Petrol leak after repair freelander 1 td4

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Rorymcilroy

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Hi there

About a fortnight ago freelander wouldnt start
When i turned the key it just wouldnt catch

Took it to garage who ran diagnostic
Got told it was a problem with high pressure fuel pump
Had it replaced still wouldnt start

Took it to different garage
On the work sheet it says
Find split seals on the regulator valverepair and refit check for leaks
Cost 300

Freelander now starts fine, left it with my dad as i was away last week and he had it and my dogs, and he noticed a leak on the drive

Iv had a look today and it smells and looks like petrol to me
Coming from just in front of the rear wheel about a foot in to the car underneath
To me it looks right next to fuel tank, just wondering a few things

1 are the seals they are talking about near where i described
2 if they didnt tighten something up properly or buggered something up to cause this leak should i expect to have to pay for them to look at it and fix it
Labour was 50 quid an hour so dont fancy paying another 4 hours of it for them to refix something that shouldnt be happening just after having a mechanic fiddle around in that region of the car
 
Hi there

About a fortnight ago freelander wouldnt start
When i turned the key it just wouldnt catch

Took it to garage who ran diagnostic
Got told it was a problem with high pressure fuel pump
Had it replaced still wouldnt start

Took it to different garage
On the work sheet it says
Find split seals on the regulator valverepair and refit check for leaks
Cost 300

Freelander now starts fine, left it with my dad as i was away last week and he had it and my dogs, and he noticed a leak on the drive

Iv had a look today and it smells and looks like petrol to me
Coming from just in front of the rear wheel about a foot in to the car underneath
To me it looks right next to fuel tank, just wondering a few things

1 are the seals they are talking about near where i described
2 if they didnt tighten something up properly or buggered something up to cause this leak should i expect to have to pay for them to look at it and fix it
Labour was 50 quid an hour so dont fancy paying another 4 hours of it for them to refix something that shouldnt be happening just after having a mechanic fiddle around in that region of the car
hiya, take it back to the garage, they should inspect, & repair any fault that is down to them free of charge;) would also suggest that if you are a member of any motoring organisation, ie: rac, aa, call them out to look, that way they should be able to tell you where it is coming from, good luck, martyn:)
 
There's a drain plug in front of the fuel tank (about 10mm diam) which you can see under the vehicle just ahead of the offside rear wheel arch. Could maybe not be tight?

You should remove that plug annually to drain away water which can pool there. Part of the service schedule I think?
 
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