Thread: 04 D2a TD5 turns over but won't start

If you are putting back you original ecu , you won't need to recode
If the injectors were put back in the same order , they wont need anything either
Check the engine rpm when cranking , this will tell you if you are getting a signal from the crank angle sensor
Do a pulse test to each injector with nanocom to check continuity ( engine not running , you should hear a distinctive click from each injector)
Have you had it running since changing the injector washers ?, if not then bleed it again ( 5 pumps to floor of accelerator pedal, ign on ), then flat to floor while cranking , backing off if starting to fire.
Let us know how you get on

Originally Posted by discorevy

If you are putting back you original ecu , you won't need to recode
If the injectors were put back in the same order , they wont need anything either
Check the engine rpm when cranking , this will tell you if you are getting a signal from the crank angle sensor
Do a pulse test to each injector with nanocom to check continuity ( engine not running , you should hear a distinctive click from each injector)
Have you had it running since changing the injector washers ?, if not then bleed it again ( 5 pumps to floor of accelerator pedal, ign on ), then flat to floor while cranking , backing off if starting to fire.
Let us know how you get on

G'day mate, just went and tried to start it (as we hadn't tried since re-installing the original ecu). Still just winds over, no joy there. I bled it twice prior to trying as well as its sat for a few weeks now (battery was still fully charged). Thanks for your ideas though

So has it been running since you replaced the injector washers?

No it hasn't. We tried another set of injectors in it to see if that was causing the non-starting issues, and they didn't change anything. So it made sense to put new washers in it when we put the original injectors back in cause they really aren't that expensive ultimately. Ever since it died and needed the tow truck it just turns over and doesn't even look like trying to fire. It's had a couple of different crank angle sensors. As I said the wiring has all been checked, nothing appears to be wrong there. Granted the crank angle sensors aren't brand new genuine ones (pretty sure they're quite a few hundred dollars? Yes i'm 100% working to a budget here lol. And unless i'm 100% guaranteed spending many hundreds of dollars on one part will 100% fix the problem when various other ones haven't, i just can't justify that). I don't recall the nanocom its been on saying anything about this being the problem/logged problem, but who knows

So when y pop u replaced injectors you recoded them with nanocom, and when that didnt work old injectors went back into correct order they were taken out of originally?

Yeah they were stored in order and put back in the exact same order

does the fuel pump have an even sound when you turn ign on or does the sound vary ( cavitation noise )?
if the sealing surfaces on the injectors / head face weren't spotless when washers were replaced it will not bleed up properly
If , for a few days / weeks before it died it was taking longer to start than normal ( within a couple of seconds ) then that is injector washers failing
did you set injector bump clearances ?
is the injector harness properly plugged in and recently replaced?

Originally Posted by discorevy

does the fuel pump have an even sound when you turn ign on or does the sound vary ( cavitation noise )?
if the sealing surfaces on the injectors / head face weren't spotless when washers were replaced it will not bleed up properly
If , for a few days / weeks before it died it was taking longer to start than normal ( within a couple of seconds ) then that is injector washers failing
did you set injector bump clearances ?
is the injector harness properly plugged in and recently replaced?

- Yeah the pump isn't too old, even when running the bleed sequence (just over 1/2 a tank) there doesn't sound like any cavitation noises
- All the surfaces were as spotless as possible when they were replaced, no visible debris/marks/etc
- Its had patches since i've bought it (couple of years now) where it was a pain to start daily, quite alot of patches.... But everything was running right for around 7-8 months prior to it dieing this time (daily to-from work, Geelong-Drysdale, its only 25km or so each way but it never faulted.......untill it faulted.....).
- Yes, my old man's a retired diesel mechanic (at least labour is cheap ) so he tells me all that was done right
- The injector harness is brand-new. And another known working second hand one was tried prior. No oil in the plug, or the loom (there was when I first bought it, it was all cleaned and the harness replaced then)