Essex Mike

Member

• Oct 31, 2008

• #1

Hello everyone I hope you can help, my Uncle has a Landrover Discover TD5, Xreg I think, and it has a diesel leak, when the disco has been driven there is a smelll of diesel inside the car, and also when you stop and park on level ground, come out in the morning and there is a puddle of fuel under the gearbox.
Has anyone any ideas on what the problem could be?

Many thanks for reading.
Mike.

 

ratty

I'm not special I'm limited edition

• Oct 31, 2008

• #2

Essex Mike said:

Hello everyone I hope you can help, my Uncle has a Landrover Discover TD5, Xreg I think, and it has a diesel leak, when the disco has been driven there is a smelll of diesel inside the car, and also when you stop and park on level ground, come out in the morning and there is a puddle of fuel under the gearbox.
Has anyone any ideas on what the problem could be?

Many thanks for reading.
Mike.

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damaged or corroded fuel pipes or leaking injector rail. They are all at the back of the engine. Time to get underneath and start looking I am afraid. Fuel pipes are the most common for going.

 

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Ciaran666

New Member

• Oct 31, 2008

• #3

If the leak is under the gearbox it is most likely the Fuel regulator. This is an easy DIY changeout although hands the size of a Hobbit would help. Search threads on here as I saw a step by step in pics.
Good luck

 

Essex Mike

Member

• Oct 31, 2008

• #4

Many thanks for replying, gonna have to start climbing under the disco and start inspecting the fuel pipes and regulator.

Thanks very much.
Mike.

 

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combatjohnny

Member

• Nov 6, 2008

• #5

sound like the fuel pressure regulator to me had the same problem when i bought my wife's td5, got £250 knocked off the price because the dealer wasn't sure what the problem was. Got one for £50 fitted in an hour.