Thread: New week, new problem

my battery isnt charging at the moment ,apart from battery light, air
conditioner comes on by itself m&s lights come on and economy goes off fixing charging problem this weekend

Hi guys,

Been a while since I added to this post.

ITs threatening to rain today here in Adelaide, so I put Bessy into the shed and decided to have a look underneath. I heard some "grinding" noises while driving home from work last night.

I have noted that there is a threaded hole which looks like there should be a bolt or something in.

Photo supplied, can someone please tell me if there is supposed to be a bolt in there, or if it is normal?

Im also looking at replacing the FPR today. But will let you know how that goes.

That is for a timing pin to establish TDC if you have to take the camshaft out.
Regards Philip A

Thanks for the Reply Philip.

Got the Fuel Pressure Regulator replaced today, took me 4 hours to complete.

While removing/reinstalling the FPR I managed to break one of the plastic Coolant hoses, so had to make a run to Sprint Auto and get some heater hose to replace it with.

Once everything was reinstalled, Took Bessy for a test drive, and all is good. Checked for leaks, none found so far, but will keep an eye on any leaks that appear.

Cheers

Matt

Well done Matt,

Your learning the hard way but you'll be better for the experience. You'll know that car in and out when your done, not to mention a whole new skill set.

Keep on going.

After replacing the FPR last weekend, and driving around all week without a single drop of oil/coolant etc falling onto my driveway I decided to wash Bessy and give her a bit of love (wife just read this over my shoulder and cracked up laughing)........

That was Yesterday.... Bessy looks good once washed.... photo below.

Today come out this morning, and greeting me was some glistening deposits on the driveway cement. DAMNED!!!!!!!

Get under the car, and drips of oil are coming from the sump plug and one of the bolts just up from it (ok not the techincal term, but photo below to show where.)

Ive tightened the sump plug slightly but the oil coming from the bolt.... where, does anyone know is this coming from???

Cheers

Matt

Oil here is usually from the rocker gasket/ cover making its way down. If the acoustic panel on the back of the head is still in place you may find it has absorbed plenty of oil and diesel from the FPR over time and is possibly releasing it as it is heated by the engine. Are you sure it's oil and not remnant diesel from the FPR? It is also possible for it to be a weaping sump gasket or rear main seal. The TD5 doesn't seem to be a bad engine for rear main leaks. I have changed a few but only as a precaution rather than necessity. Oldest was at 280km and wasn't leaking, so don't stress on a rear main just yet. From the pics I t looks very clean for engine oil.

Looks more like diesel to me....
FWIW I've got a similar drop from that spot and I'm 99.999% certain it's from the rocker cover seal.
I'd be surprised if it was a rear main, as Strangy says, not a common problem on the Td5.