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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    Think I have found the fault , diesel bug haven't seen this in a car before have seen it in large tanks its caused by water in the fuel and bacteria growing in it . and just found out tesco has bean find for water in their fuel . so going to drain the tank and run it for a bit . we shall sew...
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    Just started her up and it looks like I'm on exercise with the army on Salisbury plain ( all the white smoke)
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    Have just fin checking the pipes . nothing . all pipe's are good . checked timing that's OK . new filters . new lift pump . still no joy . think starting to look more like the injector pump every day .
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    I heard the same thing. But when I built the engine I was very careful to get the right serial number pump . I'm going to check the fuel pipes again with a pressure test . if its sucking in air should be Abel to pick it up . this problem is really beginning to get on my pectorals lol
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    I made marks to show in let and out let on lift pump . have primed the filter and purged the injector pump and injectors of air . starting to think its the injector pump .
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    Yes . took it off. connected two pipes and pumped diesel from 1 can 2 an other seems 2 Work fine. Got me perplexed. This one .
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    Was on my way home from work and over the next 3 days it started to deteriorate accompanied by a loud tapping from the injector pump changed lift pump .tapping disappeared. I haven't tried to tweak or play with the fuel pump at all. Although e r g valve has been blanked first problem with this...
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    Not a silly question at all . but no first thing I checked. Will not rev past 2500 even when pushed from the throttle body .
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    All seems fine its a real chin scratcher . going to do a bit more investigating . when I get some more time . thanx
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    No . all fine in that department . will change the fuel filter again in a couple of days .
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    Landover 300 TDI won't rev past 2050

    Can any one help . my old disco that I love very much has develop a issue . she won't rev past 2500 . Idles ok but started putting out white smoke have replaced lift pump have checked all pipes and am at a complete loss. I'm looking at replacing injector pump as this is really expensive can...