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  1. 1st September 2009, 10:44 AM #1
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    Defender Td5 Fuel Filter

    I filled up the Defender the other day, drove to the shopping centre and discovered a trail of diesel following. There is a screw in plug in the bottom of the fuel filter, which , I assume, has been overtightened and fractured, allowing fuel to leak past. Once the engine is turned off, of course the flow stops. An easy fix, requiring either a new plug, or in this case, a 10mm bolt and rubber washer to seal it off.

    Has anyone else encountered this? It is the second time it has happened to ours.
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  2. 1st September 2009, 07:38 PM #2
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    Yep. Stupid plastic design. Mine has a water sensor so broke this. Very easy to do and mine actually broke undoing it, not over tightening. Needles to say I had a 10mm bolt in it for a couple of months.
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  3. 2nd September 2009, 04:52 PM #3
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    The 10mm bolt will live in the car from now on, just in case.
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    Thomas - 1955 Series 1 107" Truck Cab
    Leon - 1957 Series 1 88" Soft Top
    Lewis - 1963 Series 11A ex Mil Gunbuggy
    Teddy5 - 2001 Ex Telstra Big Cab Td5
    ​Betsy - 1963 Series 11A ex Mil GS
    REMLR No 143
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  4. 3rd September 2009, 07:56 PM #4
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    This little plastic screw to drain the fuel filter can be a real pain, especially after a while when it has become brittle. Thankfully, a 10mm bolt can often be salvaged from elsewhere on the vehicle, if one doesn't happen to have a fitting sample in the cubby box.
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