TD5 Engine Idle

[pefishies]

My TD5 160K miles has recently been giving problems with regard to the tick-over rev. It will run fine for a while and then it will idle at 1000rpm and then for no apparent reason drop back to +/-750rpm.
I also have a problem with the water temp jumping up and down and at times the temp guage drops off the scale and the red light appears. If I stop the motor and restart the light disappears.
Any help with regard to these prblems would be appreciated.
Keep lovong your Landy!!!!

[Kintore]

any oil on the red connector on the ECU?

[pefishies]

Hi,
There is oil residue on all the connectors going into the ECU. I am not too technical and am looking at the +/- wires that are located on the side of the ECU, I only know what is the ECU because I found a picture on the web, so please bare with me.
More enthusiasm than skill I'm afraid.
Cheers for any help you can give me.

[thebiglad]

Hi,
There is oil residue on all the connectors going into the ECU. I am not too technical and am looking at the +/- wires that are located on the side of the ECU, I only know what is the ECU because I found a picture on the web, so please bare with me.
More enthusiasm than skill I'm afraid.
Cheers for any help you can give me.


Hi there mate, don't worry about a lack of knowledge, we all started out knowing nothing !!!

Have a look at this guy's brilliant site, it shows in detail about the oil problem and how to fix it.

http://www.discovery2.co.uk/Injector_harness.html

It's a really good site with loads of useful, well photographed and well-written articles.

Good luck

Dave

[pefishies]

Cheers, many thanks for the info.

Have had a quick look at the site and it even makes sense to me, thanks goodness for the pictures and clear instruction, it is just about idiot proof!

Will make sure I have a couple of days spare in case it all goes tits up and will give it a go.

Thanks again.

[thebiglad]

Cheers, many thanks for the info.

Have had a quick look at the site and it even makes sense to me, thanks goodness for the pictures and clear instruction, it is just about idiot proof!

Will make sure I have a couple of days spare in case it all goes tits up and will give it a go.

Thanks again.



Let me know how you get on, would you, as I might have to do mine at some stage.

[SCOTT MCLAREN]

I did mine using his tips and found it very easy - one thing that your not told is that refitting the rocker cover , with a new gasket , is a real fiddly pig of a job - much swearing involved !!!!!

[Urban Panzer]

I did mine using his tips and found it very easy - one thing that your not told is that refitting the rocker cover , with a new gasket , is a real fiddly pig of a job - much swearing involved !!!!! :D

Ah be fair, theres a couple of "tips" in there to "aid" the re-fitting (like small dabs of hylomar to hold gasket on the rocker cover and manouvering the rear engine cover out the way ) but I agree its a little frustrating.;)

[andymach23]

:D

Ah be fair, theres a couple of "tips" in there to "aid" the re-fitting (like small dabs of hylomar to hold gasket on the rocker cover and manouvering the rear engine cover out the way ) but I agree its a little frustrating.;)

Yes, I used the hammer handle tip to hold the rear engine cover out of the way. Worked a treat. Cheers!

Also, I bought a non genuine new gasket and it was too flexible to stay on the rocker cover for fitting. I ended up having to re-use the old gasket, but it worked ok.