my newly converted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

Buffalo Bill

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Name: Bill Conner

my newly converted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« on: October 01, 2011, 02:39:35 PM »

As above took it out for a test drive today and it seems to be limited on revs pulls well untill it hits maybe 3000 revs only does 60 in top gear black smoke ot back off exhaust so i dont think its fuel. any ideas as im running out of patience!!!!! revs ok out of gear!

Thanks Bill

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Graeme

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Re: my newly conerted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2011, 03:01:55 PM »

restricted air intake

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mac 90

Re: my newly conerted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2011, 03:09:24 PM »

If the 300tdi has a diaghram valve in the fuel pump it could be that. . Is the fuel tank pressurising? Same symptoms as my 2.5TD.

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vag_landy

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Re: my newly conerted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2011, 06:04:43 PM »

Maybe a leaking or collapsed turbo hose ? $:-\$

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rangerovering

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Re: my newly converted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2011, 09:02:55 PM »

Second the above, an air restriction or failed hose in the air intake would be my starting point. Black smoke is unburnt fuel, I would suspest the boost is escaping before the inlet manifold!

Can you feel the turbo spool up when accelerating? Does the boost come on somewhere between 1500 and 2000 rpm and you feel the engine pull harder?

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Buffalo Bill

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Name: Bill Conner

Re: my newly converted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2011, 09:16:02 PM »

Its not doing that its like the turbo isnt activating

it realy feels like fuel starvation , the harder you push the more it slows down lift off and it goes back to 60!

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Re: my newly converted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2011, 09:46:46 PM »

check the hose from the turbo actuator across to the fuel pump , if the engine has come from a disco it may have a tee into it .
its a small hose about 5-6mm
on a disco (and maybe defender i dont know) there was a tap off the vacum hose that fed another device,from memory somewhere around the back of the cyl head

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Re: my newly converted 300tdi only does 60 plz plz help!!!

« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2011, 06:58:31 PM »

Is the turbo actually working - Check that the actuator rod on the Turbo is in place ? Mine got knocked off - its only a wee spring clip - and 60 tops was the result...

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