Rover 75 1.8T fuel pump

[muggerbee]

Originally Posted by GeoffWW

Chris,

Referring to your entry #6:-

Has your garage actually taken the filter out and checked it's current state. The "FOC" was developed after the pump body came away from it's top, to hold the two parts together. From the pictures in the "How-to" I referred to, if you did not know what you were looking for, the partial separation of the two could easily be missed.

Just FYI, mine looked totally fine. It was only after opening the tank for the second time i noticed the ribs were a couple of MMs out of alignment. Easy thing not to notice.

[GeoffWW]

Thanks Muggerebee for your added contribution,

That is exactly what I mean. Without the addition of the "FOC", the whole of the
join between the top and the sidewall needs to be carefully checked.

Your few mm's of separation, even with no separation on the other side of the circumference stops the fuel transfer system.

[T-Cut]

Originally Posted by GeoffWW

Without the addition of the "FOC", the whole of the join between the top and the sidewall needs to be carefully checked.

If not already in place, the clip should be fitted as part of the filter check. It's a recommended default action. To open up the tank, examine the filter, maybe tighten it up and then replace everything without fitting a clip seems to me rather futile. The benefit in assurance alone is immense.

TC

[GeoffWW]

Have sent you a pm, just before seeing T-Cut's last post above.

[milford man]

I'm with you T-Cut. So easy to tell if the pump is running (as you have already advised). If you can hear the pump then 99% sure its FFS.

Regards John

[Lovel]

Get back to basics.

Your garage should carry out a Fuel pressure test with the ignition switched on to position 2.

A gauge with a Schrader type fitting screws onto the nearside of the inlet manifold just below the throttle body.