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Orangeboy



Member Since: 24 Sep 2013
Location: Uk
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Can td5 fuel pump fail while driving ,
This almost sounds daft to ask but seems most fuel pump issues seem gradual rather than sudden
But can the pump suddenly fail

Last night the 110 sputtered then cut out , would almost fire up then die instantly
Rac man told my gf it was the pump ?

It's been fine starting up till now and the pump has not got any louder than it's always been

It still seems to make noise when you turn on the ignition and went through the automatic priming sequence ( this did takes ages before the elm went out and pump did sound very high pitch which I've not had before ,
But still the same tries to start but won't

Oil level is not higher , no oil at ecu plug

Help
Post #288560 8th Dec 2013 10:52am
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landy andy



Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
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2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver
Can you hear the pump?
How old is fuel filter?
Have you checked the relay terminals under seat?
Have you ever changed injector seals?

If you can always hear pump running, then I would put a new fuel filter on. I would then change injector seals as these are easy, and cheap (these are normaly diagnosed by it being very noisy on the priming proceedure). Then look towards a pump problem.

Andy
Post #288586 8th Dec 2013 12:11pm
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Orangeboy



Member Since: 24 Sep 2013
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Yep pump runs but making a lot of noise
Filter is less than a year old and is genuine lr
Wiggled all relays no change

Put it into purge mode and pump made a noise I've not had before
But then battery was to weak to start it no not sure if its fixed

I took out the air bleed thing out of the filter pipe and the pipe fitting is rather corroded
So hoping air is getting in and it's not the pump
But the nosie during the purge cycle was awful


It was the way it went from
Being fine to dead instantly that seems
Odd
Post #288608 8th Dec 2013 1:03pm
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mk1collector



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England 2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Bonatti Grey
When my injector seals and washers went the engine just kept stopping while driving, and when I did the purge it made a lot of noise and gurgling. Injector seals should definately be your first job as it's quite cheap and rules out a common fault
Post #288648 8th Dec 2013 4:37pm
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shazzy90



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my pump went like this 45miles from ferry port on route to morrocco quick turnaround and new pump fitted,and made it to the ferry,so i would answer yes to your question
Post #288654 8th Dec 2013 4:57pm
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Will.I.AM



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 130 Td5 HCPU Kaikoura Stone
yes this can happen, i had it myself the other day, it suddenly went dead and spluttered to a stop.
Post #288877 9th Dec 2013 4:05pm
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abomb1969



Member Since: 23 Jul 2011
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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Santorini Black
My pump has been noisy for a while, and my fuel level got a bit low. Then the pump went whilst driving, just slowly stopped!
Post #289192 10th Dec 2013 4:27pm
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Orangeboy



Member Since: 24 Sep 2013
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Thanks all.
A slight bike meets tree issue has stopped me fiddling any further with it so
The nice people at the indie collected it on there truck
So just waiting to hear back

And yes the level in the tank was less than 1/4
Post #289321 10th Dec 2013 10:06pm
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Orangeboy



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Seems it's not the pump as that still works , I was right about thinking air was getting in the injector seals were rather poor
But still won't start
Garage said it's got an ecu fault when they plugged it in
They are too busy to look at it again till middle of the week

It was all going so well maybe it's time to save up a bit and update
Post #290458 15th Dec 2013 12:20pm
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