SpaceDawg

Active Member

• Oct 23, 2016

• #1

My fuel pump was dripping a bit over the last couple of months, so I left it in place for a while being lazy. However, it pretty much gave up, the car was running but I though I best change it. Look at the video do you think I made the right choice?

 

Brown

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #2

That's quite a leak you've got there.

 

mojo247

Active Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #3

can't tell where it's dripping from. which engine we talking about?

 

SpaceDawg

Active Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #4

It was pooring out all around the bottom of the pump I could not see any obvious split when I took the pump off. I guess the pump was having issues since I got the car because now I have replaced the thing it going up hills like stink, even accelerated in 5th up hills with a 1.2 transfer box on. The engine is a 200tdi. Oddly even with a leak, and not as bad as in the video, it was still doing 34mpg on a run, I think this will drop now though because today I have been tearing around like a luney in it. But I will say every little thing I have replaced to do with the fuel system over the past 18 months has made a difference so I'm chuffed at this one, just need to do the filler cap air feed now.

 

Last edited: Oct 24, 2016

mojo247

Active Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #5

it was probably the seal behind the distributor head. mine did the same as the engine I put in to replace mine that died, had probably been sat around doing nothing for a while.

it cost me £150 to get the seal replaced.

 

SpaceDawg

Active Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #6

Sorry, lift pump

 

mojo247

Active Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #7

oh, yeah, good call to replace!