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  1. blodge

    Freelander 1 What Happened?

    Stripped and rebuilt the hpfp today and found the problem. There is a non return valve on the fuel inlet and that had slipped slightly into the body of the pump. That blocked the end plate on reassembly and stopped the seals from working properly. Diesel from the lpfp has been flowing along the...
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    Freelander 1 What Happened?

    I got back to this today before it started snowing. The engine is hydrolocked and there was a puddle of oil sitting in the inlet port on no 4 cylinder so I think there was a lot of oil coming down the intercooler pipe. Pump is off again and there is definitely something wrong there, about 1mm of...
  3. blodge

    Freelander 1 What Happened?

    Another useful thought Andy, thank you. How did the fuel get into the crankcase?
  4. blodge

    Freelander 1 What Happened?

    OK, the plan is: get the pump back out and see if pump turns, if yes then put it back and get the tool back out glow plugs out and see what comes out with them then see if the engine turns and what noises it makes when it does then a large mug of tea and a bit of a think
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    Freelander 1 What Happened?

    I think that I have to keep stripping, get the pump back out and see if it still turns or if the engine can be turned from the crankshaft pulley bolt. Do you know if the tool is threaded into the pump sprocket? I don't want to take the pump out then unwind the sprocket off the centre component...
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    Freelander 1 What Happened?

    The leak in the high pressure pump on my 2003 TD4 has been getting progressively worse, the drip is a little embarrassing and endless cranking to get the engine to start when hot also attracts attention. So I rebuild a pump from the spares donor and replaced all of the seals. Fitted the rebuilt...
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    Freelander 1 DIY TD4 Clutch

    Avez-vous trouvé le boulon qui maintient la boîte de vitesses à l'arrière du moteur et qui est caché par l'IRD? Translation: Have you found the bolt which hold the gearbox to the back of the engine and which is hidden by the IRD?
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    Freelander 1 DIY TD4 Clutch

    Translation: Hello Blodge, thank you for your advice, the ird in the photos does not look like my ird. My freelander td4 year 2004 engine bmw M47 box getrag. I remove 7 bolts that hold the BV to the bmw motor ... 1 bolt of 10 which keeps the thin plate to the BV ... 4 bolts which hold the ird to...
  9. blodge

    Freelander 1 DIY TD4 Clutch

    Je pense que c'est le boulon numéro 1 sur cette photo que vous trouvez difficile. I think that it is bolt number 1 in this photo that you are finding difficult.
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    Freelander 1 DIY TD4 Clutch

    Il n'y a qu'un seul. There is only one
  11. blodge

    Freelander 1 Bosch injection pump question

    If you have gone to the trouble of pulling the pump out and stripping the cylinder heads, why wouldn't you do the drive shaft rings as well? You don't want to reassemble it to the engine and find that you are leaking there too. On the other hand it is low(er) pressure on those seals so they are...
  12. blodge

    What's this then?

    Sorry, I am catching up with the checks that you have already done but all information is useful and ruling out possibilities gets you closer to the answer. It still feels to me more like a fueling limitation. You said that the fuel pump in the tank had been changed so I am guessing that your...
  13. blodge

    What's this then?

    What year / mileage is the car? Is the EGR valve blanked off and if not have you looked inside it for excessive gunk build-up - if it is stuck open then you will lose boost pressure. Gunk in the inlet manifold can affect the manifold pressure sensor and give false readings which would in turn...
  14. blodge

    What's this then?

    Yup, hitting a wall at 80mph will definitely give you engine problems - like getting it out of the back seat. If you get to a point where there is no more power available then usually you have either reached the limit of the system to supply fuel or the airflow is restricted or you have a...
  15. blodge

    What's this then?

    What's up with the engine? Didn't see that mentioned in this thread.
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