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I'll check the throttle cable, and give it a good wiggle
How can I check for fuel pressure???
Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor is too close to the flywheel or the drive plate. This is most likely to occur when the engine warm or hot. In this case you need to plug it into a computer and look for 'High-speed crank sync lost fault' - cure is to fit a spacer.
Web rover may be onto something, while in the UK last month I needed a new clutch master cylinder, mine was starting to go (seal was beggining to leak)and as I had a long drive home i decided to get it changed over there as its covered by the warranty anyway, so I got the dealer in Lincoln to do the job. They dis-connected the battery to do the job, but obviously didnt plug it into the test book afterwards as it developed a flat spot just in the mid range and felt slightly down on power on the top end, I didnt notice this straight away as I was concentrating or noticing the difference the clutch master cylinder had made. However I did notice eventually and by then thought something else had decided to start to go wrong, so into my dealer here I went, I needed to put in the warranty claim anyway.The mechanic and I were going over the car, checking all the oil levels, replaced the fan belt as it had become perished slightly and was squeeling when cold (only in the uk tho, not cold enough here) and looking for any problems visually that may be apparent, anyway none found, then the mechanic asked if the battery had been dis-connected, I then realised that it had been dis-connected in the uk, so we plugged her into the testbook and he went through the injector calibration process as I had a feeling the flat spot was down to fuelling, ie stuffed injector, hey presto perfect again, flatspots goneI think that its outrageous that a dealer trained mechanic (specially in the uk, you expect a more proffessional approach tbh) would not realise he needed to do after dis-connecting the battery ! no doubt because they like to charge 75 quid an hour to put it on the testbook. If i were paranoid I would think that was a money making exercise as I was bound to come back at some point to find out what was wrong and chances are by then I wouldnt put the blame on them and maybe even have to pay for a tune up !!!Here in portugal the dealer doenst mind if you go and watch the service being done, in fact now I've me the mechanics I sort of become an assistant the piece of mind I get from knowing that all was done properly and all trim put back properly afterwards is fantastic."
Rovacom lite is only about £500 for just the Td5 sections.... plus the cost of the laptop.
I did have another thought (not sure if it's been mentioned yet) - what about the turbo/intercooler pipes delaminating/collapsing. I've heard that as the engine sucks in more air, the pipes can close down on themselves, though other than swapping them out, I can't see how you'd look at them when you were ragging along at 50mph !!!Jim
Think it's a drop the tank job.
Is it still under warranty, or are you parting with hard earned readys ?I did have another thought (not sure if it's been mentioned yet) - what about the turbo/intercooler pipes delaminating/collapsing. I've heard that as the engine sucks in more air, the pipes can close down on themselves, though other than swapping them out, I can't see how you'd look at them when you were ragging along at 50mph !!!Jim
It's not defeat - you would have sussed it eventually, it would have just taken a while............let's see how long it takes the techs with all their computer diags - and please, let us know what the problem was !
