Thread: Td5 fuel pumps.....

I can't speak for defender , but I put an aftermarket pump in my D2 and it ran faultlessy for years and probably double the mileage the original OEM unit did.

I have no idea of the brand ...bought it from British Offroad.....they'll post one to you.

Apparently the pumps are the same......the only difference between the two is the sender unit for the fuel level......and the price......

I tried a cheapie Lasted at the most 10.000ks
I then went to Roverlords and got the Genuine Vdo unit and peace of mind
Unless you have the hatch cut in the rear floor in your Deefer i would not tempt fate with a cheapie as it`s a dead set pain in the ass to drain and remove your tank for a cheap POS F/PUMP
The Cheapie was a intermotor renown for after market European parts
http://www.intermotorimport.com/en/

I asked myself the same question recently regarding a new fuel pump. I was fitting a new long range tank to my D2 TD5 and decided to replace the fuel pump while I was at it. There was nothing wrong with the one - it was just 13 years old at the time and I didn't know how much longer it had left in it.

I got a genuine pump from Roverlord. It cost a bit more than the cheaper eBay ones you can get but decided that the savings of a bargain now would disappear pretty quickly if it failed on me out in the middle of nowhere.

I don't have any actual experience with cheaper fuel pumps but they do go into the "not worth the risk / probably a false economy" category for me. Along with cheap tyres, cheap oils, cheap filters, cheap mechanics, etc.

IMO aftermarkets are a lottery, you can be lucky or not... depends on how you approach the issue, i'd not use other than VDO myself

Thanks......these are the sort of answers I was looking for......

Anyone else have any experiences with these pumps.....?
I'd like to hear it please.......


Also any little tricks I need to watch out for when I'm changing it....?

little trick , slide the seal right down before you insert the pump in the tank, it'll offer less resistance as you screw the cap down

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

little trick , slide the seal right down before you insert the pump in the tank, it'll offer less resistance as you screw the cap down

We had a customer buy 2 pumps in a week!
On fitting the first he tried to stand on the first one to get the lock ring to lock. He ended up breaking the top connections. Once he found the correct way to fit it the second on went in easily, so if brute force is needed then you doing it wrong
Cheers, mario