fuel leak!!!!! urgent help/advice needed please

turbopete

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 4, 2009
Messages
14,209
Reaction score
331
Age
48
Location
Spennymoor
Your Mercedes
2017 '17' Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi ST Line X 180 (sorry)
im hoping this is as easy a fix as it would first appear. driving along on saturday i started to smell diesel in the car. i removed the covers from over the engine and found the white item below had fuel dripping quite quickly out of the end of it.

carpump1.jpg


on closer inspection, as im sure many of you will know, the pipe the item is connected to goes around the thermostat housing and is held on by a little bracket through a bolt on the thermostat housing and along to a 't' piece which is attached to this item

carpump2.jpg


as this appears to my eye to be the HP pump, what does this pipe etc do and how do i fix it? is the white end available to replace, or does it indicate the early signs of the pump seals failing? ive plugged the end of the pipe with a self tapping screw for the time being in a bid to reduce the amount of fuel lost whilst using it for essential journeys.
 

Cole@MBS

Forum Supporter
Authorised Forum Supporter
Joined
Dec 1, 2008
Messages
13,702
Reaction score
950
Age
54
Location
Southampton
Website
www.mbssouthampton.co.uk
Your Mercedes
124 300 CE 24 Coupe, C220CDI, Porsche 911 4s, Dolomite sprint,
Its just a pressure test point Pete, dont think Merc sell them anymore, you have to buy the pipe, i might have a few left at work which are now black.......
 
OP
turbopete

turbopete

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 4, 2009
Messages
14,209
Reaction score
331
Age
48
Location
Spennymoor
Your Mercedes
2017 '17' Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi ST Line X 180 (sorry)
  • Thread Starter
  • Thread starter
  • #3
Thanks Cole. what are the options for a cure if they cant be sourced? im assuming just to blank it off somehow? my screw is really only designed to be a temporary fix
 

Cole@MBS

Forum Supporter
Authorised Forum Supporter
Joined
Dec 1, 2008
Messages
13,702
Reaction score
950
Age
54
Location
Southampton
Website
www.mbssouthampton.co.uk
Your Mercedes
124 300 CE 24 Coupe, C220CDI, Porsche 911 4s, Dolomite sprint,
As i said Pete, might have one at work you can have, if not the pipe has to be replaced, about £30 from merc........
 
OP
turbopete

turbopete

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 4, 2009
Messages
14,209
Reaction score
331
Age
48
Location
Spennymoor
Your Mercedes
2017 '17' Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi ST Line X 180 (sorry)
  • Thread Starter
  • Thread starter
  • #5
any joy with these pipe ends Cole?
 

umblecumbuz

Senior Member
Joined
Sep 20, 2010
Messages
4,431
Reaction score
1,875
Location
Wales and Gozo
Your Mercedes
S204 and CLC 204 cdi, MX5, Kia Soul
Mine began to weep a long ways back, so - realizing it is basically a pipe with a blanked-off end - I just cut it and plugged it. No problems since. Cost - zilch.
To fit a new unit onto the existing pipe is a pain, as the pipes go very brittle over time and with heat. To fit a complete pipe kit (three pipes with tee-piece) is also a pain.
Hence my lazy man's solution.

Baz
 
OP
turbopete

turbopete

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 4, 2009
Messages
14,209
Reaction score
331
Age
48
Location
Spennymoor
Your Mercedes
2017 '17' Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi ST Line X 180 (sorry)
  • Thread Starter
  • Thread starter
  • #7
i dont suppose anyone knows the part number of the pipework i need, do they?
 

star

Forum Supporter
Authorised Forum Supporter
Joined
Oct 6, 2004
Messages
6,209
Reaction score
1,874
Location
Reading
Your Mercedes
Smart + others :)
If you wanted the lazy route you can just swop the white plunger and leave pipework but you still have to buy pipe to get plunger.
 
OP
turbopete

turbopete

Senior Member
Joined
Feb 4, 2009
Messages
14,209
Reaction score
331
Age
48
Location
Spennymoor
Your Mercedes
2017 '17' Ford Mondeo 2.0TDCi ST Line X 180 (sorry)
  • Thread Starter
  • Thread starter
  • #10
Yep, got two left Pete.......

thanks. managed to get a pipe locally so im picking it up friday when i take isla to the hospital. thanks for looking though. just need to hope its the right pipe as they seem a bit clueless at teeside!

however, if its not the right pipe, i may still need one so dont hide them away just yet!
 


AMF Automotive - We are an independent Mercedes-Benz and AMG specialist located in Paddock Wood, Kent, with full Mercedes Diagnostic equipment. We offer a full portfolio of tuning options for AMGs and can cater for all your Mercedes needs.
Tel: 0203 384 4644www.amfmercedes.com/
Top Bottom