mudmuncher Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hi all Any ideas on this ?? I have a series 3 with a 200TDI engine in it the landy has been running with this nearly a year now and without any issues Went for a drive Sunday and after 5 miles i lost all power but then i picked up again, the next 2 miles the engine would run but then randomly die completey every now and again but yet i could still start it again . The fuel gauge is not great so i filled it up and then i ran fine with no problems since. I drained the tank and before i filled it up there was a good 10 litres of diesel in there so i hadnt run low. I also noticed the fuel when i drained it looked clean so i am guessing its not contaminated. My mate did say he read somewhere about the seal on the fuel cap can cause problems if is worn with pressures in the tank (this one is worn) and maybe that would explain why it ran ok after i removed the cap and filled her up. Please let me know if you agree or have any other ideas Many thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 loose connection on the fuel shut off solenoid ? part blocked filter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Perforated pick-up pipe in the tank - ok when full, not ok when low is a bit of a giveaway I reckon. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milemarker Type S Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Definitely check the power feed and connections to the fuel stop solenoid. Les- If there were to be a hole in the fuel pick up then surely if exposed to the air then air would get into the system and need bleeding out before the truck would start again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 If the pick up pipe was perforated, then air and fuel would be sucked-up, giving low injector pressure/cutting out/etc. Your reply about the fuel level kind of negates an electrical problem. Fuel level is mechanical, so it's likely the problem is mechanical too. Just a thought, but pulling the pipe is an easy check. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milemarker Type S Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Ah- now I see where your coming from Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmuncher Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi Les Many thanks, i would never of thought of checking that, now you have sugested a perforated pick up pipe the problem being there when the fuel is low and disappering when the fuel leval is high does seem point towards your suggestion. I will have a look at the weekend and post a update. Cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_s Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 the fuel pickup on my series 3 gets nowhere near the bottom of the tank, leaving quite a few litres of fuel in there when it stops picking fuel up you could have just been running out of fuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmuncher Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi Ian Thats a good point, i was wondering how far the pick up pipe reaches down like i say i only had 9 litres in there when the problem happened. Cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Hi all Any ideas on this ?? I have a series 3 with a 200TDI engine in it the landy has been running with this nearly a year now and without any issues Went for a drive Sunday and after 5 miles i lost all power but then i picked up again, the next 2 miles the engine would run but then randomly die completey every now and again but yet i could still start it again . The fuel gauge is not great so i filled it up and then i ran fine with no problems since. I drained the tank and before i filled it up there was a good 10 litres of diesel in there so i hadnt run low. I also noticed the fuel when i drained it looked clean so i am guessing its not contaminated. My mate did say he read somewhere about the seal on the fuel cap can cause problems if is worn with pressures in the tank (this one is worn) and maybe that would explain why it ran ok after i removed the cap and filled her up. Please let me know if you agree or have any other ideas Many thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Had a friend with a very similar issue yesterday on his 200, it turned out to be an air leak on the inlet pipe into the lift pump........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Perforated pick-up pipe in the tank - ok when full, not ok when low is a bit of a giveaway I reckon. Les. That's what came to my mind too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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