hi guys

thanks again for the info; well hopefully, it is this in tank pump being the culprit, it does seem so and sounds like i could have saved a lot of money so far, if i had known,

the car is in limbo at the moment in between 2 garages, so have to wait until it reaches LR before i can do anything,


keep you posted

bob

hi troops

just informing you that i have not forgotten to let you know the outcome of my problems; its simply that LR have not looked yet,**

the car has been delivered by the other garage and is now waiting a diagnostic at LR, the symptoms have been explained in full, aand all i know is it will be looked at sometime this week; !!!!

i am thinking to ask them to either fit or supply another relay,, as i assume things things cant really be tested, other than the suggestion to swap it with the heated rear seat one to test, but that is something i would have to do myself when i get the car back !!

anyway next week i will know more

bob

hi guys, it only me

well after waiting to get the car delivered to the dealer by the recovery company in LE MANS, they got there on wed 22nd mar and the car war looked at YESTERDAY!!!!

a lesson learnt there, the

the words of the tech is that they have checked the whole fuel delivery system and the fault and only fault shown is that the 'in tank ' pump failure and is not supplying enough pressure to the secondary pump;!!

that is all i know; and due to the vehicle being some 300km away from me; i have left it with them to replace it; not wanting to chance the trip down with a full tank as suggested, 780euro Diagnostic plus pump

bob

Sorry to hear it's gonna cost 780 euros , but they will probably be replacing the whole fuel sender unit rather than just the little pump inside it.
Most garages will not bother to take the unit apart as LR will state that it's not a 'serviceable item' and just replace rather than repair.

Should fix the problem once and for all though.

hi mate

well to be honest, i was going to go and pick it up if they had not done the diagnostic by monday ; as they had the car for so long but it would just be my luck that i would have had problems on the way back so didnt risk it

i hope it is the cause after all this; the fact that air bubbles appear in the line up by the filter just before it stops; is caused by the in tank pump stopping ? or is it because the secondary pump runs dry ? or niether!!

the dealer that changed the secondary pump by mistake actually cost me nearly 1300 euro for nothing, i paid 300 to get the car to them, then paid 430 for the work and another 537 to get it to the next garage when it broke down again; so an expensive excercise; !!

bob

hi guys

its only me;

well after a 700KM round trip; i have collected the car without any further problems

the TECH explained that the ' in tank ' pump was showing no pressure to the secondary pump; its all easier to understand now i know the limitations of the secondary pump, and at what stage the in tank pump cuts in to assist etc;

but all done now thank christ;

my beloved range first broke down on the 11th march some 350km from home, ended up 480km from home in garage number one, then got lifted to garage no two; ( dealer ), who incorrectly diagnosed the fault, which resulted in another breakdown on the way home; then got lifted to garage no three, where it sat for 2 weeks before it was even diagnosed, and finally collected today, at a total cost of 2547 euro;

the worst of it is 1300 of that was due to the up at garage number two,who refuse to give any refund for changing the wrong pump !!

so all in a birthday weekend i wish to forget;

thanks to you all for your help advice and interest in this post, as usual, you are always quick to respond, and in general, it is a super forum, and the bet thing i done, second to buying the car, which despite the expense, would not change it for the world;

thanks guys