basquen Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 The engine cut out yesterday whilst off-road in the woods. Plenty of water splashing up into the engine bay but nothing too dramatic. I've had this vehicle for 4 years with no problems evening after deep wading. My first thought was a dodgy/wet connection to the fuel cut-out solenoid connection but a direct feed to the it made no difference. I've tested the solenoid out on the bench and it's OK. Just to be sure I removed the spring and plunger and tried starting that way. Still no joy so it's clearly not the solenoid. I can draw diesel using the lift pump (at least as far as the filter bleed). Next step is probably to crack open the feeds to the injectors to see if the diesel is getting that far. I was wondering if the the throttle sensor could be playing up. The pedal runs smooth to about 3/4 travel then there is a hardness. To be honest I thought the footmat was getting caught at first. It's a pain to even get a glimpse at this part because it's buried up behind the fuse box. I'll try and investigate some more. All dash lights are working as normal, all fuses checked, ... This is a japanese import so no alarm spider to worry about. Frustratingly I don't have access to any diagnostic testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangy35 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Yes next step is to see if the fuel gets to the injectors, does the engine sound like its got compression? sounds like the cambelt failed to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alland Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 hi i had an auto disco on a 1996 went through water it cut out there is a cluster of wires under the pump i used lots of wd 40 and it started and coughed splittered and after drying it out it was ok hope this helps that is if its not cambelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basquen Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 I've now seen through the oil fill that the rockers aren't moving when turning over the engine so it looks like it's the cambelt.Last changed 11 months ago / approx 14,000km so it was the last thing I was expecting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangy35 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Was it just a belt? or was it a kit? whom fitted it? was the specific belt tension adhered to? The most common failure of cam belts are over tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangy35 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Sorry forgot to mention to check the pushrods, and rockers, there will be a at least one bent push rod, maybe a broken rocker to. I have never come across any that has bent any valves yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basquen Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 The full kit was fitted and I can only assume the tension was correct. I'll open it week to see if I can tell what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangy35 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 How is this going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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