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DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
24 Mar 2010 2:35pm
does any one have any know much about diesel motors as mine has **** it self,has me buggered whats is wrong ,,,sounds like a sick put put boat
thanks
arancini
arancini
WA
373 posts
WA, 373 posts
24 Mar 2010 11:43am
check the fuel filter, its easily removed, most have a primer pump on top to bring the fuel back into the filter before you try and re start.
thommo 000
thommo 000
1670 posts
1670 posts
24 Mar 2010 12:03pm
also if u have a racor fuel filter check for sludge, they have a wingnut setup on the bottom to drain it. Crack the injectors, make sure they are all getting fuel. another problem i`ve come across is a bug that grows in the fuel tanks, u can buy an additive to put in your tank to get rid of it, that means getting a fuel sample tested.(i presume it`s a boat?)
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
24 Mar 2010 4:08pm
thanks for the advice,fuel filter ok,fuel all good,injectors getting fuel as i replaced fuel pump a week ago and primed injectors,,was running ok with a little loss in lower end power then out of no where started sounding bad ,,towed it home,,,there seems to be a poping sound coming from it ,,has engine compression will turn over but sound weak/bad,rocker cover o0ff all rocker s are fine nothing busted,all belts fine .. it is a delica,,
??????????????
thommo 000
thommo 000
1670 posts
1670 posts
24 Mar 2010 1:29pm
ok popping....i`d say your exhaust valve is probably sticking.....
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
24 Mar 2010 5:45pm
thanks thommo,based on what others have said could be it,how do you tell and or fix it thanks in advance
thommo 000
thommo 000
1670 posts
1670 posts
24 Mar 2010 3:17pm
usually tell when you fist start the motor and it misses, you could try running some inhibitor though the diesel, sometimes that frees it.else you might have to remove the cylinder,
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
24 Mar 2010 3:53pm
thommo 000 said...

usually tell when you fist start the motor and it is missing, you could try running some inhibitor though the diesel, sometimes that frees it.else you might have to remove the cylinder,



Head.
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
24 Mar 2010 7:05pm
as i sit here covered in oil,grease and crap,will get back inti it 2morro thanks for all the advice,,but now back to my brain surgery course over the net,sort of the same thing but a little easier ,,bummer ya not over this way thommo there's atleast a carton in it for anyone who can get this thing running or onto ebay it goes thanks again
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
24 Mar 2010 8:36pm
dude said...

thanks for the advice,fuel filter ok,fuel all good,injectors getting fuel as i replaced fuel pump a week ago and primed injectors,,was running ok with a little loss in lower end power then out of no where started sounding bad ,,towed it home,,,there seems to be a poping sound coming from it ,,has engine compression will turn over but sound weak/bad,rocker cover o0ff all rocker s are fine nothing busted,all belts fine .. it is a delica,,
??????????????


Series 1 or 2? L400 or L300? Did you get the fuel pump reconditioned or was it a replacement?

You'll probably have better luck here:

www.delicaclub.com
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
24 Mar 2010 11:46pm
l300 1992 exceed,fuel pump replaced and working,,tried the site been searching ,no luck yet but had some advice ,,so far been told to start pulling it apart that is to get to the cylinder head ,,but i'm not that confident in my skill,,ie i always have parts left over whenever i work on a car


DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
24 Mar 2010 11:48pm
who wants to buy a cheap 4wd ,goes good sometimes
tightlines
tightlines
WA
3509 posts
WA, 3509 posts
24 Mar 2010 10:31pm
dude said...

as i sit here covered in oil,grease and crap,will get back inti it 2morro thanks for all the advice,,but now back to my brain surgery course over the net,sort of the same thing but a little easier ,,bummer ya not over this way thommo there's atleast a carton in it for anyone who can get this thing running or onto ebay it goes thanks again


I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I think it may cost you a little bit more than that by the sounds of it
Sounds to me like you might be losing a bit of compression somewhere, is there any bubbling of the water in the radiator when you take the cap off?

P.S. I'll give you a carton for it
remo81
remo81
QLD
678 posts
QLD, 678 posts
25 Mar 2010 1:10am
Injectors! Always the first thing to check. After the fuel filter. On Diesel engines you dont usually have a problem with the spark.
j murray
j murray
SA
947 posts
SA, 947 posts
25 Mar 2010 9:04am

timing could be out some degrees i had one isuzu , fly wheel moved 16

degrees on crankshaft made motor run real bad, cost big money to rectify,

crank shaft needed major reworking....best of luck
Mister Dugong
Mister Dugong
368 posts
368 posts
25 Mar 2010 7:31am
if its not something bad mentioned already which i hope not!!!
then try what you recently changed!
the injectors and feul pump you recently changed right?
re do it in super clean conditions, see if it works on anything else you did, filter etc.
yes your doing everything twice but it beats trying to rebuild the basterd
go car go~!
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
26 Mar 2010 11:10pm


It's up and running again,just needs a little fine tuning.
Thanks for all the advice.
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
26 Mar 2010 9:52pm
What ended up being the problem?

Good to see another deli back on the road
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
27 Mar 2010 1:04am
what i fixed(with help)was that the rod that holds the rocker arms, at the back had snapped under the screw(couldn't see the break)replaced it, up and running,rocker timing ,fuel pump timing to get right still , not on the road just yet .
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
21 Apr 2010 4:18pm
so the latest update,had lubemoblie drop in,found i had no compression in 4th cylinder,removed head ,got vsr kit ,had valves checked all seems ok,,took piston out nothing seems to be wrong there,no marks or damaged to be seen ,,so what next?
any ideas?
hanks in advance
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
21 Apr 2010 2:31pm
Injectors or glowplugs?

try swapping them from a good cylinder and see if that changes which one has bad compression.

Also could be head gasket, but you would change that anyway...


Note I'm not a mechanic.
maxm
maxm
NSW
864 posts
NSW, 864 posts
21 Apr 2010 4:32pm
The compressed gases were going somewhere! Blown head gasket??

My old car had a cylinder liner come loose. That caused a gradual loss of power as it became worse (took maybe a year!). Eventually the gases started escaping into the cooling jacket and pressurised the system enough to split a water hose. Twice.
maxm
maxm
NSW
864 posts
NSW, 864 posts
21 Apr 2010 4:39pm
nebbian said...

Injectors or glowplugs?

try swapping them from a good cylinder and see if that changes which one has bad compression.

Also could be head gasket, but you would change that anyway...


Note I'm not a mechanic.


I'm not a mechanic either but...

don't think it'd be injectors or glowplugs. A diesel engine will compress whatever is in the cylinder (ie plain old air) by about 18:1 (that's a LOT! ) and that's the reading they'd be looking for on the compression tester.
bingles
bingles
WA
363 posts
WA, 363 posts
21 Apr 2010 2:50pm
Delica's rock


DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
21 Apr 2010 5:02pm
so the latest update,,just found that one of the rocker arm adjusters was different from the others .that is a little longer with a different head,just replaced this and all seems ok now valve wise,,now can anyone tell me how all these parts i have laying around go back together? ,should be fun,anyone want guess how many parts are gunna be left over?,
DUDE
DUDE
NSW
1132 posts
NSW, 1132 posts
21 Apr 2010 5:03pm
oh and once again THANKS for all the advice and suggestion
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
21 Apr 2010 3:07pm
dude said...

so the latest update,,just found that one of the rocker arm adjusters was different from the others .that is a little longer with a different head,just replaced this and all seems ok now valve wise,,now can anyone tell me how all these parts i have laying around go back together? ,should be fun,anyone want guess how many parts are gunna be left over?,


4 screws and 2 nuts
pweedas
pweedas
WA
4642 posts
WA, 4642 posts
21 Apr 2010 5:01pm
I think there might be a nut loose at the steering wheel.
mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
WA, 4564 posts
21 Apr 2010 7:57pm
dude said...

so the latest update,,just found that one of the rocker arm adjusters was different from the others .that is a little longer with a different head,just replaced this and all seems ok now valve wise,,now can anyone tell me how all these parts i have laying around go back together? ,should be fun,anyone want guess how many parts are gunna be left over?,


Dude, as we say in the diesel industry, any bits left over when its up and going or you have it all back together......
Must have been over engineered in the first place..
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
21 Apr 2010 8:43pm
maxm said...

don't think it'd be injectors or glowplugs. A diesel engine will compress whatever is in the cylinder (ie plain old air) by about 18:1 (that's a LOT! ) and that's the reading they'd be looking for on the compression tester.


Both are openings into the combustion chamber, so if they've got a hole through them they would drop the compression.

... But then I just realised how the mechanic would check the compression No spark plugs on a diesel.
Duh don't I look silly.
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
21 Apr 2010 9:07pm
bingles said...

Delica's rock



this one would rock AND roll

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