dave newell
Free Member
As many will know our motorhome, known as Eclipse, is a self converted 1996 Iveco Turbo Daily, it has always smoked a bit on first startup but soon clears. Over the winter it has gradually got worse when I've had to move it but not just smoking, it had developed a bit of a misfire for a minute or two.
I acquired a spare 2.8 engine from a Renault Master of 1997 vintage (identical engine but with an intercooler) and that hardly smoked at all on startup so last week we swapped the injectors into Eclipse, bit of a chore as the heater assembly is directly above the engine and had to be removed first. Anyway all done and bled and it cracked up first time, ran well but still smoked a bit. While the heater was out I decided to add some sound deadening material to the engine bay as its always been a really noisy van to drive. All went well and after about an hour we had to move the van, no problem it started first time again and ran happily for ten minutes or so.
An hour later it was a different story when we needed to move it to get a customers motorhome out, the bugger would not fire up, cranks over well but not a hope of running so we pushed it out of the way.
When we got back to it we discovered after a lot of head scratching and swearing that the lift pump intake non return valve had broken up. None of the local factors listed this pump but I found one on Ebay which was delivered on Tuesday. Fitted it but it didn't work well and worse the outlet banjo union would not seal, turned out the mating face on the pump was damaged so I had to file it flat, the bugger still will not pump fuel so I've come to the conclusion it is a cheap and nasty copy and the valves are just not sealing.
So I fitted an electric lift pump, now got loads of fuel to the injection pump and cracking the injector pipes reveals good fuel flow to the injectors but it still isn't firing. It will fire on start ya barstard so compression is ok and valve timing hasn't moved, it has to be fuel related. So yesterday we removed the injection pump ( a proper pig of a job but I now employ a mechanic and an apprentice so they get all the joy
) which has now been delivered to a diesel specialist along with four injectors for overhaul. We should get them back late next week and hopefully can get them refitted and get the beast running in time to roll for Peterborough the following Wednesday.
We're supposed to be away in it this weekend (our first weekend away this year and our 30th wedding anniversary on Sunday) for our first motorsport weekend, members practice at Loton Park hillclimb but I now have to tow the race car out behind the work Ducato and travel from and to home on Saturday and Sunday. Jackie is not going to be able to come out for more than half a day due to dogs not being permitted at Loton and our new pooch not being used to being left.
Ho hum, at least I haven't had to leave a car in France I suppose.
Happy Easter everyone, D.
I acquired a spare 2.8 engine from a Renault Master of 1997 vintage (identical engine but with an intercooler) and that hardly smoked at all on startup so last week we swapped the injectors into Eclipse, bit of a chore as the heater assembly is directly above the engine and had to be removed first. Anyway all done and bled and it cracked up first time, ran well but still smoked a bit. While the heater was out I decided to add some sound deadening material to the engine bay as its always been a really noisy van to drive. All went well and after about an hour we had to move the van, no problem it started first time again and ran happily for ten minutes or so.
An hour later it was a different story when we needed to move it to get a customers motorhome out, the bugger would not fire up, cranks over well but not a hope of running so we pushed it out of the way.
When we got back to it we discovered after a lot of head scratching and swearing that the lift pump intake non return valve had broken up. None of the local factors listed this pump but I found one on Ebay which was delivered on Tuesday. Fitted it but it didn't work well and worse the outlet banjo union would not seal, turned out the mating face on the pump was damaged so I had to file it flat, the bugger still will not pump fuel so I've come to the conclusion it is a cheap and nasty copy and the valves are just not sealing.
So I fitted an electric lift pump, now got loads of fuel to the injection pump and cracking the injector pipes reveals good fuel flow to the injectors but it still isn't firing. It will fire on start ya barstard so compression is ok and valve timing hasn't moved, it has to be fuel related. So yesterday we removed the injection pump ( a proper pig of a job but I now employ a mechanic and an apprentice so they get all the joy
) which has now been delivered to a diesel specialist along with four injectors for overhaul. We should get them back late next week and hopefully can get them refitted and get the beast running in time to roll for Peterborough the following Wednesday.We're supposed to be away in it this weekend (our first weekend away this year and our 30th wedding anniversary on Sunday) for our first motorsport weekend, members practice at Loton Park hillclimb but I now have to tow the race car out behind the work Ducato and travel from and to home on Saturday and Sunday. Jackie is not going to be able to come out for more than half a day due to dogs not being permitted at Loton and our new pooch not being used to being left.
Ho hum, at least I haven't had to leave a car in France I suppose.
Happy Easter everyone, D.
