Water in fuel warning light

I have a MY 2000 Disco 2.

Recently the water in fuel warning light has started to
come on for a couple of seconds immediately after starting
the engine.

Does this mean that I have water in the tank?

Or is it just a quirk


I thought it was that if it came on and stayed on whilst driving there was a
problem.

TIA

Gerry

Harpic wrote:

> Does this mean that I have water in the tank?
>
> Or is it just a quirk

If it were my vehicle I wouldn't be happy with a quirk like that. The
injection system of your vehicle is very expensive and works to fine
tolerances so I'd get it sorted quickly. There should be a filter in
the fuel line which you can drain any water from to see if that sorts
out your light.

Regards

William MacLeod

Harpic wrote:

> I have a MY 2000 Disco 2.
>
> Recently the water in fuel warning light has started to
> come on for a couple of seconds immediately after starting
> the engine.
>
> Does this mean that I have water in the tank?
>
> Or is it just a quirk
>
>
> I thought it was that if it came on and stayed on whilst driving there was a
> problem.
>
> TIA
>
> Gerry

Sensor located in the fuel sedimentor? (Assuming that there is a
sedimentor). Have you drained the sedimentor recently? If not, it's time.

In message <[email protected]>, Dougal
<DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk@?.?.invalid> writes
>Harpic wrote:
>
>> I have a MY 2000 Disco 2.
>> Recently the water in fuel warning light has started to
>> come on for a couple of seconds immediately after starting
>> the engine.
>> Does this mean that I have water in the tank?
>> Or is it just a quirk
>> I thought it was that if it came on and stayed on whilst driving
>>there was a problem.
>> TIA
>> Gerry
>
>Sensor located in the fuel sedimentor? (Assuming that there is a
>sedimentor). Have you drained the sedimentor recently? If not, it's
>time.


In 2001, the water in fuel warning light on my 2000 Discovery Td5 came
on for a time while I was on my way home from France. When I got back
to the UK the service manager at my local LR dealer said there was a
known problem with sensors. They drained what turned out to be a small
amount of water from the filter and ordered a replacement part, which
they fitted a few days latter. I ran that Discovery for a further four
years and the light never came on again.
--
Peter

Harpic wrote:

> I have a MY 2000 Disco 2.
>
> Recently the water in fuel warning light has started to
> come on for a couple of seconds immediately after starting
> the engine.
>
> Does this mean that I have water in the tank?
>
> Or is it just a quirk
>
>
> I thought it was that if it came on and stayed on whilst driving there was
> a problem.
>
> TIA
>
> Gerry
Disco 2's are renowned for water in fuel sensor problems, so much so that
Land Rover dropped them off the last TD5's. Best bet is to replace it with
the latest type, part no WKW500070, which will give you the advantage of
draining any water from the fuel filter as well. It might be worth changing
the filter as well as this should be done every 24k anyway.

MArk
--
Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:13:50 +0000 (UTC), Harpic wrote:

> Recently the water in fuel warning light has started to come on for a
> couple of seconds immediately after starting the engine.
>
> Does this mean that I have water in the tank?

Mine used to do it as well. The fuel filter (which has the water sensor)
was changed at the last service and I don't think it does it now, but TBH
I haven't made a point of looking. I might just have got used to it...

The fuel filter is located in the offside rear wheel arch(*). Tubular
thing about 6" long and 2 1/2" dia with some wires on the bottom and
pipes at the top. It unscrews from the bit with the pipes attached and
the wire connection unit on the bottom also unscrews. When screwing the
latter back in don't over do it, 'cause if it splits you get a real nice
fuel leak...

(*) About the only thing going for this location is that it is
accessable. It gets all the spray and road dirt flung at it and the base
with the wires is remarkably low as well.

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....and Mark Dickinson spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> Disco 2's are renowned for water in fuel sensor problems, so much so
> that Land Rover dropped them off the last TD5's.

Thanks for that. The warning light on mine came on briefly twice on a
recent journey. I unscrewed the filter drain and no water came out, but
since I have done that the light has stayed off. Now I know why.

--
Rich
==============================

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and those who don't.

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ...and Mark Dickinson spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>> Disco 2's are renowned for water in fuel sensor problems, so much so
>> that Land Rover dropped them off the last TD5's.
>
> Thanks for that. The warning light on mine came on briefly twice on a
> recent journey. I unscrewed the filter drain and no water came out, but
> since I have done that the light has stayed off. Now I know why.
>
> --
> Rich
> ==============================
>
> There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary
> and those who don't.
>
Thanks for the info, will check it out

Gerry

I've had the same intermittent warnings on my 2000 TD5. Since no water came
out of the drain I've been ignoring it for over a year with no apparent
detriment.

I'd still like to know why it flashes on as there must be an underlying
cause.

Has anyone found a way to sort it ?

"Harpic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> ...and Mark Dickinson spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>
>>> Disco 2's are renowned for water in fuel sensor problems, so much so
>>> that Land Rover dropped them off the last TD5's.
>>
>> Thanks for that. The warning light on mine came on briefly twice on a
>> recent journey. I unscrewed the filter drain and no water came out, but
>> since I have done that the light has stayed off. Now I know why.
>>
>> --
>> Rich
>> ==============================
>>
>> There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary
>> and those who don't.
>>
> Thanks for the info, will check it out
>
> Gerry
>

....and Scothy spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


> I've had the same intermittent warnings on my 2000 TD5. Since no
> water came out of the drain I've been ignoring it for over a year
> with no apparent detriment.
>
> I'd still like to know why it flashes on as there must be an
> underlying cause.
>
> Has anyone found a way to sort it ?
>

I undid the drain plug, allowed a small amount of diesel (no water) to
escape, and fastened it up again. No lights since then. Must be a
hyper-sensitive sensor, or one with a powerful imagination.

--
Rich
==============================

There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary
and those who don't.