New to TD5 don't panic ( some advice for new players )

**Bazzle218** · 28th April 2017, 04:52 PM

I'm first to admit I have been a dinosaur about electronics. I have been trained in military vehicles and owned all manner of landys from series up to a 1998 300 tdi. I recently purchased a 2000 td5 disco and started the challenge of self taught diagnostics. First piece of advice: Read read and read some more. There are so many sites including AULRO which have invaluable information.

Two if you can afford one, or no some with one use a NANOCOM. Good piece of kit and relatively cheap and i believe have a good resale value. Then get started.

3 follow advice on simple fixes first, before you start buying. Example MAF had a dodgy reading. Investigation showed chaffed wires could be an issue. stripped back cover and located 2 chaffed wires 6 inches apart. fixed and readings in spec.

Hard start ( wound over for ages before starting after purging 3 times ) Injector seals suspected due to soot in fuel tank and once again internet search. Internet search on how to do it, watch you tube. 2 hours later after getting kit . Starts and run like a new one. so much better.

Don't panic give it a try. Baz

**Disco Muppet** · 28th April 2017, 07:31 PM

Unless yours does a Conrod bearing like mine. You can panic then.

New to TD5 don't panic ( some advice for new players )

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 28th April 2017, 07:41 PM

yep. thats a panic situation.

thats rare though----

**Disco Muppet** · 29th April 2017, 05:33 AM

So I've been told.
I will 100% back the idea of diagnosis before dollars. Have played the maybe it's this game before, it gets expensive quickly

**harro** · 29th April 2017, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

So I've been told.
I will 100% back the idea of diagnosis before dollars. Have played the maybe it's this game before, it gets expensive quickly

All too true..
I wouldn't like to hazard a guess at the amount of perfectly good sensors that are lying around in garages or worse still as landfill

.

Paul.

**whitey56** · 30th April 2017, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by Bazzle218

Injector seals suspected due to soot in fuel tank and once again internet search. Internet search on how to do it, watch you tube. 2 hours later after getting kit . Starts and run like a new one. so much better.

Don't panic give it a try. Baz

Hi Baz.
Thanks for the great Post.
What are the tell tales of "soot in the tank" the only check i can think of is to cut the filter open, sorry this is my first modern diesel [well sort of modern] still learning.

**Bazzle218** · 30th April 2017, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by whitey56

Hi Baz.
Thanks for the great Post.
What are the tell tales of "soot in the tank" the only check i can think of is to cut the filter open, sorry this is my first modern diesel [well sort of modern] still learning.

As i was unsure of state of Fuel pump i replaced mine as intend to travel a fair bit, In a discovery there's an access panel under the rear carpet. I removed pump and the sides were black and the fuel tank had black inside it as well. It was not diesel fungus. Google, td5 Soot in tank. Happy to help best i can. have a look at this post

Td5 interesting problem solved

Barry 0448765797 call if you need help

**Disco Muppet** · 30th April 2017, 08:22 AM

Another way is to unscrew the brass bleed valve that is part of the housing that the fuel filter screws into. It has an integrated small gauze filter, that will be black if you're getting soot in the system

**whitey56** · 30th April 2017, 02:16 PM

Thanks guys i will check things over when changing fuel filter.

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