Hello, I would be grateful for any advice. I went out to my vehicle this morning to clear ice off the windows and noticed a wet patch on the tar mac on the inside of the front off side wheel on the ground. I started the engine to warm up whilst cleaning the ice off the windows and whilst the engine was running looked and saw that something was continually dripping so put my hand under to catch a few drips and it is diesel. Can anyone shed any light on this problem please? is there a pipe which could be leaking? any help would be very much appreciated. I am not very mechanically minded unfortunately. Cheers.
Bromsgrove Defender
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Bromsgrove Defender
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That's better
You'll be needing kitchen roll or similar. Dry off the pipe to find where it's leaking. With a bit of luck it just be a loose connection.
Just for clarification is it petrol or diesel thats leaking?
The clue is in my posting!
Bromsgrove Defender
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Bromsgrove Defender
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No hay problemo
Hope you've found and fixed your leak?
Just got back from the garage this morning, now 09.20am. Had no option but to go to the garage as I am over 6 foot, 19st so no way could I get under the vehicle and would not attempt to using the car jack either. I could just about see a large cover and an area of wet diesel but that was about it. Anyway, the garage informed me that it was the fuel pump leaking and the good news was that I don't need a new pump just a gasket and that they don't have to remove the pump to do the job it can be done in situ, cost about £100 but it needs to be done and I don't have a scooby doo of how to do it so its now booked in. I'm glad it won't cost anymore, on pension now.
Bromsgrove Defender
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It may be but unfortunately I don't have any other option. In my younger day's I was OK with Rochester and Carter four barrel carbs, rotor arms, spark plugs, distributors brake linings etc but today's vehicles have come a long way since then and at this end of life I can only drive them and do very basic maintenence. I don't know how long the job will take and would hazard a guess at labour charges to be something around £50/£70 per hour although I don't have any honest clue that's just a guess so I suppose if that is the case then I wouldn't have expected it to be a million miles away from what they quoted. I just hope that it isn't any more.
ZDomZ
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If you have to pay someone to crawl around for you then I would guess it is around about the right money for an hours labour at most garages these days.....
With regards to vehicles having come a long way.......... They are still suck,push,bang,blow.... And righty tighty - lefty loosey......
Yes they have a load of sensors and ECUs, that control the timing of things. But things havnt changed much in the mechanical side of things, fuel, water and air leaks are still the same, as is changing spark plugs, water pumps, brakes and suspension etc etc
With regards to vehicles having come a long way.......... They are still suck,push,bang,blow.... And righty tighty - lefty loosey......
Yes they have a load of sensors and ECUs, that control the timing of things. But things havnt changed much in the mechanical side of things, fuel, water and air leaks are still the same, as is changing spark plugs, water pumps, brakes and suspension etc etc
Very true. I have often said that a vehicle is just a mode of transport and what can today's modern car do that a 1954 Morris Minor can't do? they both go forwards and backwards, turn left and right and go round and round to put it crudely albeit that todays modern car may be more safe ( which is debateable depending on the speed one is travelling and what one collides with) and more comfortable. Are all the gizmos and gadgets really necessary? The modern car is faster but hey ho so what. If the modern car gets to a given place 10 minutes quicker bully for them, "what do they do with that 10 minutes when they get there", this is a partial quote from Jackie Stewart many many years ago. Perhaps I'm missing something or just mellowing with age.
Well, surprise surprise, not good. Just returned from the garage and they were going to repair the fuel pump (new gasget) but after taking off covers or what have you and getting down to the nitty gritty they said that the leak was coming from behind and looked coroded and the diesel was running around the pump and was looking at first as if was coming from a particular place but in reality the leak was coming from the rear and said that I need a new diesel pump.
Furthermore they said that the pulley wheel should reallly be changed as they saw metal filings all around it where it had been rubbing and also he pointed to a belt which he said was the air conditioning belt and I could clearly see cracks which he pointed out to me all along the belt which was obviously perishing so he said that when the belt goes I won't have any air con so if I have a new pulley wheel they recommend fitting a new air con belt at the same time (innermost belt) so it seems that it is a win win for the garage as I have to have it done. Heaven knows what the pump is going to cost won't sleep now until I get a quote for the job tomorrow
Furthermore they said that the pulley wheel should reallly be changed as they saw metal filings all around it where it had been rubbing and also he pointed to a belt which he said was the air conditioning belt and I could clearly see cracks which he pointed out to me all along the belt which was obviously perishing so he said that when the belt goes I won't have any air con so if I have a new pulley wheel they recommend fitting a new air con belt at the same time (innermost belt) so it seems that it is a win win for the garage as I have to have it done. Heaven knows what the pump is going to cost won't sleep now until I get a quote for the job tomorrow
Bromsgrove Defender
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Ouch
