help needed 300 tdi disco cutting out M.O.T on tuesday

hi all

after almost running out of fuel for only the second time (only spluttering now and then) made it to the garage put £30 in and it ran fine for about a mile then appeared to run out of fuel it starts again and ticks over but will not rev, checked under the bonnet, unscrewed the fuel filter to check for diesel and it was either pressurized or drew air in unsure as i happened so fast, it was full of diesel screwed it on again primed it with the lift pump (noticed that there was only stiffness at the bottom inch of the stroke is that normal ?) started up again seemed fine but ran out after just over 2 miles repeated a few more times to get home also noticed it smoked a bit more than usuall put on a new filter and it started and then went for about 8 to 9 miles before starting all over again.
could the lift pump be dying or can it be the sedimentor thing on the rear chassis, also can i remove this or can it be cleaned out
any help is very welcome and needed as my mot is on this coming tuesday
Roy

As for the sedimentoe there is a 11mm bolt on the top of it. Undo that and the bowl will drop down so you can clean it out. Its possible that the lift pump is blocked, of a blockage in the fuel lines. I'm sure that when the lift pump is dying there is a ticking althou i could be wrong. Take the lift pump to injector line off and crank the engine over. You should see a good jet of diesel come out. If not the maybe there is a blockage at the pump, or the the pump has had it.

hi discosfa
i had very simler probs with my 200 tdi.heres how i cured it.All advice was gained from members of this forum(thanks chaps)i first cleaned out sedimentor.Undo 11 mill bolt on top of sedimentor you cant see it but you feel it iff you put your hand above.When you undo bolt you need to take care because you will get covered in diesal as it comes off.clean it out (mine was full of gunge.you may need to get seals iff yours split.(land rover dealers do a kit for a couple of quid.)I also put on new diesal filter .I was advised only use gen land rover.i also replaced lift pump got one from bearmach about 30 pound and arrived very quickly.but the main cause i feel is running low on diesal.Because everytime mine mucked about it was low on fuel.Since ive done all the above ive not had anymore probs but i now make sure i keep the tank a quarter full.Untill i get to clean out tank that is.hope this helps
ps you dont need to prime or bleed these engines just spin it over and it should start.

alex8882 said:

As for the sedimentoe there is a 11mm bolt on the top of it. Undo that and the bowl will drop down so you can clean it out. Its possible that the lift pump is blocked, of a blockage in the fuel lines. I'm sure that when the lift pump is dying there is a ticking althou i could be wrong. Take the lift pump to injector line off and crank the engine over. You should see a good jet of diesel come out. If not the maybe there is a blockage at the pump, or the the pump has had it.

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hi
managed to pospone the mot till thursday (runs out on friday tuesday was the only free space they had) started to get ready to do the sedimenter, cleaned all around it then noticed that the nut on top was all chewed up and rounded off(someone must have used mole grips on it)so 30mins later it still would not undo, so i bit the bullet and took it to the garage doing the mot and i have told them to remove it completely and bin it,blow the fuel lines out and then mot it as its needed for work
and i hope that cures it
thank you to all that replied
Roy

Did it pass or is it still due on Thursday?

its stuck said:

Did it pass or is it still due on Thursday?

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hi
m.o.t was due on tuesday and i managed to get it moved to thursday garage have now bypassed the sedimenter filter and put a bottle of diesel treatment direct into the bulkhead filter and taken it for run and they say it seems to be ok (time wil tell lol ) and they put it on the emission machine and it was ok so m.o.t should be straight forward touch wood
Roy

discosfa said:

hi
m.o.t was due on tuesday and i managed to get it moved to thursday garage have now bypassed the sedimenter filter and put a bottle of diesel treatment direct into the bulkhead filter and taken it for run and they say it seems to be ok (time wil tell lol ) and they put it on the emission machine and it was ok so m.o.t should be straight forward touch wood
Roy

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hi

just to let you know the car passed its mot but has 4 advisory notes

1. slight leak on steering box.

2. engine oil leak/

3. fuel pipe/pipes corroded.

4. this vehicle has corrosion



but the vehicle has ran for 5 ish miles and started playing up it cut out 3 times in 2 miles so i will be getting a lift pump tomorrow and hope that sorts it just need to read up on fitting it

Roy

hi

just to let all those that helped me that i have now fixed my disco i have replaced the lift pump and "it lives again"
again thanks for all the help from fellow forum members
Roy