Thread: Starting issue

Seals are the cheaper ... guess, I suppose ...

Originally Posted by AK83

Seals are the cheaper ... guess, I suppose ...

Haha. Plus rocker cover gasket, grommets and all that time.

Although, I won’t replace the entire pump and housing assembly.

Land Rover Discovery Defender TD5 Fuel Pump Genuine CONTINENTAL/VDO | eBay

Fuel Pump Module Assembly for Land Rover Discovery II TD5 2.5L Diesel 1998-2004 6941538365602 | eBay

Been running this since march last year, runs to over 80psi

The one it replaced was a cheapy too which i now have as spare as it wasn't the problem.

No association with them other than as happy chappy customer, I have bought a lot of parts off this mob for various cars and no issues with quality/longevity (yet, touch wood)

Originally Posted by getLuke

Haha. Plus rocker cover gasket, grommets and all that time.

Although, I won’t replace the entire pump and housing assembly.

Land Rover Discovery Defender TD5 Fuel Pump Genuine CONTINENTAL/VDO | eBay

That's what I put in, Bought it at the same place. I'd avoid the cheaper ones, too many sad stories with them.

Originally Posted by Bohica

That's what I put in, Bought it at the same place. I'd avoid the cheaper ones, too many sad stories with them.

Awesome to hear. I am more inclined to use genuine where possible.

Any trouble with the remove and refit to the exisiting housing?

I am now experiencing not being able to hear the pump prime at ignition II and have to cycle the ignition off and on until I hear it prime, then it fires up.

So I expect this issue is more towards the pump being faulty.

However, could the relay be playing up?

Or anything else I could consider?

Easy enough to swap over the relay.
Changing over the pump? A bit tricky very doable and a lot cheaper!

Now I am waiting 30 seconds for the fuel pump to prime at ignition II, before turning the engine over and it the starts immediately.

My experience with injector seals is that after priming it would start on a few cylinders then gradually start to fire on all 5.
Injector seals will not cause diesel in oil, that would be the o rings at the top of the injectors.
Faulty injector seals cause gases to be forced into the fuel return chamber thus adding "air or maybe gas" to the fuel.

You may of course have 2 problems fuel pump and injector seals. If you pull out the pump and the pickup is covered in black gunk, you have bad injector seals as well.
Regards PhilipA