P38A Help! iv'e sprung a leak

luckymark · Dec 1, 2018

I'm hoping some one knows the answer to this? iv'e got a 1996 DSE P38 and its sprung a diesel leak,
its coming from a little plate on the side of the injector pump that's held in place with two allen bolts.
Its easy to get to without disturbing anything else on the pump but the questions is -
Whats behind the plate? i don't want to remove it only to find a big spring or some little thingymejigs come flying out. So answers on a postcard please as the drive is starting to look like the scene of the Exon Valdez
spill !!

wammers · Dec 1, 2018

Timing device spring.

luckymark · Dec 1, 2018

wammers said:
Timing device spring.

Thanks wammers, is it safe to take the plate off to change the seal or am i opening myself up to all sorts of trouble?

Shippers · Dec 1, 2018

luckymark said:
I'm hoping some one knows the answer to this? iv'e got a 1996 DSE P38 and its sprung a diesel leak,
its coming from a little plate on the side of the injector pump that's held in place with two allen bolts.
Its easy to get to without disturbing anything else on the pump but the questions is -
Whats behind the plate? i don't want to remove it only to find a big spring or some little thingymejigs come flying out. So answers on a postcard please as the drive is starting to look like the scene of the Exon Valdez
spill !!

Were now in e-commerse age we don´t youse postcards anymore´...lol

luckymark · Dec 2, 2018

Shippers said:
Were now in e-commerse age we don´t youse postcards anymore´...lol

answers on an "email" is just not the same, i'm happy with staying in the dark ages, i don't think this internetty thingy will ever take off anyway!

wammers · Dec 2, 2018

Just be careful.

luckymark · Dec 2, 2018

wammers said:
Just be careful.

When you say "be careful" do you mean it could fly out and take my eye out? or do you mean it could fly out never to go back? i've been thinking about the best way to approach it, and i might try slackening the bolts off, cleaning it with brake cleaner and squeezing some sealer in there. Any thoughts?

Datatek · Dec 2, 2018

luckymark said:
When you say "be careful" do you mean it could fly out and take my eye out? or do you mean it could fly out never to go back? i've been thinking about the best way to approach it, and i might try slackening the bolts off, cleaning it with brake cleaner and squeezing some sealer in there. Any thoughts?

Forget the sealer unless you want to replace the FIP.

wammers · Dec 2, 2018

luckymark said:
When you say "be careful" do you mean it could fly out and take my eye out? or do you mean it could fly out never to go back? i've been thinking about the best way to approach it, and i might try slackening the bolts off, cleaning it with brake cleaner and squeezing some sealer in there. Any thoughts?

If you don't know what you are doing get someone who does to change the seal, really easy job if you know what you are about. Squeezing sealant into injection pumps is not a very good idea. It's an O'ring maybe the plate has been over tightened and deformed, make sure it is flat before you put it back on.

Grrrrrr · Dec 2, 2018

Yes, it can ping out so be careful. The seals between the 3 sections are almost certainly shot too. @biketeacherdave did a guide. If the mileage is up near 140k the pump is probably near replacement time anyway.

Datatek · Dec 2, 2018

Grrrrrr said:
Yes, it can ping out so be careful. The seals between the 3 sections are almost certainly shot too. @biketeacherdave did a guide. If the mileage is up near 140k the pump is probably near replacement time anyway.

Bludy hell, you are a pessimist, apart from the O rings the pump ought to be good for 200K or more depending on use of the car.

biketeacherdave · Dec 2, 2018

Yes I have a complete reseal guide you don't even need to take the pump off some else just did this recently and all went well, I need you to pm me an email address and I will send it over

Datatek · Dec 2, 2018

biketeacherdave said:
Yes I have a complete reseal guide you don't even need to take the pump off some else just did this recently and all went well, I need you to pm me an email address and I will send it over

He will have a job to PM you, I just tried and the forum is down again

biketeacherdave · Dec 2, 2018

Yep iv just found that out can't even post a new topic solo I can't post about our new to us D3

Datatek · Dec 2, 2018

biketeacherdave said:
Yep iv just found that out can't even post a new topic solo I can't post about our new to us D3

I thought the new forum was a bit P38 when it came to reliability, but these days it's more L322 with wet electronics.

luckymark · Dec 2, 2018

thanks guys, biketeacherdave - pm sent cheers

Grrrrrr · Dec 3, 2018

Datatek said:
Bludy hell, you are a pessimist, apart from the O rings the pump ought to be good for 200K or more depending on use of the car.

Diesel over here seems to eat them. Maybe they put more biodiesel in over here or less sulphur?

biketeacherdave · Dec 3, 2018

Its the low sulphur diesel that's the issue thankfully reseal kits are vitron

Mukiwa · Dec 9, 2018

I did the top and middle ones in situ

biketeacherdave said:
Yes I have a complete reseal guide you don't even need to take the pump off some else just did this recently and all went well, I need you to pm me an email address and I will send it over

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