Thread: D2 TD5 engine shut while driving

I have had one die like unplugging a coil lead on a petrol engine....the cause? Second battery had boiled over due to heat at turbocharger and damaged the plug and wiring to the inertia switch. I rewired it and replaced the corroded switch and all is fine.
Another workshop on the mainland had replaced the injector harness and the CAS to no avail. It was intermittent, too which was quite frustrating.

JC

Suggest you read the following post:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...e-harness.html

Should check your CKP loom very closely: a fellow Td5 owner had the same problem, only intermittently. It all started when he had his clutch worked on, so I knew what to look for...

It is not uncommon for mechanics not familiar with this engine (or perhaps any engine at all) pull the gearbox without unplugging the CKP... So in the best of cases the CKP loom gets a good pull and some of the individual conductors within the wires may get cut. Also due to exposure to engine heat this bit of loom becomes hard and brittle with time.

We checked for "static" continuity which was found OK, but upon purposedly swirling the loom it had continuity hicups... Laid a new loom (used some old electric guitar shielded cable) and problem solved.

HTH.

Thanks Mturri
It's a good post, il have to strip it back and start from there, see how we go

Originally Posted by mturri

Suggest you read the following post:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...e-harness.html

Should check your CKP loom very closely: a fellow Td5 owner had the same problem, only intermittently. It all started when he had his clutch worked on, so I knew what to look for...

It is not uncommon for mechanics not familiar with this engine (or perhaps any engine at all) pull the gearbox without unplugging the CKP... So in the best of cases the CKP loom gets a good pull and some of the individual conductors within the wires may get cut. Also due to exposure to engine heat this bit of loom becomes hard and brittle with time.

We checked for "static" continuity which was found OK, but upon purposedly swirling the loom it had continuity hicups... Laid a new loom (used some old electric guitar shielded cable) and problem solved.

HTH.

Broken timing chain in the one I am working on

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Broken timing chain in the one I am working on

How many Km at what year?
I hadn't heard of any others going when mine broke a chain but this would be the 4th or 5th now I've heard of.

03

full engine rebuild @8k km ago including all new chain/gears/guides

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

03

full engine rebuild @8k km ago including all new chain/gears/guides

I didn't change my oil feed tensioner the first time mine broke.
It was on back order and it ran sweet until...been there twice now

Hi I had a similar problem after fuel pump failure and replacement which I put down to residual air in the system despite following the bleed process carefully.