Fuel Gauge/Sender

[Bush Tucker Man]

Tried to rinse it away late last night with a strong solution of caravan cleaner, detergent & water.
This morning I had a slight 'rainbow trail' behind me as I pulled into the Doctors Accomodation to drop 'Small-Child' off at school.
However it had been 'lashing it down' about 05:00 (when it woke me up) so the roads were soaked & it could have been a mixture of water & diesel??


There's 2 hypothesis' on this, I suppose;
1. It's simply a small amount that's stood on top of the tank during removal/refitment & has moved around during my driving it & is now even more diluted with road-spray & thus dripping??

2. It's leaking from the sender unit/supply-return pipes???

I suppose until it all dries out I can't find out properly.


As you can understand I was a bit 'miffed' last night, it had been a swine of an evening & on arriving home, I get out to find an apparant fuel leak

[Skywalker]

Richard

Can't you just nip back to Simon's in the morning with the Defender, I suspect he could check it / sort it out pretty quickly.

Dave

[Bush Tucker Man]

I intend to. I thought it had stoppd this morning & was simply what was sitting on top of the tank, but it was dribbling when I got home tonight again.

By my reckoning, it ought to be considered warranty work on the initial repair??

[Skywalker]

By my reckoning, it ought to be considered warranty work on the initial repair??

Dead right, can't imagine any objections.

Dave

[Bush Tucker Man]

Took it back after a brief conversation this morning,
Well, SWMBO spoke & I listened :oops:

It involved strange phrases like "Next time use the main-dealer!" :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Took it back, but he can't look at it until Monday (then it depends on if it needs anything else)

[Bush Tucker Man]

Picked it up this afternoon fixed.

I expected a phone-call on Monday to say we've ordered the parts, but none was forthcoming.

Tuesday evening I ended up phoning at 17:00. The nessage was he's out on a test-drive.

Phoned back shortly;
The parts were ordered Monday as a 'VOR' special (Vehicle Off Road), but had not arrived., ought to come Wednesday morning
So I eventually phoned about 15:35.
Gypsy & me walked the mile or so up there, it seems okay now

But no bill still..........................................

(hope he doesn't add a weekends storage into the equation )

[drum]

Did he say what it was that was leaking??

[Bush Tucker Man]

Did he say what it was that was leaking??

Not last night, but when I dropped it off on Saturday he reckoned it was the plastic connectors onto the pump/sender outlet

[Xtremeteam]

the new pump comes with new clips nornmally

[Bush Tucker Man]

Finally got the bill this morning, after initially leaving the vehicle on Monday 16th.

Fuel Pump/Sender; £165.00
Fuel Pipe; £11.72
Labour £135.00
Plus VAT

Bottom line £366.27