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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: barmiebrumie on November 18, 2005, 19:48:25

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 18, 2005, 19:48:25

Hi guy's, those of you that are still here :wink: ,

Got a bit of a problem with swmbo's disco, ( 2001 td5 )its leaking fuel quite bad now down to 15mpg, i can see where its leaking from but dont know what its called or how much it will cost,

Its at the top of the engine on the o/s at the back of the head, has two fuel pipes , one electrical plug & a diaphram looking thingy on it where the diesle is dripping from.

Any ideas  :?: , or shall i but shares in BP :?: ,



Thanks in advance,  John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: beast5680 on November 18, 2005, 20:02:01

sounds like your describing an electric lift pump or a primer for the injection pump?

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 18, 2005, 20:04:18

Wish i knew :? ,  swmbo wont stop nagging till i get it  fixed :cry: ,



John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: beast5680 on November 18, 2005, 20:11:12

you cant get a picture of it?

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 18, 2005, 20:14:12

Got a couple on my phone when it was on a mates ramp, if i can now work out how to get them on here :? , think i'll have another beer first then all will seem so simple :wink: ,




John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 18, 2005, 20:42:27

OK here goes, see if this helps at all. two are taken from the top & one(first image) is taken from below looking up from the bellhousing,

Thanks again,

John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: beast5680 on November 18, 2005, 21:09:45

i would hazard a guess thats a primer for the fuel system when you need to bleed it or similar

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: Xtremeteam on November 18, 2005, 21:42:55

its the fuel block that allows the fuel to enter the internal fuel rail in the head,IIRC its about £75 for the block & £3 ish for the gasket,BTW its very high fuel pressure in the system


whats actually leaking is the oneway valve that alows the air in the system to blead out IE when you first switch on the ignition it whines for a bit then stops as the fuel is up to pressure,these gradually leak overtime & then P*** out fuel all over the shop,dead easy to do but you need to remove the starter to get into it

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: Xtremeteam on November 18, 2005, 21:51:22

PM me if you want some more info as ive done a few at work

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: beast5680 on November 18, 2005, 22:03:58

knew someone would know :D  is it just there to bleed air out then mike?

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: Xtremeteam on November 18, 2005, 22:10:35

the bits thats leaking is just there to let the air out,

Did you know the TD5 only has 4 glow plugs as where No5 would go is where the fuel block is  :wink:,

one pipe is in,the others out & the lecky conection is to monitor what temp the fuel is (warm/hot)

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 20, 2005, 21:27:40

Dont fancy a drive down to brum do you :wink: ,


THanks for the info will order one in the morning when i'm back at work,


John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: Xtremeteam on November 20, 2005, 21:41:38

can you PM me either your VIN or REG no as there are 2  fuel blocks & 2 gaskets depending on VIN

MSO 000060 is from (v)2a736340
MSO 000080 is up to ^^


MSX 100080
MSX 000010 are the gaskets depending on vin

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 21, 2005, 14:39:54

Mike, just orederd the fuel block, had a diagram faxed from dealers & you were bang on £70.85 + gaslet at £1.24, just hope its as easy as you say.


Thanks again,

John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: Xtremeteam on November 21, 2005, 18:58:48

its a bit of a fiddle but if you drop the starter out it becomes easy to get into the bottom bolts

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 27, 2005, 19:38:14

Mike thanks for all the info,  fitted it on fri night took 20 mins,

well took my pal 20 mins I made the coffee & told him what a great mechy he was  :wink: , didn't take the starter out but he has got 8inch long fingers :lol: ,




John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: tjsj on November 28, 2005, 21:57:56

Barmie brumie I think I've found you your early xmas present if you haven't got some already!!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/land-rover-90-110-discovery-defender-mach-wheels_W0QQitemZ8017147343QQcategoryZ72253QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: tjsj on November 28, 2005, 21:59:15

whoops just read it properly not as good as i thought.!

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: barmiebrumie on November 29, 2005, 08:10:56

Quote from: "tjsj"

whoops just read it properly not as good as i thought.!

Thanks for the thaught, shame at first glance they are great, just as well really as spent all the cash on kids for crimbo :cry: ,





John.

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: tjsj on November 29, 2005, 22:07:58

Its a shame they would of looked great on yours. I really like the disco lights by the way :o

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: tjsj on November 30, 2005, 19:07:33

I think I've found you another set http://www.foxham4x4.co.uk/4sale.htm if you look there is an ad just below a big red 300 disco with no picture for a set of mach 5's maybe some good to you??

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: Xtremeteam on November 30, 2005, 19:11:27

if you think about it they aint that much cheaper than new ones  :!:

Title: dripping fuel leak.
Post by: tjsj on November 30, 2005, 19:13:39

that a good point actually but those ones may come with tyres but the advert is quite vague so I'm not sure.