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| countyboy Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: leicestershire Posts: 32  |
Is a leaking fuel filter a common fault on TD5?
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6th Dec 2015 4:20pm |
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| isacs Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: Leamington spa Posts: 404 
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Mine did it 6 weeks ago. The plastic threaded drain point split and dumped half a tank on the drive home!
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6th Dec 2015 4:59pm |
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| countyboy Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: leicestershire Posts: 32 |
Thanks
My garage has removed the threaded plastic piece at the bottom of the filter and replaced the 2 week-old filter. They tell me that the plastic bit with wires attached is only to tell you if there is water in the fuel. Later models do not have it,and if vehicle is regularly serviced it is not necessary to be told of water in the fuel. No further leak so far.  |
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7th Dec 2015 2:04pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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I had so many failures of the plastic drain screw that I replaced it with a steel bolt.
No problems since. There have been so many failures the filter assembly should have been recalled and an upgraded part fitted. Try mentioning it to an AA or RAC man...........  |
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7th Dec 2015 2:53pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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I once had one where the dealer had not noticed that the original O Ring had remained on the housing. Ended up with 2 O rings...which leaked halfway up the A9 in the dark
Sprayed the rear of the vehicle with expensive diesel... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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7th Dec 2015 3:06pm |
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| Bataur Member Since: 08 Dec 2015 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 5  
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If you leave the two O-rings on the filter, the fuel leak will happen. For this you need to keep yourself well. For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened
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8th Dec 2015 10:39am |
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| Freypal Member Since: 23 Sep 2013 Location: Shropshire Posts: 271 
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Recently replaced my filter housing after it rotted away and cracked at the mounting bolts. Expensive for what it is!
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8th Dec 2015 8:56pm |
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| nosnibod Member Since: 15 Aug 2007 Location: West Midlands Posts: 370 
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I carry a few spares - all based on previous experiences of failures in my previous Td5 but which are the same in our new 2.2:-
fuel filter drain plug - "what's that smell?" followed by finding the plug had cracked. Twice. fuses - our caravan consumes them for fun... standard relays - once had the Td5 fail to start intermittently and a bit of deduction showed the fuel pump wasn't running - simply a worn-out relay I've had one other failure and that was the combined indicators/horn etc switch. I'm not changing that on the side of the road! I do have a spare from the Td5 at home but I'm not even sure the 2.2 uses the same switch (it has DSC). Dave Green Goddess - 1998 Defender 110 300tdi |
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9th Dec 2015 8:15am |
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| RCMike Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: North Wiltshire Posts: 70
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I replaced mine a while ago with an aftermarket version off ebay, its machined from solid aviation / defence grade aluminium billet and hard anodised for maximum corrosion resistance (copied the blurb on ebay).
Its quite expensive but is so much nicer quality than the original LR one. I changed it as part of tracking down a fuel pressure issue - turned out not to be the issue but at least i know i'll never have issues with the filter head. |
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9th Dec 2015 9:10pm |
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| countyboy Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: leicestershire Posts: 32 |
Thanks to all who have replied to my query.
The carrying of the spares mentioned seems a good idea. I was beginning to think that buying a Land Rover was not a good idea. Many thanks  |
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10th Dec 2015 11:38am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298 
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O rings. My memory ain't the best but I don't recall any O rings when i've replaced filters (only on the oil filter).
Do the tdci filters have O rings - I presume they do but I don't recall fitting any? as some might be aware for years my fuel filter hasn't been properly fitted and more recently it was having a 'wobble' on start up. fully rotating the fuel filter seems to have cured that. what has been happening tho is a slight unevenness after start up. barely noticeable but it's there. just wondering if there's a very small amount of air getting in possibly due to an old O ring? or any other thoughts?  |
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