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[bigboykarl]

my 2.5td started to get really hot on my way home so i pulled over let it cool drove the remaining mile home and topped up the water res as it was empty....2 days later it started to get hot again i pulled over no water again ....so water leak some where as no mayonaise on oil no fowling in water res so not head gasket......so's i takes it to local garage and they diagnose a leaking fuel pump?? still unsure how or why :-? :-?

[Andrew]

which fuel pump the 1 in the tank or the 1 up front?did that fix the overheating problem?
 from what i know from injection systems there is a flow of petrol that returns back to the reservoir, that is used to cool the system , but i dont know if it applies to TD engines also i dont understand the impact on the coolant-missing.
  1 thing else you should check(according to me-no expert) the clutch on the fan-maybe it is slippery and doesnt cool the engine properly...

[TheBoy]

How much pressure are you getting in cooling system?

[bigboykarl]

no pressure in the water system.....been to see car today and it really is pissing diesel out everywhere from pump down right hand side of engine........been told a seal kit for pump is approx 15quid but approx 450-500 for a recon one...did see one on fleabay but aren't they all coded to the ecu???

[TheBoy]

no pressure in the water system.....been to see car today and it really is pissing diesel out everywhere from pump down right hand side of engine........been told a seal kit for pump is approx 15quid but approx 450-500 for a recon one...did see one on fleabay but aren't they all coded to the ecu???

Not coded as such, but later pumps will not work with earlier ECUs.

[bigboykarl]

mines a p reg so what age range should i be looking for..i.e any before mini face lift.....one went on fleabay for 36.77 but i didn't bid as the geezer working on the car said they are coded to individual ecu :-?.....just found this??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160218264718&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=006
hope it fits

[bigboykarl]

mechanic said the overheating in down to the engine labouring trying to keep pressure in the fuel pump ...is this plausible