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leaking fuel pump 2.8 diesel quick fix

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 17:09    Post subject: leaking fuel pump 2.8 diesel quick fix Reply with quote

hi to everyone
joined this site about 6 weeks ago as most members would have done, to gain info on their trucks
my problem was leaking fuel pump on start up, if left just 3-4 minutes ticking over a puddle the
size of a manhole would appear, the leak however would disappear  when engine was hot .
after visiting a few local garages ,same reply oooff  big job that .  ££££ss+£££sss
i thought to myself i wonder thinking back to the days of shooting co2 gas guns and how
the cold inert gas used to shrink the seals on the guns , and how  we used to solve the problem
was simple, brake fluid. a bead the size of a teardrop placed on a co2 gas cartridge would soften and rejuvinate
the seal

so heres what idone first i ran truck till fuel light came on then i put 500ml of brake fluid in fuel tank
followed by a fiver,s worth of diesel ran truck as usual, brake fluid burns when hot so no problems with smoking
or other running issues. just top up with fuel as normal when fuel light comes on.
six weeks later no fuel leak from pump ( this quick fix seams to have treated every seal in the pump)
i am now getting nearly 28mpg  enginge tick over is also alot smoother even when cold
this may seem a little unorthodox but my pajero is 17 yrs old  and doesn,t warrant £300+ repair bills
ps will keep everybody updated (every couple of months ) as to how quik fix is holding up
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 18:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting. Well done.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 18:53    Post subject: Reply with quote

great news it might be worth adding into neat veg oil to help the seals Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:21    Post subject: Reply with quote

Think I will do this regardless to keep the seals fresh Smile Any ill effects as of yet?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 0:19    Post subject: fuel pump leak quickfix Reply with quote

hi failed to mention that leak fix was pretty much instantaneous  within a fivers worth of fuel. six weeks later still no leak pajero is running as sweet as a nut
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

I,m watching this space ?..., interesting post  Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 15:20    Post subject: Reply with quote

kenthepipe wrote:
I,m watching this space ?..., interesting post  Wink


Me too, Ken!  Confused
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 16:11    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice to apply a bit of science to a problem. I can see how it works by lubricating the seals and stuff. What a great idea.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 19:26    Post subject: Reply with quote

Onan The Barbarian wrote:
kenthepipe wrote:
I,m watching this space ?..., interesting post  Wink


Me too, Ken!  Confused


..., xcitin, eh Steve ?  Laughing  Laughing

Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 20:33    Post subject: Reply with quote

kenthepipe wrote:
Onan The Barbarian wrote:
kenthepipe wrote:
I,m watching this space ?..., interesting post  Wink


Me too, Ken!  Confused


..., xcitin, eh Steve ?  Laughing  Laughing

Wink


If it works, then great... it'll help lots of people... excellent!  But how come no one has ever come up with this idea before?  Then again, I suppose someone has to be first!  Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 21:01    Post subject: Reply with quote

Onan The Barbarian wrote:
kenthepipe wrote:
Onan The Barbarian wrote:
kenthepipe wrote:
I,m watching this space ?..., interesting post  Wink


Me too, Ken!  Confused


..., xcitin, eh Steve ?  Laughing  Laughing

Wink


If it works, then great... it'll help lots of people... excellent!  But how come no one has ever come up with this idea before?  Then again, I suppose someone has to be first!  Laughing


.., yes, that,s what I thought too, but as you say if it work,s and it seem,s to, then great. Bit of a breakthrough maybe ?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 16:22    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a interesting topic....

I dont have this problem but as it seems to be one that may affect me I would like to here more Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:14    Post subject: Reply with quote



I believe the brake fluid triggered my water sensor on the bottom of the fuel filter. Other then that I'v not had 1 single issue. I never had one to begin with but can't hurt to "service the seals" Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 14:57    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, the old brake fluid trick. Laughing
Taxi drivers here in Glasgow have added brake fluid to  seals for years.
when the power steering box used to leak on the old metrocab a drop of brake fluid in the reservoir used to do the trick.
Only lasted so long though, before it would eventually leak again.
never worked more than once either.

John.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 15:20    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just an update, light has gone off now over night. May have been a puddle I went through Laughing

Edit:

Seems to be going on and off so it must be the brake fluid running through.


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