First time tinkering under the bonnet today, replaced both front indicator bulbs no big drama (except for one bolt down that convenient liitle hole doh!)
Next took the engine cover off and noticed what looked like an oily patch on the head/cam cover around No3 cylinder. Figuring it was just a leaky gasket I went to wipe it away only to find it was a hard coked up deposit like I'd expect in an exhaust manifold or EGR. I scraped a bit away with a small screwdriver then started the engine. With the bonnet shut and the engine cover on I could hear what to me sounded like a tappety tick tick noise, with bonnet open and cover off it was more of a chuff chuff noise (like starting and engine up with spark plug out). A bit more scarping hoovering and inspection and it looks to me like the injector seal to the head is leaking, seems worse with a engine cold than hot.
Does the injector electrical connection come off easily, is it fragile?
Is taking the injector and clamp off straightforward?
Will probably get a local diesel specialist to look at it tomorrow and see if they have seals for it.
Off on hols to France soon so don't need gremlins!
Never did get round to looking at glow plug connection (flashing light on dash) which was why I took the engine cover off in the first place!
Keith
Next took the engine cover off and noticed what looked like an oily patch on the head/cam cover around No3 cylinder. Figuring it was just a leaky gasket I went to wipe it away only to find it was a hard coked up deposit like I'd expect in an exhaust manifold or EGR. I scraped a bit away with a small screwdriver then started the engine. With the bonnet shut and the engine cover on I could hear what to me sounded like a tappety tick tick noise, with bonnet open and cover off it was more of a chuff chuff noise (like starting and engine up with spark plug out). A bit more scarping hoovering and inspection and it looks to me like the injector seal to the head is leaking, seems worse with a engine cold than hot.
Does the injector electrical connection come off easily, is it fragile?
Is taking the injector and clamp off straightforward?
Will probably get a local diesel specialist to look at it tomorrow and see if they have seals for it.
Off on hols to France soon so don't need gremlins!
Never did get round to looking at glow plug connection (flashing light on dash) which was why I took the engine cover off in the first place!
Keith