200tdi fuel pump

Well I bought a 200tdi to fit in my series 3 a few weeks back. I've been faffing about with it a bit, cleaning injectors, checking turbo etc. I got to the fuel pump and oh, oh dear me. Took the pump off and when I put it down a flood of rusty looking stinky stuff came out. Gosh thought I. Anyway I decided to have a look inside it because I could not turn the pump by hand and when turning the engine over by hand there was a ticking noise. All I can say is hmm, it was full of crap but on the plus side most of it will clean up and the body looks fine but there is corrosion on the cam plate, the rollers are past their best and the pump head may be beyond saving as well. It's odd because so.e of it has cleaned up really well and some hasn't. Let's see if I can upload pics. I don't suppose anyone has a brand new pump for £50 lol. Seems to not like the phone for pics. I will try later from the laptop.

You have to copy and past pics as the forum is duff, one day they may fix it.

As for the inj pump if its got crap in it then it is dead, if you use it as is you may shag the injectors as well.
Inj pumps not cheap, not even 2nd hand ones.

300tdi ones will fit which may open your options a bit.

this thread has reminded me of this...

Yep watched his video. I will try to put pics up from laptop when I get home.

LordOWar said:

Yep watched his video. I will try to put pics up from laptop when I get home.

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If you're needing a full rebuild I and others here can really recommend Diesel Bob. He/the company really know their FiP's from their FiP's. I had mine rebuilt by them, the pump came back better than new, all new internals where needed and set up ready to go http://dieselbob.co.uk/injectionpumps.aspx

v8250 said:

If you're needing a full rebuild I and others here can really recommend Diesel Bob. He/the company really know their FiP's from their FiP's. I had mine rebuilt by them, the pump came back better than new, all new internals where needed and set up ready to go http://dieselbob.co.uk/injectionpumps.aspx

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Thats a grand right there.

lynall said:

Thats a grand right there.

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Not quite, but the pump was rebuilt and delivered with new Bosch injectors in 2021 so guess it's heading towards a large bag of sand at today's prices.

ps who ever said Land Rovers are low cost items...

I was always under the impression they were cheap motoring. you can get everything for £20, unfortunately somethings cost multiple £20s. I have dieselbob in my book marks and he is only 20 ish miles away.

Land Rover and classic car ownership always requires heavy doses of man maths. We all like think our hobby costs much less than in reality. We'd give ourselves quite a scare if we all ran true annual cost of ownership records...

No

LordOWar said:

I was always under the impression they were cheap motoring. you can get everything for £20, unfortunately somethings cost multiple £20s. I have dieselbob in my book marks and he is only 20 ish miles away.

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Diesel is never cheap to repair, cheap motoring but pricey fuel system repairs, has been that way since the dawn of the series 2.0 diesel.

lets see if this works

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BszfQXeWFuERoCfk7

Well I can see it and you lot can probably see all my pics now LOL. That is the state it was in when I opened it up! And what it looks like now
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ew5x9RWX7pSMGZFu8

Ohh here is a link to an album full of pump pics. oh err
https://photos.app.goo.gl/o88h3Sk6oG6bkzJg6

LordOWar said:

lets see if this works

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BszfQXeWFuERoCfk7

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Mint

LordOWar said:

Well I can see it and you lot can probably see all my pics now LOL. That is the state it was in when I opened it up! And what it looks like now
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ew5x9RWX7pSMGZFu8

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Nope only see the one pic.

LordOWar said:

Ohh here is a link to an album full of pump pics. oh err
https://photos.app.goo.gl/o88h3Sk6oG6bkzJg6

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Impressive work, I think I would have binned it!

TBH if I can find a better pump it will probably be cheaper than fixing this one. The cam plate is £140 plus rollers not sure what they are, the pump need replacing and that is £60 from india. The injection bit on the end, is it the head, seems to have cleaned up well. There is somepitting but it is not on any of the working parts. The pump body has cleaned up really well and I think it is ok. I have no idea what the crud in it is but I suspect water has got into it .

Just done a quick add up of parts and it has hit £400 and still a few washers to add! A good second hand is the way.

LordOWar said:

Just done a quick add up of parts and it has hit £400 and still a few washers to add! A good second hand is the way.

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Keep the old one as you never know when you may need the parts.

Problem with 2nd hand is buying one you can trust.

LordOWar said:

Just done a quick add up of parts and it has hit £400 and still a few washers to add! A good second hand is the way.

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With a go/no-go critical part that will leave you stranded at the worst possible time, an unknown second hand unit makes no financial sense. Just send your chosen unit to Diesel Bob, pay your money for a full and proper rebuild. Then sit back knowing there's near zero chance of failure. Certain components, including the fuel system, should be treated like brakes...they're a safety critical component.