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TD5 Glitch
thermidorthelobster:
--- Quote from: "scooby" ---It could be the air flow meter but to be honsit i have never come cross alot of air flow meters going down.
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Actually, I'd disagree with this - I *have* heard of plenty of air flow meter problems on TD5s and also 4.0/4.6v8s. It's easy enough to diagnose; you just swap with somebody else and see if the fault transfers with the meter.
--- Quote ---As you say you could have a bloke in the fuel
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Quick, let him out before he drowns! :roll:
drum:
--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---
Actually, I'd disagree with this - I *have* heard of plenty of air flow meter problems on TD5s and also 4.0/4.6v8s. It's easy enough to diagnose; you just swap with somebody else and see if the fault transfers with the meter.
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Hmmm, I wonder if the boss will let me borrow his discovery for a couple of hours mid-week. :twisted:
scooby:
--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---
--- Quote from: "scooby" ---It could be the air flow meter but to be honsit i have never come cross alot of air flow meters going down.
--- End quote ---
Actually, I'd disagree with this - I *have* heard of plenty of air flow meter problems on TD5s and also 4.0/4.6v8s. It's easy enough to diagnose; you just swap with somebody else and see if the fault transfers with the meter.
--- Quote ---As you say you could have a bloke in the fuel
--- End quote ---
Quick, let him out before he drowns! :roll:
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Its always worth giving it ago. you never do now, intill it works again wright like all cars its only guess work. intill you come across it and if you or the lost bloke to come across it you know all by the custmer.
Jimbo:
Drum,
The Td5 engine will go into 'safe mode' (restricted power) if the temperature goes sky-high. My '00 Disco did this as the head gasket was starting to fail........and it only did it when you drove above 70mph, if I kept the speed down to 60-65 it would run all day with no problems !, but try and accelerate to overtake something and the temp gauge would go up, and ooops - no power !!!, most embarrassing having to cut up the wagon you were trying to overtake on the dual carriageway :oops: :oops:
Have you checked your coolant level ? - my cooling system was getting pressurised and venting out the expansion tank filler cap. A new head gasket solved everything...........but I wonder if yours could be electrical (as has already been discussed). If the temperature sensor is going south, or there's a duff connection somewhere - the ECU might be getting a false reading and going into safe mode.
What's the mileage on your truck ? - my Disco had 60k on it when the HG went.
Jim
drum:
In that case you've confirmed what I was thinking about a duff sensor, causing a shutdown\safe mode. The Temp change is far too rapid for it to be "real".
I was about to look at the sensor this morning but got rained off :(
Only 14k on the truck and still under warranty so not overly worried yet :D
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