Rannsachair
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The TD5 Defender I have run for the last 15 years finally succumbed to the dreaded oil in the harness fault: started to misfire and I found oil at the ECU plug under the drivers seat.
It is a common fault and a relatively cheap fix: about £30 for a new harness and rocker gasket.
So disconnect battery and off with the acoustic shield and breather pipe:
Remove the rocker cover bolts and cover:
old harness just unclips in seconds:
New harness in:
New Rocker gasket:
then torque the rocker cover back down, breather on, acoustic shield back, reconnect battery:
Started first time, easy enough job, took just over 30 minutes not rushing, rain just started as I put the cover back on the engine. Lets hope this one is good for another 18 years.
It is a common fault and a relatively cheap fix: about £30 for a new harness and rocker gasket.
So disconnect battery and off with the acoustic shield and breather pipe:
Remove the rocker cover bolts and cover:
old harness just unclips in seconds:
New harness in:
New Rocker gasket:
then torque the rocker cover back down, breather on, acoustic shield back, reconnect battery:
Started first time, easy enough job, took just over 30 minutes not rushing, rain just started as I put the cover back on the engine. Lets hope this one is good for another 18 years.