Hi Guys

Bought my Range Rover 6 months on Ebay whilst I was in Kuala Lumpur - so sight unseen! Madness I know, but drink will do that to you!!!
Anyway - it sailed through MOT and I have sinced replaced steering damper - transformed the car - until just now the only thing I have had to do.

Unfortunately it has just developed a petrol leak, which appears to be coming from somewhere on top of offside chassis rail in rear wheel well where it appears that the muppets at LR have routed wires and fuel pipes.

Any ideas whether this will be fuel pump related or just corroded pipe? No leak apparent when engine not running - seeps out quite fast when engine on but I cannot locate from where exactly. The things slurps enough juice already without ****ing it all over the floor!!

Any ideas?

Regards

Steve

You'll need to replace the metal fuel pipes by the sound of it. This is a common problem, the pipes rust. Oh change your fuel filter while you are at it. You can get to the fuel pump through the panel in the boot floor.

normal problem, just replace the pipes behind the rear offside wheel, with fuel injection pipe. have a good look and a clean up and you will locate the leak

Thanks for the info guys. I did not know agout panel in boot floor - that will hopefully help muchly.

Cheers.

Yeah I had the same- and a leaking tank too!

I replaced the tank with a new one and had a copper replacement pipe made up so it will never rot out again, will be the last bit left of the car then lol

Whilst digging around the boot trying to locate hatch to access fuel pump/problem area (appears the one I have only allows access to top of tank), I discovered the dreaded tin worm had eaten through the seam of the boot floor where it is welded to wheel arch area. There were other holes along the back of it too near the rather porous lower tail gate.

Are replacement panels still available? Nothing on Rimmers website or Ebay. I see lots of talk on forums re homemade fabrications. Is that really the only way forward now?

Cheers

Steve

after having the same problem (again) and manufacturing one from 3mm steel myself and welding it inI would suggest the following.

If its the corrogated section that is rotten buy yourself a secondhand aluminium one from an earlier classic and rivit it in , it is by far the easiest cheapest and best way.

If it is the wheel arches themselves and they are not too bad the patch it with steel plates and if its not a concourse car you can get away with them being overlapped patches as long as you knock all the rust out of the way first.

I hope this helps, most classic owners have been here one time or another , just keep going and get it done so you can enjoy driving it.