Latouv
Member Since: 14 Aug 2008
Location: Herault
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After earlier problems with ruptured plastic breather pipe on top of fuel tank (replacement tank fitted by LR France) the same thing has happened again!!  LR are trying to find out if there have been any other instances of this. It appears that something is rubbing against the top of the breather fitment causing it to wear away (after only three months!). The result is that when the tank is filled fuel comes out of the top under pressure - soaking the forecourt!! Anybody experienced this? Might be worth checking under the car to see if there is fuel residue on the long steel plate which supports the tank.
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 15th Sep 2008 3:18 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Very rare occurance I think. Sound like an install issue, dealer making the same mistake perhaps, putting it back in the same way.   “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 15th Sep 2008 11:28 pm |
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DG
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If you search the site there are no other reports of a similar problem 
Let us know the outcome  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 15th Sep 2008 11:33 pm |
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Latouv
Member Since: 14 Aug 2008
Location: Herault
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DG wrote:If you search the site there are no other reports of a similar problem
Let us know the outcome
Disco has been in Montpellier all this week for assessment of the problems with my fuel tank. The answer - a mouse has eaten away the fitting - extraordinary that it should happen in exactly the same way on a second tank!!! If I want the tank replaced I will have to pay for it myself. Also there were NO signs of a mouse nest or droppings, confirmed by the garage. So it seems that LR are washing their hands of the problem. That really inspires confidence in the company. I've told them to replace the tank as is and I will have to live with the problem - just can't fill to the top with fuel. It's a bit of an inconvenience but we managed a trip to Scotland with it in that state earlier this month.
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| 31st Oct 2008 11:05 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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Unless they can show you the part with teeth marks in it I would be getting them to replace it. I could see a mouse making a hole but it would stp as soon as diesel fumes were released. THey need to prove it is not a fault I would think. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
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| 31st Oct 2008 12:36 pm |
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shane middlemass
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: saudi arabia
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just had the same problem hole in the breather pipe same place as yours. no help from the garage as they said its a rat done itand will not try to replace the tank under warranty. it is looking like i will have to pay just under £700
Shane
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| 22nd Nov 2008 8:32 pm |
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Jimbob Squarepants
Member Since: 27 Oct 2007
Location: Miles Away from Home
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So, your dealer is claiming a mouse ate the same piece ....twice 
I think a call to LRCC is in order. Too much intellectual firepower can damage your common sense.
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| 22nd Nov 2008 8:48 pm |
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Popelka
Member Since: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
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does it really need the WHOLE tank replaced, that sounds like bad design if the pipe itself can not be just repaired/replaced. Experience is a difficult teacher, because she gives the test first and then the lesson afterwards!!!!
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| 26th Nov 2008 5:57 am |
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shane middlemass
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: saudi arabia
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Yes that is what i think very bad design fault, having to pay out almost £700 for a new tank. for a £5 plastic pipe elbow just one big rip off
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| 28th Nov 2008 5:57 pm |
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DG
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Why is it a bad design fault ?  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 28th Nov 2008 6:05 pm |
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shane middlemass
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: saudi arabia
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DG wrote:Why is it a bad design fault ?
Having to replace the complete fuel tank, when all that is needed is one plastic pipe elbow which would not cost any more then a few pounds, or i could say its not a design fault just a way of getting more money out of you when such a small part is needed
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| 28th Nov 2008 6:54 pm |
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SI 1
Member Since: 19 Jan 2007
Location: York
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I had my tank eaten apparently by a rat / mouse 4 weeks ago  Landrover took out the tank and said that the damage consisted of two small holes and elbow joint. Two options were given ;
1) replace tank with new at a cost of £400
2) Poly resin the two holes and replace the elbow joint. £150 
Option no 2 please 
I have had no problems since
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| 29th Nov 2008 10:40 am |
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Discoeast
Member Since: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
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Would it not be possible to spray some sort of chemical
on the tank,that would deter the rodents from having a nibble  D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.
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| 30th Nov 2008 8:58 am |
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