300tdi cuts out at low rpm

Good morning.

So heres the story of my problem.

Went out in my defender last week and it was running fine. went out in it today and as i came to turn into a road and change down in to 2nd i bump started the engine! as i changed up to 3 the power was very week and then picked up ok.
I turned round to go home and if i was moving along and went out of gear to coast in natural it cuts out and i would bump it. i got home and i cut out. tried starting it and it would not start. tried again after a few minutes looking under the bonnet it started after turning over about 8 times. normally it fires up on the button!

every thing under the bonnet looks fine.

HELP HELP HELP

Simple things first.
Change the fuel filter.

Check/clean/replace the sedimentor too if you have one.

Cheers tor the help Flossie.

I have just been and got a filter and i have took the old one off.

When i took the filter off it dint seem very full. i did not spill a drop when taking it off and poured the diesel in to a clean jug.

maybe the lift pump can't fill the filter fast enough?

landy-lee said:

When i took the filter off it dint seem very full.

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part full fuel filter = duff lift pump or air leaking into system IME.

LP can be duff due it being broken/worn out, or sedimenter is blocked and LP not able to pull fuel through ... worth putting a piece of clear pipe in the system to see if there are any bubbles about

Ok guys the story so far

New lift pump new filter and i still did it. I drove on the same road as i did this morning and it stalled in the same place!

Next i made a fuel tank out of a jerry can to eliminate any dirt in the tank. the problem is still there.

So my next job is to put a clear pice of pipe as Disco1BFG suggest. i think the best place is from the lift pump to the filter and from the filter to the injector pump.

Cheers lads

landy-lee said:

Ok guys the story so far

New lift pump new filter and i still did it. I drove on the same road as i did this morning and it stalled in the same place!

Next i made a fuel tank out of a jerry can to eliminate any dirt in the tank. the problem is still there.

So my next job is to put a clear pice of pipe as Disco1BFG suggest. i think the best place is from the lift pump to the filter and from the filter to the injector pump.

Cheers lads

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Any progress?

Al2O3 said:

Any progress?

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yas!

fuel gauge reading wrong and ran out of diesel.

i am stupid

landy-lee said:

yas!

fuel gauge reading wrong and ran out of diesel.

i am stupid

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No, that's not progress

landy-lee said:

yas!

fuel gauge reading wrong and ran out of diesel.

i am stupid

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Ahh, hold on! I've just read this again. You mean it was cutting out because you were running out of fuel!!!