tonyblack
Member
Hopefully someone may be able to shed some light on a problem I have with my 2001 TD4 automatic.
One day last week I noticed that the car took longer than usual to start. I had to turn it over for 4-5 seconds before it fired. Usually it is immediate. Then, after about 10 minutes of driving, as I was passing through the center of Malvern the Freelander sudenly cut out, leaving me stranded in the middle of a crossroads.
I called out the AA and their patrolman was stumped. According to him the fuel pump was working fine although when he measured the amperage across the fuel pump fuse he said it was much lower than it should be as if there was no fuel going through it. He was convinced that I was out of diesel even though the gauge was showing full and I knew that I had only recently filled it up. He convinced me to part with a fiver so that he could empty a five litre can of fuel into the tank. Of curse this made no difference. Eventually he gave up and recovered the car to my home.
If I disconnect the supply pipe to the left most injector (see red arrow in image 01) and switch on the ignition, no fuel is coming out of this pipe, though I can hear a gurgling sound from down this pipe as if fuel is trying to get through.
I can confirm that the fuel pump in the engine bay (under the fuse and relay box) is running and making a noise when the ignition is switched on and if I disconnect the pipe that runs from the fuel filter to the injectors (see arrow in image 02) and switch on the ignition I do get somewhat feeble spurts of fuel coming out (by no means a torrent).
When the ignition is switched on I am not hearing any sound from the rear fuel pump (though I have to admit that I have never noticed this previously).
My suspicion is that the rear (low pressure?) fuel pump has died. Can anyone else offer any advice?
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Tony Black
One day last week I noticed that the car took longer than usual to start. I had to turn it over for 4-5 seconds before it fired. Usually it is immediate. Then, after about 10 minutes of driving, as I was passing through the center of Malvern the Freelander sudenly cut out, leaving me stranded in the middle of a crossroads.
I called out the AA and their patrolman was stumped. According to him the fuel pump was working fine although when he measured the amperage across the fuel pump fuse he said it was much lower than it should be as if there was no fuel going through it. He was convinced that I was out of diesel even though the gauge was showing full and I knew that I had only recently filled it up. He convinced me to part with a fiver so that he could empty a five litre can of fuel into the tank. Of curse this made no difference. Eventually he gave up and recovered the car to my home.
If I disconnect the supply pipe to the left most injector (see red arrow in image 01) and switch on the ignition, no fuel is coming out of this pipe, though I can hear a gurgling sound from down this pipe as if fuel is trying to get through.
I can confirm that the fuel pump in the engine bay (under the fuse and relay box) is running and making a noise when the ignition is switched on and if I disconnect the pipe that runs from the fuel filter to the injectors (see arrow in image 02) and switch on the ignition I do get somewhat feeble spurts of fuel coming out (by no means a torrent).
When the ignition is switched on I am not hearing any sound from the rear fuel pump (though I have to admit that I have never noticed this previously).
My suspicion is that the rear (low pressure?) fuel pump has died. Can anyone else offer any advice?
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Tony Black
