Recent content by Gareth Lang

All, I've got an exhaust leak in my 2005 TD4 engine. I'd had a similar leak last year coming up on the passenger side of the engine which ended up being from a split flexible section on the exhaust down pipe. This time the fumes are on the drivers side of the engine, and appear to be rising up...

I got it loose by tapping the wrench with a hammer - inertia kept the engine still and allowed the nut to loosen. Case closed. I've taken a few pics of the removal process in case anyone is interested.

Hi, I tried to remove the injector pump from my 2005 Freelander TD4 today, but got a bit stuck trying to slacken the sprocket nut. I can turn the nut, but it rotates the sprocket, timing chain, aux drive belt etc, basically turning the engine over. Has anyone else encountered this? I have an...

For info, the fault causing the shudder (and subsequent lack of power and lumpy idle) was a faulty injector (injector 1, identified by pulling the plug when idling). The engine smoke was a result of a small split in the flexi section of the front exhaust downpipe. It was blowing forward making...

Further update.. I drove it to work today, and the smoking engine issue is now noticeable and worse than before. I can see exhaust spewing from the location arrowed in the pic (below the visible pipes) (image taken from google for illustration only). Looking through the nearside wheel arch, the...

Update: I changed the turbo solenoid vac valve and this cured the MIL at 70. I put on a new egr cooler hose clamp, and that seemed to have helped running. However, the shuddering and intermittent lumpy idle is still there. The symptoms are the same as described in...

I have found a fault source (thanks to suggestions here) - the turbo solenoid vacuum valve. I didn't think I had been losing power at 70, but I had been backing off the throttle when seeing the MIL, so missed the symptom. I took it out for a stretch and tried to continue accelerating through the...

I think it's the fuel regulator harness that's the common fault, not injector, but could be wrong. The harnesses all look ok. How would I go about testing this (other than visual)? Can I idle the engine with the fuel rail sensor disconnected? I supposed I'd be looking for a lumpier idle to...

Well I cleaned the connectors on all of the injectors, maf sensor, IAT sensor, camshaft sensor and fuel rail sensor- none looked corroded (I guess the fuel rail sensor is the one on the right hand end of the common rail, behind the egr? Not on the left of the rail as stated in the Haynes...

Thanks for the reply hd3, The car has done about 110,000 miles. Bought it in Sept this year from a 2nd hand car dealer, they told me that they'd serviced the car and replaced filters (it also has full serv history). However, I checked the air filter and it was very dirty. I replaced it, along...

Hi, I've got a 05 plate Td4 that has developed a shudder when the throttle is depressed slightly. The shudder goes when pushing the throttle to accelerate, or backing off completely. It's annoying as I can no longer cruise at a set speed without shaking! It seems to happen regardless of speed...