Daisy90 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi all, my question is - can either of the above read engine revs in a live mode ? Ie driving along ? ( a passenger will be in charge of this dept ) Very shortened story is - I have a possible slipping clutch on a mildly tweaked TD5 90 I can decide if its slipping or the turbo spooling up ? Goes very well and towed 3/4 tonne of logs home ok the other weekend :0/ Defo sounds "slippy" though in noise/revs/speed relationship Thanks in advance P.S is anyone has one of the above and is passing through Nr Basingstoke, I make a great cuppa and have biscuits also :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101sean Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Nanocom will, Hawkeye too probably. No real need anyway, just floor it in 3rd or 4th up a hill and you' ll soon know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy90 Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 That's the thing- it does the "slippy" bit from low down the revs/throttle opening then sounds like it "grips" and off we go :0) once were rolling nicely it seems fine unless you press the accelerator the it does the same for the initial period :0/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 If the revs increase and your speed doesnt, its slipping. Its quite a distinctive sound, when its marginal the revs tend to rise and "float" around, before the road speed catches up and it grips again. Higher gears make it more obvious, so try going full throttle at ~2500rpm in 5th and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road Toad Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Worth checking on a tedious 5 - if the fuel pressure regulator is leaking / weeping then it can often run down the bell housing and through the crank sensor hole and directly on to the flywheel/ clutch, the result is initial slip until it burns off. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy90 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 Interesting you say that Mr Toad :0) I have had a whiff of diesel now n then when I get outa the car, but no marks on the drive, I'll pop the plastic engine cover off soon and report back, Would be nice if it were a quick fix rather than another clutch ( fingers crossed ) Thanks for the replies so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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