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  1. 18th March 2006, 07:23 PM #1
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    2 places water can get into a TD5

    Hi Guys
    For those of you who are into serious swiming with a TD5,or accidental ops: ops: ops: ops: ops: ops: ops: ops:
    Whilst "oil proofing" my injector harness I found 2 places water can get in.
    1 the injector harness,it relys on 2 Orings to seal the hole in the head,mine had been weeping oil here so a hot engine would suck water in if immersed.
    2 camshaft end grommet.(on front of the head) What an engineering masterpiece,its a loose fit and also weeps oil.
    I realise most wouldnt swim as deep as the top of the head,except Clarkie I spose put they are a couple of spots that need attention if you enjoy water sports.
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  2. 18th March 2006, 07:26 PM #2
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    Nice pick up, looks like I better start using a blind

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    Andy,
    If yours was weeping near the harness connector, you can not have been far away from getting oil into the harness and ecu connector. Good preventative maintenance.
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    Re: 2 places water can get into a TD5

    Originally posted by LandyAndy
    Hi Guys
    For those of you who are into serious swiming with a TD5,or accidental ops: ops: ops: ops: ops: ops: ops: ops:
    Whilst "oil proofing" my injector harness I found 2 places water can get in.
    1 the injector harness,it relys on 2 Orings to seal the hole in the head,mine had been weeping oil here so a hot engine would suck water in if immersed.
    2 camshaft end grommet.(on front of the head) What an engineering masterpiece,its a loose fit and also weeps oil.
    I realise most wouldnt swim as deep as the top of the head,except Clarkie I spose put they are a couple of spots that need attention if you enjoy water sports.
    Andrew
    if yr camshaft end grommet is a loose then it's time for a new one they are tight when new
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  6. 19th March 2006, 11:57 AM #6
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    I replaced the o ring in the camshaft grommet with one with a bigger cross section this stopped the leak and made the grommet tight in the hole
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