johnmc7

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i have a 03 19 tdi 130bhp seat alhambra and have discovered on my drive way that i have a fuel leak and i think its coming from the high pressure pump, which has been left with a deisel fuel pump specialist, and i believe the pump has been over hauled.

what would be the likely cause of the fuel leak coming back? and were abouts in the pump do they leak?,has anyone else experienced this problem??

any help would be greatly appreciated:(
 
let me have your vin as certain vehicles were subject to a tandem pump recall. not saying yours is, but worth checking
 
fuel leak

thank you for the rely.
the vin no VSSZZZ7MZ4V507790
the car is out of warranty and if it is a fault with the pump will seat do the work for the recall.
thanks.
 
sorry it looks like yours is an unfortunate mechanical failure. the recall is not applicable to your vehicle. worth checking tho . . .
 
i know this is an old thread BUT i also have a 2000 ALhambra with the 1.9tdi engine, High pressure pump is leaking at the bosch valve connector.
what can be done>? is there any cartridge interchange i can buy?
 
trinialhambra, I remember you earlier telling us you had a TDI 110 Alhambra, which is not a PD engine, it's a distributor pump (VEP) engine, so the items mentioned in this thread are not relevant to your vehicle.

You also mentioned that you have an AVG engine, which would make your vehicle a VW Sharan. Mind you I don't know what the differences are between the Sharan, the Alhambra and the Ford Galaxy, as all were made on the same production line in Spain.

You've also mentioned earlier replaceing a valve, identified as BOSCH # 0281002187 . This appears to be part of the distributor pump, the fuel cut-off valve. You said "we still had a fuel leak coming from what appears to between the bosche valve and the injector pump." This is a bit confusing as the "bosch valve" is on the injector pump. Can you take a photo showing us where the leak is?

Again, from earlier threads, you're recovering from a timing belt breakage and have had the head off.

I'm into the area of wild guesswork now, as we don't know exactly what you've done, only that it's major work.

Does the engine start and run now or not? Does it run well, well enough to move the car, or what?

I'm thinking along the lines of blockage in the injector lines causing excessive pressure in the distributor pump, but it's hard without seeing the engine and what you've done.

What happened to the injectors and fuel lines during the time the head was removed? Were they sealed against any dirt getting in? The injectors have very fine openings, and it doesn't take much to cause a blockage.