Thread: 2.7TDV6 Restricted Power

Way too many things give restricted performance mode.

Codes? surely that is pointing your indy in the right direction?

Test work not guess work, but the below is only guess work:
*low output on the low pressure fuel pump in tank.
*feed signal from said pump short to ground.
*fuel pressure sensor faulty (on the common rail, passenger side).
*Injectors will fault code if pressure sensor is faulty.
*high pressure pump solenoid intermittently failing.
*high pressure pump failing, see if there is any nasty metal bits ending up in fuel tank.
*gear on end of high pressure pump is loose (the nut can come slightly loose) and is slipping under high load, torque.


*low coolant level (its leaking out to the point of being very low).
*egr faults. (under load, more common on a 3.0lt though).

*A lot of the above can trigger a transmission fault which should be ignored until engine is sorted

Agree many things cause RP. Codes, we need codes!

Btw;
OEM injectors for the 2.7 or 3.0 are way cheaper than Toyota diesel injectors. Last time i checked, LR injectors were around A$275 each including the crush washers and little pipe sections, plus freight from the UK, toyota 200series are A$1200 each.

I priced a full set, was around 2.5k delivered from Rimmer Bros for 6 injectors. There are 8 in a T200 series...

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

Agree many things cause RP. Codes, we need codes!

Btw;
OEM injectors for the 2.7 or 3.0 are way cheaper than Toyota diesel injectors. Last time i checked, LR injectors were around A$275 each including the crush washers and little pipe sections, plus freight from the UK, toyota 200series are A$1200 each.

I priced a full set, was around 2.5k delivered from Rimmer Bros for 6 injectors. There are 8 in a T200 series...

Which model?

Injectors for them have changed over the years.

Thanks, I'll try and chase up what fault codes were found.

Hi Kingo,
Dad taught me to try the cheapest things first.
This happened to mine a couple of times. Turns out it was a sticky turbo vane actuating arm. Especially if the vehicle isn't used for a few days and humid weather (or sea spray) sets in.
Simple as bending up a piece of fencing wire to reach/actuate the arm to the turbo from the actuator solenoid, (through the wheel arch on passenger side) a spray of CRC or similar through the thin tube that comes with the can, wiggle pull push wiggle a dozen or so times with a spray now and then and bingo!

Background: The turbo vane actuating arm/linkages seizes from all sorts of pollutant /dirt reasons, the vanes don't move when requested by the ECM (especially when going up a hill and power is demanded), the computer throws all of its toys out of the sandpit when an expected power increase fails to eventuate and "Restricted Performance" comes up on the info display.

Try that one first. Its cheap and will cost you about 10 minutes (once you have the wire bent properly and you gain the skill of locating the wire bend onto the right linkage point) and one wire clothes hanger and a squirt or three of CRC.
There are many threads with details but I'm on my way out the door right now so I cant help you search for that one.
If it doesn't work then it still cost you way less than one injector!
Cheers - Matti

need fault codes to at least start guessing in the right direction.

If you are anywhere near Greensborough i can plug my GAP tool in and read the the codes, but going OS tomorrow arvo for 2 weeks.

have had the same thing happen in my RRS TDV8 multiple times, almost identical to what you are describing, either going up the Freeway, or Wilunga hill here is adelaide.

turn car off and on and it resets and problem sorted until next time.

my local mechanic pulled the the codes and it is the turbo actuator, so now taking to a Land rover Independent to get them to look at it/diagnose/solve for me.