Fuel filter overheating

discosheep · Jul 16, 2013

Need help please , started off with a strange noise at the back , replaced fuel filter , no better , fuel filter very hot , .

Disco TD5

ratty · Jul 16, 2013

discosheep said:
Need help please , started off with a strange noise at the back , replaced fuel filter , no better , fuel filter very hot , .

Disco TD5

Introduce yourself section is up there ^^^^^^

Filter should be hot

what did strange noise sound like?

Dippypud · Jul 16, 2013

ratty said:
Introduce yourself section is up there ^^^^^^

Filter should be hot

what did strange noise sound like?

Strange !!

Brown · Jul 16, 2013

On a TD5 the fuel goes round and round, so although there's a fuel cooler in the engine bay, after a long run not only is the filter hot but the whole tank is too. There's a lot of stuff that can make funny noises. Pumps make a whole variety of sounds from a gentle hum to the sound of a cat being strangled. If you've recently changed the filter there may still be some air in there, so that'll add to the general racket - anything from gurgling to a high pressure raspberry blowing noise. They've all got personalities of their own. A change in noise can mean that a pump is wearing out or it may mean that it's just transitioning to another life phase. Mine started making a lot more noise in April so I've taken to carrying a spare on long trips just in case, but it's still going strong 4,000 miles later and the car is flying along.

ratty · Jul 16, 2013

Dippypud said:
Strange !!

cheers for clearing that up for me Dips

gemsdad · Jul 17, 2013

ratty said:
cheers for clearing that up for me Dips

well dipps is the queen of strange.

livers · Jul 17, 2013

Is the OP sure that it is a "strange" noise? it could be a Weird noise, in which case he/she (I don't know which cos they haven't introduced their sorry ass) should change the front offside ferckle filter ASAP.

discosheep · Jul 17, 2013

The strange noise is like a whine

discosheep · Jul 17, 2013

ratty said:
Introduce yourself section is up there ^^^^^^

Filter should be hot

what did strange noise sound like?

Thanks for your reply , the strange noise is like a whine

tacr2man · Jul 17, 2013

discosheep said:
Thanks for your reply , the strange noise is like a whine

red white or a rose'

ratty · Jul 17, 2013

discosheep said:
Thanks for your reply , the strange noise is like a whine

Did it sound gargley or was it just a constant whine?

THEengineer · Jul 17, 2013

my wife causes the whining noise in my defender

ratty · Jul 17, 2013

THEengineer said:
my wife causes the whining noise in my defender

Have ya tried greasing her nipples?

discosheep · Jul 18, 2013

ratty said:
Did it sound gargley or was it just a constant whine?

Constant I would say

ratty · Jul 18, 2013

discosheep said:
Constant I would say

In which case it sounds like either the fuel filter or fuel pump gauze filter are blocked or the fuel pump is on the way out.

If it was gargling it usually indicates air in the fuel.

discosheep · Jul 19, 2013

ratty said:
In which case it sounds like either the fuel filter or fuel pump gauze filter are blocked or the fuel pump is on the way out.

If it was gargling it usually indicates air in the fuel.

Thank you for your reply ,the fuel filter has been replaced so a trip to the garage I think

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ratty · Jul 19, 2013

discosheep said:
Thank you for your reply ,the fuel filter has been replaced so a trip to the garage I think:

did the noise start soon after changing?

Is it a decent quality filter?

discosheep · Jul 19, 2013

ratty said:
did the noise start soon after changing?

Is it a decent quality filter?

The noise started before I changed the filter but all this is irrelevant now
HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN AND SITTING IN TESCO'S CAR PARK FOR 4 HR'S
WAITING FOR RAC AND RECOVERY TO PICK US UP .....
Disco now in the garage waiting for a new fuel pump , I was going to take it in tomorrow morning

ratty · Jul 20, 2013

discosheep said:
The noise started before I changed the filter but all this is irrelevant now
HAVE BEEN BROKEN DOWN AND SITTING IN TESCO'S CAR PARK FOR 4 HR'S
WAITING FOR RAC AND RECOVERY TO PICK US UP .....
Disco now in the garage waiting for a new fuel pump , I was going to take it in tomorrow morning

Isn't that just Sod's law

livers · Jul 20, 2013

ratty said:
Isn't that just Sod's law

If I had a £ for every landy that broke down in a Tesco car park

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