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Barney86

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• Oct 1, 2018

• #1

Hello,

I have an intermittent fueling issue. It usually crops up near the beginning of a journey and cuts out. If it works more than a few miles it'll be fine the rest of the journey.

When it last happened I recorded the noise. Do you think this sounds like air in the system, or a poor pump? The gurgling noise in the vid (as opposed to the whine) coincides with the pressure dropping to 3 bar.



I'm trying to decide whether I have a leak or an electrical fault.

Thank you!

 

Last edited: Oct 1, 2018

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lynall

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• Oct 1, 2018

• #2

Have you removed the intank pump and checked the gauzes are clear?

 

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Barney86

Member

• Oct 1, 2018

• #3

I have. The old pump was clear too (discoloured at most) and I could see the bottom of the tank; sludge free.

Thanks.

 

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lynall

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• Oct 1, 2018

• #4

Ok I went through 3 intank pumps on my td5, but as I was running hooky derv I could tell from the noise the pump was on its way out, the pumps werent cheap, but the foc derv made up for it several times over.
I used to go though quite a few fuel filters as well!

 

Scooby22

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• Oct 1, 2018

• #5

Sounds like air in system.