Leak from front drivers side

Grunger

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• Jul 13, 2013

• #1

Just wondering if anyone can help me out her before I start something I'm not capable of finishing.

I had a leak from the fuel lines at the back, standard stuff, Piper Alpha disaster, chassis had worn them away. Anyway I got those sorted but now I've got a minor leak from the front drivers side. Nothing major but I love this vehicle and want to try and keep on top of stuff.

It looks like diesel, dropping around a 50mm Ø stain while parked out side work for around 10 - 12 hours, but may have traces of oil in it. No power loss, runs as she should but could this be something that's blown up front due to better pressure in the lines at the rear? Any pointers?

 

Vanmancan

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• Jul 13, 2013

• #2

Check your fuel pressure regulator . They can start leaking . It's at the back of engine driver side under fuel injectors . And drips down drivers side of the bell housing . Cost about £90 to do yourself.

 

Grunger

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• Jul 14, 2013

• #3

Thanks for that Vanmancan, appreciated. I'll try and take a look.
Seems to be coming more from the front but I suppose its just gonna follow the pipes & bars? Its about in line with the front drive shaft.

 

Vanmancan

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• Jul 14, 2013

• #4

That does sound a bit more forward than I was thinking . I'd take off the engine cover and have a look along the injectors and fuel line.

 

jamesmartin

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• Jul 14, 2013

• #5

you wont see injectors it will be fpr on rear of head or maybe a pipe on fuel cooler just in front

 

Grunger

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• Jul 14, 2013

• #6

Thanks for that, I'll get into looking at her next week.

Cheers.

 

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schultz

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• Jul 14, 2013

• #7

try the leak off pipe from the last injecter to back of the fuel pump

 

Grunger

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• Jul 21, 2013

• #8

Right, here's one for ya. My washers have been blocked with us living in the UK version of the Serengeti, just seemed to dry up on the drivers side and had a weak ****y squirt on passenger side. Unblocked them and now the leaks stopped. I'm hoping it was fluid spurting out from a weak joint and washing tramp oil off the engine. Cheers for the help time will tell.

 

Grunger

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #9

Well, I couldn't have been much more wrong on this one.
Turns out it was power steering fluid.
New steering box being fitted on Tuesday.
Thanks for the help guys. Appreciated.

 

Grunger

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• Mar 23, 2014

• #10

Just a heads up, I know this is is an old thread but after fitting a new steering box it continued. It was the power steering pipes that sit behind the grill & intercooler that had rusted through. The fluid was either spraying or tracking. Box didn't need replacing but at least its another thing that's not going to let me down.