Engine failure

[landade]

My 1998 defender 110 county runs fine however the engine intermittently cuts out leaving me stranded extremely embarrassing on weigh bridges etc. However engine will start again after a few minutes and runs fine. Over the last few months the problem is occuring more frequently. It feels as though there could be debris in the fuel line which blocks fuel flow causing engine failure then after resting for a minute maybe the debris moves allowing fuel to pass? My garage has cleaned fuel filters but problem persists. Can anyone help.

[western]

which engine ? diesel or petrol ?

if a diesel it could be poor wiring to the fuel shutoff soleniod is chaffed & shorting itself out on the engine block, thereby earthing the soleniod & it drops closed cutting off the fuel supply or the ign switch is faulty.

[rekab69]

He has a Tdi 300, probably dog hairs in the wiring loom.....!!!!!

[outdoor_ian]

Hi

I had a similar problem, here's the thread My link.

Mine turned out to be snot would be the best way to discribe it in the fuel line, I dropped the tank and used an air line to blow the fuel lines clear from back to front.

Hope its of some help to you.

[sharpy]

Hi, I had a similar problem, mine turned out to be carp and or air in the fuel line, it would stand running on tickover all day then if you drove it it died, loss of power etc, I just replaced the fuel line as it could have been punctured at some stage.

Paul

[Jinx Reyneke]

Hi I recently had a similar thing happen and it turned out to be the mechanical fuel pump. Changed it as well as the turbo to inter-cooler pipes. All smiles.