Warning to all who have a Td5 head skimmed...

[Sitec]

Yes, it works well... At 205000 kms the coolant disapeared, off with the head to find powderised plastic dowels and a slipped head. One skim later, new bolts, dowels (metal), gaskets etc etc and we're runnin on all 5 again with lots more power... (last owner had been in there.. silicon everywhere and timing was out) anyhow, 200km later and we have a misfire..... After a filter change and no improvement, I pull the little gauze filter out of the head to find it full of alli shavings! Not a happy bunny. Seems the machine shop didn't clean it out properly... After runnin it without the rocker cover, and pulling each injector lead off one by one it seems No 3 is at fault. Any one got an injector to suit a 99 Fender 130??? If not, sorry guys but it's getting the Nissan 6 treatment. Should have stuck to a Tdi.

[p38arover]

Shouldn't you have checked it before refitting it?

[big guy]

Bump!

[Scouse]

Bump!

After 1 minute?

[Sitec]

It was checked, double checked, and blown out again! Nothing came out. Should have been plugged b4 machining as was requested!

[Psimpson7]

Did you or the head place rebuild it?

If the filter was clean when the engine was put back together, it would be very unlikely to get swarf in it in use. The captive side of the filter is on the fuel inlet side, not the head drillings side, so any swarf would have to come out of the head via the fuel return, through the pressure regulator, then through the fuel cooler, back through the fuel lines to the second filtered stage of the fuel filter, and then go back around to the engine.

I think I do have a couple of spare injectors that would suit a <01 td5.

[Sitec]

Would be very interested in the injectors. Mine have the 5 didget code on top with one random number below and to the right. The injector at fault is no 3 which reads 'LNLLA' and '4'. I've also since learnt that the fuel hoses were connected backwards... When I removed the head, I left these connected and removed the fuel block as one (quicker and assumed they were right.. not so). The original gauze was in bits. When the head came back from being skimmed I blew it all out to make sure all was well and clean and fitted a new gauze (not cheap!!). When the misfire arrived last nite, I changed the fuel filter first and then checked the gauze filter. This is when I learnt that the fuel lines were backwards as I found several alli shavings head side of the gauze. That has since been rectified. It bled easily this time to, which it didn't after the rebuild. Don't know how to contact you on here without upsetting someone (seem to have a habit of doing that) so let me know how to get in touch and I'll give you a call. Thanks. Simon.

[p38arover]

Don't know how to contact you on here without upsetting someone (seem to have a habit of doing that) so let me know how to get in touch and I'll give you a call. Thanks. Simon.

Haven't you heard of sending PMs (Private Messages) on the forum?

[alien]

Haven't you heard of sending PMs (Private Messages) on the forum?

When I joined I could only just drive the computer
Didn't know what a post or thread was, let alone a PM

[Psimpson7]

Hi Simon,

Just got your PM.

As you probaby know swapping out injectors is slightly more complicated that 'plug and play'

The injectors are coded to the ecu. Its a very easy job to swap the codes, but it does require the use of a diagnostics tool.

Would you have someone local who can do it for you? It may be worth getting someone to check that the codes are correct for the injector locations as if they have been put back in the wrong order that may be the cause of the issue. (and actually check for specific logged injector errors)

I will have a look in my garage in the morning and let you know what I have tommorow.

Rgds
Peter