Thread: Diesel preheater leak

Originally Posted by roverfj1200

Hi all got a TD5 leaking coolant from the front of the diesel pre-heater. Can I rebuild it or is it a replacement job.


Cheers

It's a fuel cooler, and easily fixed.

One how-to is here:
Discovery TD5 Fuel Cooler Leak – Fix! | Alex Threlfall's Blog


O-rings are readily available as a kit from ebay - avoid the ones that include worm drive clamps they are way over priced and you are better off picking up the correct pliers for the original clips instead.

It's worth grabbing a pair of Clic-R pliers as these turn a frustrating job removing/reinstalling the clips into a 30 second job. There are a number of hoses that use these clips on the Disco 2 ( power wash hoses for example) so they are useful to have in the tool kit.
clic-r | eBay


There are also a number of threads on AULRO covering the issue.

site:aulro.com td5 fuel cooler repair - Google Search

cheers
Paul