vj Transit Stalling Problems

[tonyinoz]

Hi All

Looking for some pointers here.
I own a 2005 VJ Transit 2.4 turbo diesel. It's been a great van however, experienced some major trouble ( and expense) and it's not over.

I'll try and keep this to the point.

The Van would stall when cold, restart straight away and ran fine when it was going. No issues once it was hot. Suddenly difficult to start when cold. Finally got it going. Then leaving work one night ( warm climate) it would not start and needed to be towed to a (reputable!!!) diesel specialist.

So far we have spent $8000 and had the following work done.

Crack Sensor replaced
Fuel Pump replaced
4 Injectors replaced
also while the fuel pump was done, had the timing chain replaced as well.

It runs fantastic, nice to drive and like a new van.
Problem is....it still stalls. I've had it back a week and it has stalled 4 times. First two times stalled and re-started fine. 3rd time motor cranked but wouldn't fire. I left it a while and it finally started and ran fine for the rest of the day. The last time it noticed it wasn't running as well as it had. 4k into a trip home it lost power and stalled. I had to get road service out. They had a look at the van and pumped the primer button on the new fuel pump and it started fine, no problem. The road service technician said you are probably getting air into the fuel line which may be causing the problem

Trouble is the repairer can't fault the van. I'm looking for some things that may point to this happening from some knowledgeable Transit Owners.

It's very frustrating and I would greatly appreciate any comments.

Thanks in Advance

tony

[ned]

Fuel filter head is a good failing point, have you had a new fuel filter and if so is it the correct one?

[Altransit]

2005, isn't that a Mk6, I thought they were VH Is VJ a Mk7, or is it a Mk6 with a 135ps TDCi engine We need to establish which engine you have

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[tonyinoz]

Thanks for the reply.
I reckon it's the mk7 motor. It's a 2.4 diesel manual 6 speed.It was the model prior to the facelift in 2006
It has tdi330 on the door of the van

[knobby1]

Thanks for the reply.
I reckon it's the mk7 motor. It's a 2.4 diesel manual 6 speed.It was the model prior to the facelift in 2006
It has tdi330 on the door of the van

VH/VJ in Aus are a Mk6, (VM is Mk7)....do you have wires going to the injectors??... if so it'll be the horrible Mk6 135ps TDCi.....the devil resides in them.

Definitely sounds like air getting into the fuel system. Will pay to check the lines/fittings to & from the filter housing and the feed line to the pump, sometimes the "O" rings go hard and brittle and air can get in....also, as mentioned, check to see if the filter itself is the correct one for your model, there's a few of them which can confuse the best of us.

Lord Knobrot

[ned]

Hi All

. I had to get road service out. They had a look at the van and pumped the primer button on the new fuel pump and it started fine, no problem. The road service technician said you are probably getting air into the fuel line which may be causing the problem

tony

I wasn't aware they had a primer button on the fuel pump, would that make it a TDDI. N

[tonyinoz]

Thanks, the Fuel pump is an aftermarket replacement. All the injecctors have been replaced, I would hope that these components were checked when the work was done. Will check with the repair shop.

[knobby1]

Thanks, the Fuel pump is an aftermarket replacement. All the injecctors have been replaced, I would hope that these components were checked when the work was done. Will check with the repair shop.

Still haven't told us if it's a 135ps TDCi or not...??? Wires to the injectors???

Most garages will only check/test things if you ask them unfortunately...

Lord Knobrot

[Jim Archer]

Wonder if he is confusing the early filter condition gauge for a priming pump.

Aftermarket pump?

Jim