Thread: 300tdi Auto - unusually high egt's

very likely timing is retarded. did you check the pump plunger lift also after fitting the belt?

jc

Thanks JC

I dont have the know how to check the pump plunger lift measurement or a dial guage so for fear of making matters worse I might leave that one for my mechanic

Being an auto has the drive plate ever been replaced?
I had problems with the notch in the drive plate not lining up after the drive plate was replaced. The mechanic still used the notch to set the belt timing up but I noticed a lack of power afterwards (drive plate and belt were done at same time). I pulled the cover off and noticed the woodruff key on crank was at 5 past rather than bang on 12'oclock. I lined the key up with the mark on the casing and all was well afterwards. Either they fitted the wrong drive plate or never installed it properly, hence I can't use the locking pin in the drive plate/flywheel method to find TDC any longer.
Cheers
Mark

Ah thanks Mark, I was wondering why I could not get the pin and notch to line up! It's possible the driveplate was replaced by a previous owner i guess, so I used the woodruff key & casing mark for TDC also.

Spoke with a LR specialist today, I was told that if i locked the IP and lined up crank & cam that there should not be any IP timing problems - which is what i would assume, however I have double checked that I had carried out the correct procedure as after the first road test I naturally thought I had made a mistake but after carrying out the procedure a second time (IP was locked with 9.5mm pin, very tight fit, cam & crank lined up exactly with casing markings after fitting & tensioning, tightened IP pulley bolts, removed pin & rotated engine twice, all lined up) I'm 100% sure it all lines up exactly.

Booked the car in for thurs and will ask them to take a look at the IP plunger lift as JC mentioned, but am not filled with confidence as I also asked for a comp & leakdown test only to be told "not sure if we have those tools"..... can anyone recommend an excellent LR specialist in Melbourne's eastern suburbs?

Another thing to consider is the big nut on the IP pulley has been undone instead of the 3 outer bolts!
Have a read of this 300tdi injection timing wrong, yet somehow right? - Defender Forum - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum
Cheers
Mark

i hope not. that involves a lot of mucking about to rectify


jc

Ok, I have had the disco looked at by a LR mechanic - JC was spot on, timing was retarded at the cam. Apparently its not a good idea to replace the timing belt by only sighting the crank key & casing mark for TDC the flywheel must be locked as well..I'll be sure to lock the flywheel next time.

However after a very noticable improvement in power it's still not pulling like before up hills under load and the EGT's are still on the high side.

Having a comp & leakdown tests done at a different LR specialist on thursday and will check the turbo shaft for any "in/out" play, if no conclusions are drawn from there on I am all out of ideas - should have followed in my Father's footsteps and become an automotive engineer

my egts are higher than normal not massively but i have noticed when going up hills im hitting the 6's a lot more.

I have a split flex pipe on the exhaust that needs changing I asked a friend if this being orken could cause the high egts and he seems to think it could be playing a part..

I dont know why

anyway I havent fixed mine yet to be able to see whether it was or not but maybe just have looksee