Thread: Temporary loss of power on TD5

what was the temp gauge saying?

Oil in the injection harness maybe ??

... Mine did that when the head was cracked, coolant loss and little red light - from memory a red $ sign - came on at the same time...!!
Dave

another one - if it happens again look for smoke, the outlet from the turbo has a multi layered hose that can collapse internaly, no evidence from the outside. This chokes off the air with power loss and unburnt fuel too I would think.
The oil in the harness will often make vehicle run on 4 cylinders too if it is the problem.
Dave

Oh yeah, this could be describing my "incident" perfectly. With me, it was because the temperature spiked, which triggers the ECU to cut the power. Push the foot down - nothing. When the temp dropped back again, power was back on.

Things to check for - are the thermo fans now running permanently (even with a/c off)? Mine was due to the engine overheating because of a stuffed head gasket and cracked head - classic TD5!!

If so, get prepared for BIG repair bills, and welcome to the club!

if the temp gauge is at the bottom and the red light is on, it has heated up and gone into "limp mode" will not put anypower though. you will have too switch the engine off to clear it from the ecu.

Mine was due to the engine overheating because of a stuffed head gasket and cracked head - classic TD5!!

If so, get prepared for BIG repair bills, and welcome to the club![/QUOTE]

Damn!! Not sure i ever want to join that club!!

Did you have to shut the engine down and restart it?
I had a cable fault going to the TPS. Sometime it would loose power and "cough" but most times it put the engine to idle and lit the "check engine" light on the dash. Not handy when overtaking....