Fuel Pressure Regulator

Afternoon All

As with many I'm sure I have a sizeable diesel leak from my fuel pressure regulator (coming from the regulator rather then the regulator/engine gasket)

I ordered a new genuine regulator based on my reg number, what arrived seemed very different. What is more bizarre is the company sent a gasket that matched my leaking regulator rather than my new one.

I am now in discussion with said company, who are certain the regulator matched my reg number, and are not aware of a different single pipe version (although they stock the gasket for a different one)

Anyway, before i push any further I want to be sure that the new part is not actually correct and just a 'new and improved' part...

Any information would be much appreciated

Ta

My advise would be

Look at your engine number which is above the water pump

Then look at your v5 and see if they match

10p and 15p marginally differ

What is the part number of the one you received from the supplier?

Cheers

@neilly The part number was LR016319

@Discodevon I'll have a look into this, it should be a 10p engine on a 2000 plate defender.

@MungoPark

Have a read of this.

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/pro-s-cons.274541/

Cheers

The FPR is good just that you need MSX000010 gasket cos at a point LR started to use the same type housing for both 10P and 15P engines just that for the 10P they blanked the hole where the second pipe enters for the 15P one, so new regulators are all with new type gasket regardless of engine type

Hi guys, thanks for the advice, I read the thread.
@sierrafery Just to confirm if i obtain the correct gasket the new regulator can be fitted in replacement of the old one?

Thanks

Yes i confirm, you only need a proper gasket, dont forget to remove the strainer whic is in the head under the FPR's o-ring and wash it with petrol or something

@sierrafery many thanks for that, ill get the gasket on order.

And don't lose the strainer - costs a fortune! Only bit that's even slightly fiddly is holding the gasket on while putting the bolts back in but if you do the top two in just a few turns by hand, you can kind of hold it in place while you're doing that - then the rest (and the bottom bolt) is pretty easy. If the filter o-ring is a good one it'll hold the filter in OK while you're doing all this. (If the filter doesn't just fall out on its own then a plastic dabbing tool is handy to catch the inner edge and help it out (but it's v delicate so be careful)
All very familiar as I just did this last month. Oh and be super careful doing the bolts up evenly and precisely to the torque - had to get another gasket as the first time I managed to make it leak quite badly. Second time perfect thankfully (and MUCH faster).

(Apols if I'm telling you something you already know!)

One trick I read is to put all 3 bolts in, then the gasket, then an elastic band on all 3 bolts to hold everything in place. Just brake it off when done.
HTH,
Griff