Oh Dear... My T2 has upset the wife..

[solarman216]

As you have found Clive the plastic does not creep into the micro scratches on the metal pipe like rubber does, so a sealing agent is best, the same applies to domestic plumbing with compression joints, that is why we use a jointing paste, without the paste it may be years before a micro leak is evident, it shows itself as a growing corrosion fester on the joint, while not a leak in the normal sense it can prove hard to undo the joint years down the line, glad you got it sorted, and by the way I ordered and paid for a stat housing, £40 including £3 for the gasket, all brand new and in Ali, be here tomorrow midday, I will put it on the shelf for the next person who wants one and more are available, regards Rick

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

As you have found Clive the plastic does not creep into the micro scratches on the metal pipe like rubber does, so a sealing agent is best, the same applies to domestic plumbing with compression joints, that is why we use a jointing paste, without the paste it may be years before a micro leak is evident, it shows itself as a growing corrosion fester on the joint, while not a leak in the normal sense it can prove hard to undo the joint years down the line, glad you got it sorted, and by the way I ordered and paid for a stat housing, £40 including £3 for the gasket, all brand new and in Ali, be here tomorrow midday, I will put it on the shelf for the next person who wants one and more are available, regards Rick

Cheers...

Hopefully the one from Facebook will arrive tomorrow, but good to know you can still get the aluminium ones, as there is obviously a fault with the plastic ones... well, I say a fault, it has lasted 17 years!!

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Bang on, I'm glad you got it sorted mate, what sealant did you use?

Rick, one of the pastes I use is called jet blue, very good stuff but I generally only use it for problem joints, quite difficult to undo after a couple if years.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Bang on, I'm glad you got it sorted mate, what sealant did you use?

Rick, one of the pastes I use is called jet blue, very good stuff but I generally only use it for problem joints, quite difficult to undo after a couple if years.

Thanks, the one I used is Loctite 5660 Premium liquid gasket. It specifically says it is for diesel.

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[solarman216]

Bang on, I'm glad you got it sorted mate, what sealant did you use?

Rick, one of the pastes I use is called jet blue, very good stuff but I generally only use it for problem joints, quite difficult to undo after a couple if years.

Yep I have a tub of jet blue, never had any problems with nut and olive type joints as long as you keep it off of the threads, I use Loctite 55 PTFE string for thread seals, great stuff and it goes such a long way and is adjustable, Rick

 

[Banshee]

Well done Clive, that's a nice neat job :thumb2

Good to see another method too :thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Thanks, the one I used is Loctite 5660 Premium liquid gasket. It specifically says it is for diesel.

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Ah right, I just bought some of this for the starter motor, not 100% sure it needs it but it had some on the old one!! I think it should be ok to use on fuel joints, I think I may have a bit of air getting in too and I never thought to use anything on the connections, thanks for the idea :thumb2

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Ah right, I just bought some of this for the starter motor, not 100% sure it needs it but it had some on the old one!! I think it should be ok to use on fuel joints, I think I may have a bit of air getting in too and I never thought to use anything on the connections, thanks for the idea :thumb2

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Rick suggested it.

Just check it says it can be used in a diesel environment, mine specifically mentions for reassembly of diesel pumps.

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[terranosaurusdoug]

Only thing it says that comes close is on the front where it says oil pans, nowt on the back, I might get some other stuff, its not mega bucks :thumb2

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

The cap arrived, so fingers crossed I can get all back together today.

Had to spend a while cleaning the rust off of it, his cooling system must have been running 50% rust sludge.

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[Lazy-Ferret]

Finished putting everything back together, and noticed the car was taking an age for the glowplug light to go out, but other than that, it was starting and I got the cooling system bled...

Got in the car to turn it round, and noticed the "Engine light" was on...

Checked the codes and got the following:-

Code 95: Turbo Pressure (33 starts)
Code 21: F/INJ TIMG F/B (27 starts)
Code 13: Coolant Temp Sen (0 starts)

Looked under the bonnet and discovered that the plug on the second temp sender had not pushed in all the way, fixed that, cleared the codes and problem solved...

BUT...

What about the other two codes, anyone got a clue where I should be looking for those?

Code 95: Turbo Pressure (33 starts)
Code 21: F/INJ TIMG F/B (27 starts)

 

[solarman216]

95 does not apply on yours as there is no sensor for turbo pressure so an erroneous code, the other one could be CPS or No1 injector sensor or even a pump fault, but I would suspect another erroneous code possibly down to the bad plug connection, Rick

 

[Banshee]

Finished putting everything back together, and noticed the car was taking an age for the glowplug light to go out, but other than that, it was starting and I got the cooling system bled...

Got in the car to turn it round, and noticed the "Engine light" was on...

Checked the codes and got the following:-

Code 95: Turbo Pressure (33 starts)
Code 21: F/INJ TIMG F/B (27 starts)
Code 13: Coolant Temp Sen (0 starts)

Looked under the bonnet and discovered that the plug on the second temp sender had not pushed in all the way, fixed that, cleared the codes and problem solved...

BUT...

What about the other two codes, anyone got a clue where I should be looking for those?

Code 95: Turbo Pressure (33 starts)
Code 21: F/INJ TIMG F/B (27 starts)

I get 21 daily, unless I remove the bulb there's no way of stopping that on mine until I swap the injection pump due to my head seal perishing due to using the veg so rich as I do, new pump will have Viton seals so won't perish again :bow

Usually though 21 is due to air ingress somewhere along the fuel lines. I would clear the codes and check them again after a few more runs out :thumb2

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Thanks.

The 21 code possibly make sense, as the original problem was air in the fuel lines, which was making the car have no power, so fingers crossed that is what that one is.

I will run the car, and check the codes again, see if the 95 one crops up again.

The interesting thing is, the 21 and 95 codes did not turn on the "check engine" light, just the 13 one.

 

[solarman216]

Thanks.

The interesting thing is, the 21 and 95 codes did not turn on the "check engine" light, just the 13 one.

Just more to prove they are erroneous, Rick

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Just more to prove they are erroneous, Rick

Thanks...