Thread: D2 TD5 died.. twice.. fuel issue?

are the 3 hoses attached correctly?

Originally Posted by juzzo31

i ....,, changed the fuel pump (put a single stage pump in it because that was all that was available, i intend to buy a whole new one off ebay, and yes its plumbed in correctly) TIA

That's your problem.They are a 2 stage pump and there are no alternatives available to the average punter.
Common to have the high pressure stage fail and allow low speeds or idle operation with low operation only. An hour or so priming is a dead giveaway also.

Edit: curious as to what and how you fitted the other pump up?

3 hoses? there are 4 and yes they are.

the low pressure stage was blocked off completely, all it does is circulate through the filter so to get it going we blocked the hoses off inside the tank. we were getting fuel returning to the tank last night so there is definitely fuel getting to the engine. as i said it started eventually and suffered the same fate it did earlier in the day, dying suddenly, indicating to me that the fuel pump was not at fault to begin with

I had similar symptoms - I'd start and get about 2-300m down the road then conk out . It was a corroded earth lead join near the fuse box under the bonnet. The earth wire from the pump goes all the way to the engine. from memory it was behind the battery box and in front of the fuse box. Sometimes there was enough to keep the circuit going, other times there wasn't

When I first got the symptoms, I assumed it was a dead pump. I ordered a new fuel pump, drove around oz, then back to winter in Melbourne the symptoms returned after sitting idle for a few days in the wet cold.

I traced it with a multimeter on the mulitplug to the top of the fuel pump. Should have 12V. I was showing 5. All good since.

When you turn on the ignition, can you hear the pump whirring for about 30sec?


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...lectrical.html

I hope you get this sorted as I only just posted about fitting a single stage pump, a couple of days ago.

I can't see why it wouldn't work however I have just been provided with a link to being able to replace just the motor in the standard pump setup which is a whole lot cheaper than replacing the whole unit.

Happy Days

Whats the link? Mine is just starting to get noisy. I was considering an in tank bosch pump for priming and an in line jobbie for the high pressure feed, but a replacement pump on its own seems easier!

And anyone used a goss ge320 replacement module? Any good? Or is it just another chineesy one rebranded and only going to give me 10000 k's?

Cheers

Ian

There is this 1 Fuel Pump Land Rover Discovery TD5 WFX101080 | eBay
Cheers Scott