Thread: Td5 Defender fuel pump answers

I believe that one of the site sponsers "OZ Explore / Explore OZ" has an external pump solution for the 110 TD5.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

theres nothing wrong with the design of the pump, mines 170K km and still makes book flow at book amps..

the short list of things that will kill them

a bad earth or other electrical connection
bad fuel
bad installation
low fuel level
restrictions in the low pressure lines
the fuel pressure regulator stuck wide open
leaks in the tanks internal plumbing allowing areated fuel into the tank
water in the fuel
diesel snot
Some fuel addatives (elchepo anti waxing addatives mainly)
Dry running the pump
low voltage running
cavitating or starving the pump
Impacting the pump housing


If youve had diesel snot once and you havent completely and utterly drained cleaned flushed drained treated doesed disinfected steralised and otherwise gone to stupidly outrageous efforts to get rid of it chances are that youve recontaminated the system.

Is there a particular fuel additive that you'd recommend ?
Every now and then I use a product from Chemtech "Diesel Power"
Fuel Additives