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goldingb

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Hi to every one
my high pressure diesel pump is leaking diesel the one under the bonnet, do anybody no any where that can fix them at a reasonable price i live in birmingham and the car still drives

kind regards
 
You can buy a kit on eBay for about 16 quid and someone on here did a how to guide. Might have been @biketeacherdave

How many miles since the FIP was last replaced?
 
goldingb said:
Hi to every one
my high pressure diesel pump is leaking diesel the one under the bonnet, do anybody no any where that can fix them at a reasonable price i live in birmingham and the car still drives

kind regards
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Assuming it's a P38, if it's leaking just the around the top cover, it's an easy fix, next level down it gets a bit more complicated and if it's leaking round the cable entry it's a bummer.
 
Grrrrrr said:
You can buy a kit on eBay for about 16 quid and someone on here did a how to guide. Might have been @biketeacherdave

How many miles since the FIP was last replaced?
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Why do you ask when the FIP was last replaced? They should last the life of the engine, but being German, they don't but most problems are leaking seals.
 
Datatek said:
Why do you ask when the FIP was last replaced? They should last the life of the engine, but being German, they don't but most problems are leaking seals.
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Had a lot on here that seem to go around 120k. I was playing with some diesel the other day and it was more like petrol. Might be all the biodiesel they add these days. I don't think it lubricates the pump enough.
 
Grrrrrr said:
Had a lot on here that seem to go around 120k. I was playing with some diesel the other day and it was more like petrol. Might be all the biodiesel they add these days. I don't think it lubricates the pump enough.
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And the pattern is similar. Fix the seals, a year later replace the pump.
 
Grrrrrr said:
Had a lot on here that seem to go around 120k. I was playing with some diesel the other day and it was more like petrol. Might be all the biodiesel they add these days. I don't think it lubricates the pump enough.
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I've got one at 132K, one at 162K and one at 165K, no leaks yet.
 
Older seals do not appear to like modern diesel. Just as when unleaded petrol came in, older vehicles had to have their rubber fuel pipes replaced. It's the additives in the fuel that cause the problems.
 
wammers said:
Older seals do not appear to like modern diesel. Just as when unleaded petrol came in, older vehicles had to have their rubber fuel pipes replaced. It's the additives in the fuel that cause the problems.
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I agree, but modern diesel mixed with old engine oil makes a good substitute for creosote:eek:
 
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