Defender TD5 cuts out but restarts easily

Sprout · Mar 24, 2018

My 2001 TD5 loses power and cuts out every 100 or so miles. If I sit for a minute it will restart and carry on as normal. This started happening after petrol was put into the engine (contaminated fuel pump at a local garage) and removed. Any ideas?

neilly · Mar 24, 2018

Hello Sprout,

Welcome to the looneyzone, Maybe a bit more info, it it always hot ? cold engine. How many miles since the fuel issue? chances it is a coincidence?

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lightning · Mar 24, 2018

Might be worth changing the fuel filter and running a system purge.
How much petrol did you put in. Was it started and run with incorrect fuel. How did you find out, did it break down?

Sprout · Mar 28, 2018

lightning said:
Might be worth changing the fuel filter and running a system purge.
How much petrol did you put in. Was it started and run with incorrect fuel. How did you find out, did it break down?

Yes it was 30L into an empty tank, driven for about thirty miles before it conked out. I'm thinking of replacing the injectors. What else should I do to make sure the fuel system is properly cleaned out and overhauled?

Scooby22 · Mar 28, 2018

Next time it cuts out remove the fuel filler cap and see if it hisses, vent might be blocked and forming a vacuum in the tank, after it cuts out and left standing for a while may be allowing vacuum to slowly escape and allowing it to start again. Its worth a try, and try starting as soon as cap removed.
This happened to a mates car years ago.

Al2O3 · Mar 28, 2018

Sprout said:
My 2001 TD5 loses power and cuts out every 100 or so miles. If I sit for a minute it will restart and carry on as normal. This started happening after petrol was put into the engine (contaminated fuel pump at a local garage) and removed. Any ideas?

I suppose you won't have any idea what proportion of petrol was in the diesel? It wasn't 100% petrol though?

Sprout · Apr 9, 2018

It was pretty much empty when I put the petrol in!

Sprout · Apr 9, 2018

Pretty much empty when I put the 30 odd Litees in!

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