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| SteveMarquis Member Since: 06 May 2023 Location: Thurso Posts: 5   
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I've been told by a local Defender 90 300tdi owner (I've the same beastie) how to fix an intermittent power loss problem I have on my '94 beastie which he had also experienced.
The power occasionally died right off slowing me to a crawl if lucky. After a rest the problem resolved itself with a cough and a splutter and it could be a few weeks before the next occasion. His story was (unbeknownst to him) loosing the foil top of a fuel additive seal bottle in the tank and that occasionally blocked the fuel inlet. I've used additive and as I can't find any other issue I thought I'd have a look. I got myself a spare cork gasket (ESR3278) as I'd have messed it had I not, cleaned up the area to keep the sh!t out of the tank (toothbrush and WD40), loosened the five screws and guess what I saw below the pickup. The offending bottle seal! I'll have to fabricate a gauze cage from a stainless tea strainer for a coarse filter as there's nothing in evidence but I'll do that at a later date. I used a triangular needle file to catch any stealth bottle seals hiding out of reach as it wouldn't be able to seal by cutting a wee V in the tip. Kit needed, head torch, grabber, spare gasket, long cross-head screwdriver (screw nearest the door is a bar steward). Steve 1994 ex-MOD Defender 110 200TDi Tithonus and a 1994 Defender 90 300TDi Count in the far North of Scotland. Ex-maker of spanners now learning to use one 😊 |
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30th Aug 2023 4:41pm |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 1041  
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Moral of the story? Don't use fuel additives!
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30th Aug 2023 5:28pm |
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| SteveMarquis Member Since: 06 May 2023 Location: Thurso Posts: 5
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Well given I collected it in Essex and drove it home to the far North of Scotland I figured that it wouldn't do it any harm. I don't think it was mine anyway. Steve
1994 ex-MOD Defender 110 200TDi Tithonus and a 1994 Defender 90 300TDi Count in the far North of Scotland. Ex-maker of spanners now learning to use one 😊 |
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30th Aug 2023 5:56pm |
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