These are finally on ebay - ebay.us/Qui1JP

Just finished replacing the fuel pump timing solenoid on a rwd mk6 tddi with a vp44 pump. I had errors P0149 and P1564 and loss of power and engine sounding rattly. Holy crap what a torturous job. Access so difficult. Some notes to share: -undoing the torx screws on the Solenoid I used an extension torx bar and ratchet and wedged a screwdriver behind the ratchet and up against part of the engine block to ensure the torx bit didn't pop out of the screw. -the 4hole bracket at the back of the pump... During reinstall I taped the 'difficult' bolt into the end of an extension bar and socket to make sure it wouldn't fall out when blindly trying to find the hole. -my old solenoid didn't test as open circuit after removal. Maybe it was still good? But the wires from the upper part of the pump to the solenoid had zero insulation. Maybe it rots with heat and age? I wondered whether the problem was actually these wires shorting together. I put heat shrink on any remaining old wiring. - after starting the motor runs so smooth and powerful. I read somewhere it's a 2hr job. I took about 6 hours. I do not recommend this job if you're not an experienced automotive tinkerer. I has some real "I don't think I can get to this this bolt" moments. I didn't jack up the vehicle. In hindsight some more room under it would have been nice. I removed the inlet manifold and starter motor prior to accessing the pump bracket then the solenoid. i didn't remove the EGR valve.

Thanks guys had same issue no one wanted to do it they told me to change the pump but I already bought the solenoid so attempted it myself. Was an absolute nightmare lol obviously because of the space and stripping the last bolt holding the solenoid in place. Spent whole weekend under the van trying to get this last bolt out. Eventually did and it started on the button and no rattle. So once again thanks!!

i used to have a rough idle and annoying engine rattles, i found adding 1:250 ratio of 2 stroke oil to my diesel made all the difference, highly recommend!

Thank you for this video, its exactly whats happening with my Transit. Ive taken the bit off and the top frame today. Planning on starting stage two tomorrow morning. Really hope I can manage it. This is my bigest job on my own yet.. fingers crossed 😀 Thanks to your video Im confident to attempt it. From Beccy, in Portugal

Love this - I’ve had one go on me, and replaced whole pump with a one from scrapyard after a load of other stuff done first. The whole pump is £800 for a reconditioned exchange and the solenoid is £150 ish . The fuel pump solenoid is definitely a known fail on these vp30 pumps. This is a really good clip especially of the manifold with all them bolts. The other pain is the vac pump just in front which has the worlds worst gasket prone to leaking and only torqued down to 22nm ish 🙈. Anyway thanks for sharing this clip there must be loads of folk looking for this. I noticed your pump was the bigger vp44 - still same thing and the really good thing is you show the engine running and what the diesel knock sounds like. The mk6 engine has either or depending on which turbo size I believe. One other thing to look out for in uk is the module on the top can be a non bosch part from some bosch suppliers so it’s worth checking if you are going for a whole recon exchange. If you swap the pump it needs coding in unless it’s a new virginised module.

I don’t know why more people don’t consult dr KZfaq to diagnose vehicle problems, could literally save you thousands 👍

Yep had the same problem and ford offered a repair kit when they were knew KZfaq had no vids to fix it so well done

Great video. I am helping a mate with his Van. I heard the horrendous knocking for the first time yesterday. His mechanic wanted to replace the whole pump. But like yours it still runs and drives…. Which made me investigate further and found your video. Since solenoid is cheap maybe we shall give that a go.

Nice pivot. Peeps spend thousands on these when they play up. Props. Super ninja skills.

I had the same problem with my 2004 transit back in 2007, I removed the pump to have it recalibrated thinking that the fuel had damaged the pump. The shop that repaired the pump never told me what they did as I didn't have much experience of diesels back then but when I put it back together it started working. Sad to find out now that it was more than likely the solenoid and got ripped off by forking out £650 just for a small repair. Anyway now I only drive Toyota so never had any issues!

you can do it all from under the van you only need to take the starter out and the two brackets

Mate you're a legend. I have the same issue thinking it was a lost cause but you have given me some faith the issue can be resolved with a solenoid change over. Would love to se any more VH Transit fixes you might have too. - Keep up the great work. Cheers

The van saw you working on all of those Beemers and wanted to join in on the action!

Thank you this is the same problem my brother in law is having with his van and being on a wheel chair this means a lot to him... now to see how much it will cost to fix this issue :) Have a great day

Great video. I have exactly the samr problem. Have been told that I can't buy just the solenoid herein NZ and have to buy the kit and have a diesel specialist set up the pump on the bench. Price estimate $5000- I found the part on ebay also. Will update when part arives and I have it installed. This video is worth Gold. Very many thanks for putting it up.

andrew all your bmw skills served you well on this fix padawan lol

Omg that could solve my problem. I have exactly the same symptoms. No mechanic can help me yet. Maybe maybe I have to watch further Thanks a lot for the video :)

Would have thought on the side of the road that the noise was terminal. Great work!

Previously had absolutely no interest in diesel engines but seeing as this is the Zerotosixty channel I gave it a watch 😉 Good watch still 👍🏻

Amazing I have the same problem with my van going to change the part and see do it work thanks for the video 👍

It's not clear if it's a vacuum or fuel hose, but at timestamp 6:07, there is a very cracked hose, which is below the clamp but it might make sense to fix it :)

Great job, I have the same issue so let hope I can get my fix as well, thanks for your video

Good work, that looks like a whole lot of fun... Glad you got it sorted

Anyone had or has the same issue with a stuck fuel pump bracket? How did you fix the issue with the stripped bolt? I’m curious! My fuel pump bracket is stuck in place for some reason & i removed the 4 bolts that hold it in place and managed to remove one of the torques screws that were sticking out. The other one is beginning to strip & kinda suck there

Exact knock/rattle that has started on my transit today..Top vid thanks for sharing 👍🏽

I have a 2008 the next model is your one known as the T250 Mine does weird things on start up more a funny noise sounds like a pulley belt, it rattles away and am told that these engines are noisy. Anyway when covid hit in 2019 we were out in the van coming home and it was making a terrible noise lots of clacking going on it turned out to be loose injectors on #1 and # 2, AA came and sorted it, when lock down finished Zi took the van for a run and came home with more clacking injectors on #3 and # 4 easy fix. When I brought the van just before lockdown 2019 and had a business trip to collect some pets 160km away well had no power, the turbo was not cutting in, talk about being worried as time was critical on this job, around 1 1/2 hours into the journey the turbos started to work and has done so ever since no power problems a new turbo was replaced in mid 2014 188330kms speedo now around 245000kms the van has always gone to the Ford dealers for work so here is hoping it behaves itself

She lives on!

Nice work! Yeah .. you know how it is - you want it to die so you can get a better one - but then your'e like .. I got to fix this!! Great to see it wasn't something serious and snapped or broken.

Hola ami me pasa lo mismo pero en un motor 2.0 tddi y he visto que montan diferentes bombas pero la falla es la misma que puede ser?

Hi I have a tranit with this same problem. 2003. I see there are 2 soleniods VP30 OR VP44 not sure of which one??

I had same problem, it was blowing out the glow plugs if i drive some distance in it.

I have the same transit Mk6 (85 T260) turbo, which just cut off while in motion. Now it's just cranking and but not turning over... What could it be???

Hello, huge thank for the video !! My ford with the same engine is randomly stalling with different error code. It makes the exact same sound as yours (tractor like) but doesnt have loss of power. The codes showing are always different but the ones that comes back are 1593 and 1664. Was it your case ?

Damn transit stole a BMW video from us :)

Thanks 😀

Great video i have spent hundreds trying to find out the cause of an issue and wondered if this may be what i need to replace. When i am driving and want to speed up quickly the engine judders and takes time to slowly pick up. It will pick up slowly but when your trying to overtake at speed its very frustrating and concerning as you want power at that moment. I have taken it to my local Ford dealer who recommended a full service and i understand they changed my oil and done a visual inspection of the van. Which means they did not actually look inside anything and check the condition and as a result all i needed was an oil change which cost me over £200 I collected the van and drive across the road the the MOT garage who then charged me over £700 for the brakes and other work that needed doing. i did complain to Ford but its a Franchise and they were unable to help. Anyway i then asked another two garages to find the juddering issue but both have not found a problem and recommended i wait until there is a problem to resolve it and find out the cause. I just wonder if the fuel pump could be causing the problem and i am no mechanic and a complete novice but i found your videos really educational. My van is not misfiring just just judders and lost of power when i quickly add throttle it does recover but i just wondered if it could be the fuel pump or maybe i am still just grabbing at straws. any advice would be gratefully received. thank you

Hello Dear Friend, i have the same problem at my Ford Transit 2,4 Diesel. You have only change Pressure Regulator ? and the bad sound was fixed? if you have litle free time write me about this 2 words, Thank You in advance. Nice Video

My wife has been saying I run like your diesel lately 🤣😢

Is the engine any quieter? Mine is noisy, it does my head in! My neighbor has Mk7 and it's so quiet!

My error codes are P1664 and P1564 I think thats a timing module problem.Could it be this solenoid instead? Has ranyone tried fixing the module on top of the pump?

Hola ahí algún orden al conectar los cables o no importa un polo u otro gracias

I've been trying to diagnose this rattle for too many months. Thank you.

Does anyone know if the solenoid can also be responsible for the van shutting off after a few seconds?

Hi mate I'm guessing the reason you cut the plug off was becouse off the coding getting around that problam great vid my is the same van so going to do this thanks pal

Hi I have similar problem except mine is smoking really bad black patch left on road is this what yours was doing as I thought mine is injector knock ????

Did this about 3 years ago had to take fuel pump out because couldnt get old solenoid out was in their good. Did you have to reset timing after? Cheers

Great video I have a Volkswagen transporter diesel

4:35 i reckon carbon just deposits there coz the egr valves at the front of the intake but on the side, and it could just be a bad design by ford flowing all the denser stuff into that cylinder.

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Excellent chaps..where did you get the new solenoid from..I'm in Queensland.have the same van with same problem

Hi, were did you buy this timing solenoid? Thanks For your time

Hi mate, my issue is that the revs die as I try to go from a standing start up a hill. They tell me it's the pump timing. So what you are saying here is that if it's a timing issue, you only need to replace the solenoid and not the whole pump is that correct?

Great fix guys. So I though only working on my N54 was a big pain in the back side :-p . And maybe time for a new cowl cover too ;-) . Dutch regards, Nico.

Before I changed the valve it was smoking and the engine would cut off, now I'm just left with the gnawing. Can you help me?

Hey there, It seems like I finally thankfully found out what's wrong with my transit. Can anyone help me please. How do I figure out which is compatible with my pump? On eBay there are all these numbers .. Thanks a lot

Awesome video and what night it must been after bending yourselves up in the space under the lump. Great tips, I have to try it out on my old girl.

i have the same van as you , please can you help ?she starts juddering at 60 mph , what could the problem be ??

Any video for transit 2.0 tddi 2003 with front wheels drag?I have prob with the pump after an repair its stays around 1000 rpm and shakeing.

I have the problem model similar ford defuses. changed the injection pump, the whole food installation and the problem persists. can you help me? is the problem in the pump solenoid valve?

Please I need your help my ford is having a desel knock problem. The van is not moving smartly and it making grank noise. I need to the parts to fix it . Please how can i order for it. I'm in Nigeria. Please reply

Does it matter which way the wires go when you re-connect them?

Im in the UK how much did you pay for this part ?

Sounds exactly like problem I'm having. Glow plug light comes on and engine just goes idal. Struggle getting up a slope and won't go over 50. 2002 2.4 minibus

hello friend, my car ( ford transit 2.2 dtci 2010 ) engine is cold or hot, the fan starts, it shows diagnostic code P0180 and P2563. the engine has run out of oil

I've got one of these old girls...66kw of unchained fury hahaha

Dude pls reply m I wrong or is this the 2.0 tddi 85kw like in the mondeo mk3? I have fine noise until 2k rpm And then it sounds like this one in the wideo but much faster bcs of turbo hit it does gain power but its not like it should be its like 60kw not 85.. do u think its the same thing as u changed??

Interesting

Mine has all these symptoms and also won't idle and cuts out could this be the fault

Did it have a constant diesel knock or was it on and off. Mine is on and off through out the day

Will it do any harm to the engine driving it like that

Nu am înțeles de ce ai demontat grila de la ștergătoare?

Is there anything you dont have a crack at fixing? 😆

Did it smoke while you drove it

Put a Barra innit :)

Hi I have the same problem how much and where can I get the solenoid from please

My Transit get to 3k revs (no matter what gear) and then loses power and lurches, followed by a puff of smoke when power is restored (then loses power again). Is this something that could help?

Is this 2.4 tdci rwd engine

please new part number of solenoid valve .

Thanks for the video, do you know the part number? Or anything that's compatible

I'm part way through, and Im starting to strip the screw to the solenoid. How do you get these out safely, and what happens if they're stripped?

Triton owners be like... dats normal diesel knock and power

What is the cost of changing the pump timing selonoid

Como se llama la pieza que pones?

do you know what is the part number for that or where to find it?

Nice video LOL

Did you get a check engine light with that?

What problem did u have with this middle torque bolt , I get to the stage I cant uncrew it, any specific torque key did u use?

Did this issue generate any fault codes?

So were on the motorway/highway and the engine light comes on (coil like symbol) and the vehicle loses power completely. This goes on for hours and a 30 minute journey takes 4 hours. Power goes then starts straight up but with a rattle, and either gave us 3 miles or 17 and then the same thing happening. Hoping the fix is this simple. The power loss was crazy. Couldn't even climb hills. Anyone else has this issue ?

where did you get your solenoid from. Thanks

Where you can buy the solenoids, especially the metering one?

Problem solved ?????

How long did it take you?

How long did it take to fit

how to buy solenoid

Iv just done this repair now van won’t start 😭🤣

When are you pulling apart your N54 engine?

Do you have to do a pump learn

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