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Evenin all. Im in need of some help please. This is the short version cos the long un makes me mad
Problem with freelander 2.0l diesel, year 1998. Its been on the diagnostic machine type thingy and it says "injector begin sensor". Could anyone please tell me what this is and where it is situated on the car.
Thanks in advance.
Lilman.

It's located in the fuel tank.

Step 1) fill with petrol, infact douse the ole car in petrol
Step 2) light with some sort of fire lighting apparatus (anything will do)
Step 3) toast marshmallows and have a beer

Id like to point out that the freelander isnt mine.....its the missus's motor and if i set fire to it she will probably kill me slowly
Is it really in the fuel tank?
Long version in case its helpfull.
Car went in for a valet. Came back with engine management light on, lacking power and chucking out blue smoke. Bloke had been in the engine bay with the power washer. My first thoughts were water on hot turbo=f****d turbo? Or water in fuel somehow? He plugged it in today but has no idea what the injector begin sensor is and nor have i. With one disco laid up til i change the prop and the other not insured we need to sort the freelander.

Sorry mate I'm not being helpful, nothing to do with the fuel tank, just winding you up.


Possible that he got water in the ecu?? Or a wiring loom somewhere? I don't know freelanders atall?

Sounds like a blown turbo, take off the Intercoler hoses and check for excessive oil

What is the actual fault code that the diagnostic gizmo found?

Hasn't one injector got a sensor on it??
Did you use the fingers? Or dis the missus sort you out

Singvogel said:

What is the actual fault code that the diagnostic gizmo found?

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Ill try to find out now. I was at work when she took it back so only have what ive been told.

Deasy said:

It's located in the fuel tank.

Step 1) fill with petrol, infact douse the ole car in petrol
Step 2) light with some sort of fire lighting apparatus (anything will do)
Step 3) toast marshmallows and have a beer

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Take off the ECU plug dry it out,squirt with WD40 and plug it back in,this should cure it!!

fishlander said:

Take off the ECU plug dry it out,squirt with WD40 and plug it back in,this should cure it!!

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I will go and try that right now. Will let you know how it goes in a bit.

If you find water in the ECU box I'd try 'blotting' it up with kitchen paper towel roll and then use a hair dryer. Then the WD40.

The sensor is on one of the injectors - possibly on Nr.1.
Use a hair dryer on that too.

Pesumably fault code 142.

Spot on, 142 it is. Ive been out and blotted it with kitchen towel and squirted with wd40. I will get on the sensor tomorrow. Its time for a tin of cider and chill out for the evening. Thank you all.

lilman said:

Spot on, 142 it is. Ive been out and blotted it with kitchen towel and squirted with wd40. I will get on the sensor tomorrow. Its time for a tin of cider and chill out for the evening. Thank you all.

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Your welcome mate,hope you get it sorted.

Ill give you a progress report tomo.

So sensor on injector and I dint say burn it

Diesel Do said:

So sensor on injector and I dint say burn it

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Yep, ill be having a look tomorrow . And no, you didnt .

lilman said:

Yep, ill be having a look tomorrow . And no, you didnt .

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It's a diesel one it's a good one!

I jetted my engine bay as soon as bought my 1.8 immediately had the same symptoms youre describing. Nice mechanics next door in Halfords knew exactly what had happened. They unscrewed I think the bits on top of the engine and just blew all the water out of each hole with an air compressor, job done, ran perfectly after that. Must say tho thought I'd fukked it!

Don't let hippo see this he wont believe a gaylander broke down! Similar issue after a valet from a local place. Sprayed out plug recess with compressor and ran fine!

Didn't break down, just some #### of a valeter didn't know what he was doing......