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'94 Transit 2.5 turbo diesel.
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'94 Transit 2.5 turbo diesel. -
10-16-2009
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Pal of mine has a motorhome based on a 15 year old Transit 2.5 turbo diesel which is giving problems. It's very down on power throughout the rev range. So far the garage has replaced the ECU at a cost of several hundred with no improvment and now want to change the fuel pump for nearly a grand. I know little about diesels - and didn't even know one that old had electronics. Any likely faults before the garage bankrupts him while learning their job? |
Find another garage for starters
It could be several things , partially blocked injectors / worn injectors
worn /damaged turbo fuel blockage , after 15 years its amazing how much crap
builds up in the fuel system , if hes used biofuel that may have dislodged some of
the crap
Knackered fuel pump , incorrect valve settings (checking these used to be a service
item something often ignored by most garages) worn bores worn valves
These vans were not known for thier scintilating performance when new
The injectors , pump and cylinder pressures can be checked (and should be by any
competeant garage) as can the valve clearences
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Pal of mine has a motorhome based on a 15 year old Transit 2.5 turbo diesel which is giving problems. It's very down on power throughout the rev range. So far the garage has replaced the ECU at a cost of several hundred with no improvment and now want to change the fuel pump for nearly a grand. I know little about diesels - and didn't even know one that old had electronics. Any likely faults before the garage bankrupts him while learning their job? |
it was running on less than 4 but it was.
Most likely the fuel pump. There's a place in Birmingham that recons and
refits then for around £400.
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Pal of mine has a motorhome based on a 15 year old Transit 2.5 turbo diesel which is giving problems. It's very down on power throughout the rev range. So far the garage has replaced the ECU at a cost of several hundred with no improvment and now want to change the fuel pump for nearly a grand. I know little about diesels - and didn't even know one that old had electronics. Any likely faults before the garage bankrupts him while learning their job? |
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another 'well respected' small independant.
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It could be several things , partially blocked injectors / worn injectors worn /damaged turbo fuel blockage , after 15 years its amazing how much crap builds up in the fuel system , if hes used biofuel that may have dislodged some of the crap Knackered fuel pump , incorrect valve settings (checking these used to be a service item something often ignored by most garages) worn bores worn valves These vans were not known for thier scintilating performance when new The injectors , pump and cylinder pressures can be checked (and should be by any competeant garage) as can the valve clearances |
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In article <xn0ggiasis8hi000 (AT) news-text (DOT) blueyonder.co.uk>, steve robinson <steve (AT) colevalleyinteriors (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Pal of mine has a motorhome based on a 15 year old Transit 2.5 turbo diesel which is giving problems. It's very down on power throughout the rev range. So far the garage has replaced the ECU at a cost of several hundred with no improvment and now want to change the fuel pump for nearly a grand. I know little about diesels - and didn't even know one that old had electronics. Any likely faults before the garage bankrupts him while learning their job? Find another garage for starters He's tried two - one a main dealer who supplied and serviced it and another 'well respected' small independant. It could be several things , partially blocked injectors / worn injectors worn /damaged turbo fuel blockage , after 15 years its amazing how much crap builds up in the fuel system , if hes used biofuel that may have dislodged some of the crap Knackered fuel pump , incorrect valve settings (checking these used to be a service item something often ignored by most garages) worn bores worn valves These vans were not known for thier scintilating performance when new The injectors , pump and cylinder pressures can be checked (and should be by any competeant garage) as can the valve clearances Omitted to say the fault came on suddenly - so unlikely to be just wear. |
Laser with the diagnostic kit .
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In article <xn0ggiasis8hi000 (AT) news-text (DOT) blueyonder.co.uk>, steve robinson <steve (AT) colevalleyinteriors (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Pal of mine has a motorhome based on a 15 year old Transit 2.5 turbo diesel which is giving problems. It's very down on power throughout the rev range. So far the garage has replaced the ECU at a cost of several hundred with no improvment and now want to change the fuel pump for nearly a grand. I know little about diesels - and didn't even know one that old had electronics. Any likely faults before the garage bankrupts him while learning their job? Find another garage for starters He's tried two - one a main dealer who supplied and serviced it and another 'well respected' small independant. It could be several things , partially blocked injectors / worn injectors worn /damaged turbo fuel blockage , after 15 years its amazing how much crap builds up in the fuel system , if hes used biofuel that may have dislodged some of the crap Knackered fuel pump , incorrect valve settings (checking these used to be a service item something often ignored by most garages) worn bores worn valves These vans were not known for thier scintilating performance when new The injectors , pump and cylinder pressures can be checked (and should be by any competeant garage) as can the valve clearances Omitted to say the fault came on suddenly - so unlikely to be just wear. |
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The injectors , pump and cylinder pressures can be checked (and should be by any competeant garage) as can the valve clearances Omitted to say the fault came on suddenly - so unlikely to be just wear. Possibly a knackered fuel pump |
guessing. Can it be checked in any way other than just by substitution?
It's an expensive thing to change on a whim.
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In article <xn0ggiifmb4er9000 (AT) news-text (DOT) blueyonder.co.uk>, steve robinson <steve (AT) colevalleyinteriors (DOT) co.uk> wrote: The injectors , pump and cylinder pressures can be checked (and should be by any competeant garage) as can the valve clearances Omitted to say the fault came on suddenly - so unlikely to be just wear. Possibly a knackered fuel pump That's what the present garage want to replace next. But they seem to be guessing. Can it be checked in any way other than just by substitution? It's an expensive thing to change on a whim. |
would have the equipment
One of the other posters said thiers a place in Birmingham that does
pump testing
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Bit like the Ford dealer who said they had the diagnostics for the ECU - but that didn't work, obviously. However that doesn't mean they know how to use or interpret them, or in the case of my local VW dealer even bother to plug it in. |
the problem is taking the piss?
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In article <op.u1ywwq15haghkf@lucy>, Duncan Wood <nntpnews (AT) dmx512 (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Bit like the Ford dealer who said they had the diagnostics for the ECU - but that didn't work, obviously. However that doesn't mean they know how to use or interpret them, or in the case of my local VW dealer even bother to plug it in. Fairy nuff. But then fitting and charging for a new ECU which didn't cure the problem is taking the piss? |
had all the fault codes stored from both it & the battery going flat was
taking the piss, given it was under warranty at the time. Blaming the ECU
is a fairly common thing, they're normally the most reliable bit of any
system.
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