the ignition on 3 times and each time allowing the glow plug light went out.. replacement is on the todo list.
Then I started finding it struggled to start even when not cold, eventually starting and smoking heavily… then recently the engine warning light came on when driving and loss of power then fine, I had it checked and the errors were Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor.
Reset and changed the fuel filter just in case, ran lovely until stuck in traffic it came on again and the next day just cut out while driving…. AA came checked and same fault, he checked the connections and the contacts to the sensor were corroded so cleaned and all has been well but the starting issue has begun again no engine warning light though….
I’m hoping it’s a combination of the fuel rail pressure sensor and glowplugs as the car ran like a dream during the recent silly hot weather but can anyone advice or share thoughts on the best way forward?
luckily I have a decent bloke who’s mainly land rover but mostly disco and defenders.
Thanks for any help.
PaulN
I want to get to the bottom of a few issues my 2006 TD4 has, and hoping the group can advice, but also this could help others in the Future.
So last winter I started having starting issue when it got cold… I thought it could be battery but turned out to be glow plugs…. I got by by turning the ignition on 3 times and each time allowing the glow plug light went out.. replacement is on the todo list.
Then I started finding it struggled to start even when not cold, eventually starting and smoking heavily… then recently the engine warning light came on when driving and loss of power then fine, I had it checked and the errors were Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor.
Reset and changed the fuel filter just in case, ran lovely until stuck in traffic it came on again and the next day just cut out while driving…. AA came checked and same fault, he checked the connections and the contacts to the sensor were corroded so cleaned and all has been well but the starting issue has begun again no engine warning light though….
I’m hoping it’s a combination of the fuel rail pressure sensor and glowplugs as the car ran like a dream during the recent silly hot weather but can anyone advice or share thoughts on the best way forward?
luckily I have a decent bloke who’s mainly land rover but mostly disco and defenders.
Thanks for any help.
PaulN