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BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 895

2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black

Auxiliary Gauges Help

Does anyone have any experience with fitting digital oil pressure and water temperature gauges to a Td5?

I’ve had some extra gauges fitted and they’re not all reading as they should.

Boost and EGT are spot on.

Water temp is reading 95-115°C consistently. I’m going to compare this against my Nanocom to see if the engine is running hot or the gauge is misreading. If it is just misreading, would it be a simple case of a new sensor?

My oil pressure gauge has a mind of its own. On start-up it gives a semi-reasonable figure, before just dropping off. Driving yesterday it had a total fit, going negative at points. So I know it isn’t actually poor pressure. Will it be a case of replacing the sender?

Finally, my CAI/Smiths Td5 tacho is indicating an engine rpm that is always about 250rpm above what is actually happening. So idle is showing 1,000rpm, not ~750rpm. Ideas on how to calibrate this?

Thanks in advance!

Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders

23rd Oct 2021 3:07pm

wyvern

Member Since: 13 Dec 2009
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2098

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Firenze Red

How about using an OB2 reader and a free program like Turbo - lite ??
I know that this works with a puma but may also work with TD5 ...
just a thought Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html
Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold
Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126

23rd Oct 2021 4:15pm

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 895

The gauges are fitted now, and I’d quite like to get them working. I know others have had success.

I have a sneaking suspicion Td5s aren’t OBD2 compatible . . . Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders

23rd Oct 2021 4:21pm

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