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montyjn



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V8 loss of power under load/on hills
I've recently had my v8 110 (1987) serviced, which included a change of fuel pump, replacement of the fuel lines and fuel filter as well as a new air filter. On the shake down run after passing its MOT it has started losing power and slowly coming to a halt when running up any slight incline under load. This did not occur before the service and otherwise drives and runs fine.

To me this would seem to be a full/air problem. My plan is to blow through the fuel lines and see if the problem occurs with the old fuel pump instead of the new one.

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Could there be a timing issue etc?

Thanks in advance!
Post #621584 4th May 2017 9:59am
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charcoal



Member Since: 28 Jul 2014
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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 HT Bonatti Grey
Sounds like the problem I had, turns out the engine was getting starved of fuel under load Thumbs Up 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold Sad
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
Post #621790 4th May 2017 10:28pm
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montyjn



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What was causing the starvation?
Post #621847 5th May 2017 8:32am
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The fuel restrictor being on the fuel feed line instead of the return line. It's on neither at the moment and runs fine.

You can read about my problem here and see all the other suggestions I got to fix it: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50644.html 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold Sad
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
Post #621865 5th May 2017 9:21am
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