Thread: Td5 Future

Originally Posted by d2dave

So how did the dust get in? If this turns out to be the cause of mine I do not want it happening again.

Not changing the filter regularly.T/D's need lots of clean air and if you don't replace the filter it blocks up causing a restriction so the filter sucks in under power unseating it and bypass. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Not changing the filter regularly.T/D's need lots of clean air and if you don't replace the filter it blocks up causing a restriction so the filter sucks in under power unseating it and bypass. Pat

Quite a few aftermarket panel filters just don't seal properly Pat.

I know a number of TD5 owners that have dusted engines because the filter wasn't sealing from new.

You'd think people would check things like that Rick when they fitted them. Pat

Does anyone else see a problem here with the diagnosis method?

Making the call on low compression based on crankcase pressure alone! And not performing a propper compression check?? Or have I missed something?

Originally Posted by FisherX

Does anyone else see a problem here with the diagnosis method?

Making the call on low compression based on crankcase pressure alone! And not performing a propper compression check?? Or have I missed something?

Indeed..but the mechanic said.. and the thread will continue based on the only info available.

Originally Posted by PAT303

You'd think people would check things like that Rick when they fitted them. Pat

surprisingly easy to miss - the dodgy ones appear to fit ok, however, once processing air they tend to "pull away" from the box surround and sealing area.
As previously mentioned the D2 intake location/setup is a disgrace. IMO a correctly installed snorkel is the only worthwhile fix for dirt road/dusty travel in a D2.
Last trip in my D2 saw 700kms of dirt road in clear air. ie solo no convoy or driving in others wake. The new airfilter fitted 600km prior was essentially unuseable and needed replacement.
Same road the following year with a snorkel and sealing addressed saw the air filter essentially as new.

The position of the filter has no bearing on dust ingress,dust swirls under the bonnet on dusty roads so getting the intake up high with a RAI is the fix.

Originally Posted by FisherX

Does anyone else see a problem here with the diagnosis method?

Making the call on low compression based on crankcase pressure alone! And not performing a propper compression check?? Or have I missed something?

Hard not to agree. I would definitely want, at the least, a comp test before I'd go swapping engines.