TD5 Diesel leak

[LandyAndy]

Hi Guys
Ive stumbled on a diesel leak.
BlackBetty spent sat nite in the shed,she dripped a 3" dia puddle of diesel overnite.
I put her up on ramps and got underneath with the engine running,with a light(engine cover off) I couldnt spot a leak,the wires to the starter motor are wet,but no sighn of fuel leaking.
Tonite I parked her in the carport,left the engine running for 10mins no drips.I switched her off and went down to the shed to sort out my fishing gear for the weekend.
I checked again when I was finished,the 3" puddle is back.
It seems her incontinece problem is occuring after shut down.Any ideas guys??? I will check again in the shed after work 2morrow but time is the issue,big trip to Esperance fri morn.
HELP 8O 8O 8O 8O
Andrew

[stevo]

check your fuel regulator this is on the right hand side below the inlet manifold at the rear it costs around $330 to replace mine was leaking for awhile before I found it

[CraigE]

Depends where the leak is, I had mine leak a little from the filter that had come loose. Seems odd that it leaks when under no pressure, engine and pump off. Sounds like it must be venting out of something. As long as it only does it while it is turned off. What sort of volume Andy?

[tombraider]

Actually I think you'll find its the fuel block and the orings had it. :wink:

When O'rings fail the first thing to go is their 'static' sealing.. eg. No/low pressure.

Under pressure they energise and seal properly.

Cheers
Mike

[lrover7]

Hi Andy.
Mine is leaking fuel to .I've been told its the o rings in the fuel block.Its mainly when i leave the car over night i find a pool of diesel on the garage floor just under the starter motor.I plan to get it fixed in the next couple of weeks.
Wayne.

[abaddonxi]

Yeah, I noticed one too.

I ran the 130 up on a particularly steep bit of gutter - about two feet, it's a long way to the street in Leichhardt - and diesel ran out of the filler.

Too expensive to waste at the moment.
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Cheers
Simon

[LandyAndy]

Hi Guys
THE BITCH didnt do it this morning or tonite 8) 8) 8) 8) It must of been the dummy spit she coped,I stopped just short of being racist https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ THERE YOU GO GUYS A NEW WAY OF FIXING A LANDY LEAK 8O 8O 8O 8O 8O
I spoke to the local mechanic and all he could suggest is I disturbed the fuel lines whilst removing the intercooler.He said he knows nothing about the TD5,but said he has had simalar things happen on all the japper efi diesels.
He mentioned the relience on O rings to seal everything with little to hold them in tight.
I hope he is right,and it seems to match a few of your comments.
Andrew

[ak]

Hi guys.

My money is on the fuel regulator. Same thing happened to me only leaks when not under pressure. Replaced and no leak since. Andy let us know.

[eckolsim]

Had a leak on mine that was very sudden. Loose return lines on the fuel module. Fuel gauge dropped as quick as a V8 in a hurry https://www.aulro.com/afvb/.
Have a feel around the pipes near the fuel temp sensor. I still don't know why they were loose.

[tombraider]

Originally posted by eckolsim
Had a leak on mine that was very sudden. Loose return lines on the fuel module. Fuel gauge dropped as quick as a V8 in a hurry https://www.aulro.com/afvb/.


Short of stabbing a hole in the fuel tank is it really possible to drop fuel as fast as a V8 :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :?:

Oh oh.. here we go.......

Cheers
Mike

[Pedro_The_Swift]

or go as fast?
:roll: :wink:

[tombraider]

Faster? Maybe 8) But I get a good 10km lead every fill up https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[Pedro_The_Swift]

which costs you 10% more https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[Baggy]

Pedro,

Selling the Rosignal

No No No No ....... https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Still, a Series 2 V8 Disco

Can't complain about that https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[mikecmb]

Hi Guys
Ive stumbled on a diesel leak.
BlackBetty spent sat nite in the shed,she dripped a 3" dia puddle of diesel overnite.
I put her up on ramps and got underneath with the engine running,with a light(engine cover off) I couldnt spot a leak,the wires to the starter motor are wet,but no sighn of fuel leaking.
Tonite I parked her in the carport,left the engine running for 10mins no drips.I switched her off and went down to the shed to sort out my fishing gear for the weekend.
I checked again when I was finished,the 3" puddle is back.
It seems her incontinece problem is occuring after shut down.Any ideas guys??? I will check again in the shed after work 2morrow but time is the issue,big trip to Esperance fri morn.
HELP 8O 8O 8O 8O
Andrew


Same thing on my 02 disco I wonder if the recent cold weather has anything to do with the O-rings leaking.
Remember what caused the Challenger space shuttle to blow up.

[DirtyDawg]

Hu Ya Andrew,
I don't know the TD5 layout but on my TDi300 I had the same problem , I first detected the smell of dieso and then tracked it down to a faulty liftpump They don't do flexible hoses to and from the filter which is fixed on the firewall and the liftpump on a vibrating engine, go figure:rolleyes:. I replaced the liftpump and the two fuel lines to and from the fuel filter with a flexible line. No more problems.
I would suggest anywhere where a fixed Item like a fuel filter to a engine part(moving) would be worth having a check.