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DANGER???Fuel filter light on & zero temp gauge

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africa-eko:
Hi ,

Does anyone know if something that is coming up on my discovery is dangerous?

On startup, I am getting the fuel filter gauge to light up and three beeps to sound. When I go on cruising speed or better, when I try to accelerate on cruising speed, I get a non-responsive accelerator i.e. no acceleration and after I try puttign my foot down a couple of times to disengage possible cruise control (which I hav e not managed to find out about yet) the temperature gauge drops to zero and the red light comes up.

IS THIS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD I NOT DRIVE BEFORE THIS IS RESOLVED? I am planning a 500mile round trip tomorrow and I do not want to risk any seriou mishap...

I am not savvy on the mechanics of the landy so any help would be appreciated (so long as it is not too technical)....

I ll  be waiting for all of you wise guys to come in with the solution.!

Thanks
Evina

PS the landy was LR serviced last June, more than 5k ago.

Range Rover Blues:
What model is it? what year etc.

africa-eko:
2002 registered. Discovery diesel - apparently only diesels have this fuel filter light. She has done 95k miles.
By the way, the fuel filter light only comes up at start up not afterwards. I just made the connection to the non responsive acceleration when I step on it while I am at cruising speed.

Hope this helps.

Range Rover Blues:
It sounds like it's bloked a bit then, the ECU may be in a limp mode.  Biut too new a car for most of us though :?

muddyweb:
I might be wrong because my memory is a bit hazy... but isn't the sensor in the fuel filter there to detect the presence of water ?

If so, then don't drive anywhere until it is sorted !!!   The poor response might be related too...  if you have water in your fuel, then you are asking for all sorts of pain by driving it.

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