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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: mac on October 13, 2009, 12:39:20

Title: D2 Fuel leak
Post by: mac on October 13, 2009, 12:39:20

For the second time in about 18 months I've got a split fuel line above the tank on my TD5 - am I just unlucky or is this a common problem? Not seen it mentioned on here, yesterday had to drive it home occasionally using the rear wiper it was leaking/swirling so bad :-(

Title: Re: D2 Fuel leak
Post by: dxmedia on October 13, 2009, 12:44:22

Either way, can you fix it before you kill a biker  ?

It must be leaking out to cover the back of the truck, and coming up to winter diesel on the road is lethal.

Title: Re: D2 Fuel leak
Post by: mac on October 13, 2009, 15:53:48

In for the fix now.

Title: Re: D2 Fuel leak
Post by: Budgie on October 13, 2009, 18:37:18

Yep, had one of mine go as well, just between the front of the tank and the cross member. Great for getting your hand into for replacing the pipe.  :doh:
It looked as though it had been rubbing on one of the other pipes and had worn through. I just cut out the bad section and put normal rubber fuel pipe in there as it wasn't on one of the pressurised ones.

Title: Re: D2 Fuel leak
Post by: jimthelandyman on October 13, 2009, 22:55:14

There is a genuine repair kit for this, it was a recall ring your dealer and see if they can still carry it out. I did one a couple of years back but i havn't seen any come in for the repair recently.

Title: Re: D2 Fuel leak
Post by: Budgie on October 14, 2009, 01:00:39

Any idea if there was a reference for the recall Jim?
It's handy if you can quote something, makes it sound like you know more than they do!!  :lol:

Edit: It's OK I found it after a Google:

Quote

11-8-2004 Safety Recall R/2004/093: on TD5 possibility that the rear fuel line may chafe against the harness, build dates 30-6-2001 to 19-4-2004.