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Badger329
Member Since: 05 Jun 2015
Location: Ardnamurchan
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Hi, when I turn engine off a dashboard message comes up "water in fuel" what procedures should I follow please. Doesn't come on when engine running. Disco 3, 50th V8 90, 127.
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 1st Mar 2020 11:11 am |
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Admirable
Member Since: 19 Jul 2015
Location: Fife
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1st thing I'd do would be to change the fuel filter?
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| 1st Mar 2020 11:17 am |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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I suggest you drain some fuel through the valve at the bottom of the fuel filter until only clean pure diesel comes out.
Then fit an new OEM fuel filter.
If this doesn't solve the problem you probably have a faulty fuel sensor.
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2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
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Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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| 1st Mar 2020 11:26 am |
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ammac
Member Since: 15 Jun 2016
Location: The bottom of Loch Ness
Posts: 47
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I had similar problem along with the screen wash sensor not working when I bought the car. Fitted a new float to the screen wash bottle and it cured the water in the fuel on the dash. 🤣🤣🤣 Landrover wiring.
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| 1st Mar 2020 11:28 am |
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rowlejohn
Member Since: 15 Sep 2017
Location: Montmorillon, Vienne (86)
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NJSS wrote:I suggest you drain some fuel through the valve at the bottom of the fuel filter until only clean pure diesel comes out.
Then fit an new OEM fuel filter.
If this doesn't solve the problem you probably have a faulty fuel sensor.
NJSS
I have had the same problem since January. Intermittent, may go for days with no warning then appears every time the car is started for days.
Drained the sedimenter and got around half a litre of fuel into a clean glass jar which I left to stand overnight. No traces of water, debris etc. whatsoever.
The filter was replaced last September when I did a complete fluid service (Engine, Brake fluid, Autobox (Flush & filter), transfer box & diffs. The fuel filter has seen approx. 6000 miles since replacement.
I'm not losing any sleep over the message as I know it's spurious but I will replace the filter just to isolate whether it's the filter or the sensor. No way will I pay £80 odd quid for a new sensor.
The car is running fine and has never thrown up the problem in the past.
Definately drain the sedimenter for your own peace of mind, if you find water, obviously replace the filter as posted. Relocated to Mid France from N. Wales March 2021
Rovacomlite and IDD/ SSD diagnostics user
Previous Landies
3.9 SE Classic
3.5 V8 Disco
4.6 P38 HSE
L322 Vogue HSE
TD4 ES Freelander 1
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| 2nd Mar 2020 3:33 pm |
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knwatkins
Member Since: 19 Sep 2018
Location: Poole, Dorset
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I had this on mine. It's a fairly common problem. Replacing the fuel filter housing sorted it. Kev
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| 2nd Mar 2020 10:48 pm |
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