Hi guys. Let me start by saying that I am not asking for advise, or what to do with the job at hand.
If you are familiar with my posts then you will know that there has be some problems. I am referring to my Nissan vanette, Iveco daily, and Renault Scenic posts.
I am putting this post out to show that I have changed my approach to diagnosing faults.
Take this Transit, 2000, 2.0, D3FA with a bosch VP30 fuel pump. I posted the add originally saying no pressure from the fuel pump. This was because the van had been taken to ford by the owner and he said they told him the fuel pump isn't giving out enough pressure, and could be caused by the fact that someone had bypassed the fuel filter, so there's a direct feed straight from the tank.
I connected my scan tool to the van before it went to ford and the following soft codes were present P0149 (Fuel timing error) and B2141 (NVM Configuration)
I know that the van had not long ago had to have a new fuel pump and thought these codes may be old un erased codes after repair. I saved the codes and deleted them. Tried starting the van for a while and no codes came back up.
I posted previously about the van on what Ford were ment to have said.
Now I have Started from scratch on the van and gone at it to check all the basics, and work out from there. I did connect my scantool because it had been a month sinse I'd last seen it. The fault code B2141 was there again which I erased. I did a compresion test and the results were as follows Cylinder number 1 90psi. Cylinder no. 2 180psi. cylinder no.3 220psi and no.4 300 psi.
I then did a leak down test. Cylinder no.1 leaking past all valves and rings. Cylinder no.2 leaking just past the rings. no.3 past all the valves and the rings, and then no.4 leaking past 1 inlet valve and rings.
I did compression test again with a drop of oil in the chamber and the results did change Cylinder no.1 100psi. Cylinder no.2 360psi. no.3 275 psi and finaly number 4 310psi.
I did check the valve timing and it all locks up right appart from the fact that I had to move the pump 1/2 mm to get the pin in.
I have told the customer he needs a rebuild. Even if the fuel pump is, or isn't gone this engine is well below satisfactory.

Well this is my post, I will update with progress.