Thread: Injector pump leak

Originally Posted by Ace

I am going to be able to remove and install one? Or are specialist tools required? I have ruled out rebuilding it myself as i think something as important and as complicated as this wouldnt be worth the risk.

Who did the pump tweek for you? I have been wanting to get that done but not had the cash, but if i am forced to do the pump anyway i might aswell get that done at the same time if i can. Matt

Matt, it was HDS in Coopers Plains Brisbane. I went from a V8 to the Tdi and for months I simply thought "hey it's a 4 cyl diesel - so it is sluggish". Then summer came and when the a/c was on it was pretty sad until the turbo kicked in. As I said, the pump was done and it was a new car. The mechanic said someone must have played around with it as the calibration was way out.

Cheers

Johann

Ace, I see your in Lithgow pass thru there on the way to Baradine a couple of moons ago,them Blue mountains are a beautiful bit of country.

Hi Ace,
I redid mine a couple of years ago with a diesel mechanic mate at side. Bought a kit from a diesel mob and then marked everything on the pump with a liquid paper pen and then dismantled the top half of the pump hoping that was the only problem. A can of brake cleaner to blow and clean everything out and then back in she went. Car runs exactly the same, but no leak.

As previously mentioned the diesel these days is not good for the seals in the injector pumps and my diesel mate is endlessly replacing them in toyotas. He recommends an upper cylinder lubricant to put in your fuel when you fill up such as Morleys to keep them good especially anything over ten years old.

Wasn't as hard as it seemed. What are you going to stuff up, a leaking injector pump!

Cheers

I decided to bite the bullet and take it to Bruce Davis, $1200 for a reco pump and it will have the tweek done to it already, which i was planning on doing, so really i get that for free as he has his injection specialist tweek them all when he rebuilds them. He is also going to give the vehicle a good once over which it has never had by anyone other than me so that will be worth while.

even though you have bitten the bullet, i saw this on ebay.

Land-rover 300tdi Injection pump - eBay, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 19-Feb-08 12:58:47 AEDST)

always comes up just after you have sorted your problems.

fingers crossed mine keeps going!!!

Originally Posted by mns488

even though you have bitten the bullet, i saw this on ebay.

Land-rover 300tdi Injection pump - eBay, Land Rover, Car Parts, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 19-Feb-08 12:58:47 AEDST)

always comes up just after you have sorted your problems.

fingers crossed mine keeps going!!!

yeah i saw that one, it ended without a bid and has been re-listed.

I turns out mine is totally stuffed (but rebuildable) the normal cost for a rebuild is about $950 so $1200 removed and installed for an exchange if yours can be rebuilt. Mine is (isnt it always) well and truely buggered, the outer case is stuffed, the plungers (so something like that) are had it, and its not a usual seal and a few other bits and bobs rebuild job. So the cost is going to be $2085 plus fitting which brings the total to just under $2400, and to top it off the viscous fan has **** itself and siezed, but bruce is going to see if he has one around the shop which i can have. I could buy the one on ebay, but its in WA, with unknown condition, if mine wasnt leaking it would appear to be in good nick but its not, so i would have it checked out and Bruce's injection man would charge $100 for that, then i would need to pay for anything to be done, which would add to the cost. So in the end i took the safe, but more expensive option, and went with getting mine re-done.

In the end i am glad it went now, its going to cost a bit to get sorted but i will have half of the full Bruce Davis Tdi work over, all i need to get done now is the turbo mod, and i know my injector pump is good for another 250000km or so. Matt

Hi Ace

Just wondering how the car drives now after the replacemnet injection pump (with tweak). You mentioned, a turbo mod as well, do you have any more info on this? Is this where they chnge the manifold?

Cheers

Hi Ace any chance of an update on the results of your new injector pump?