Hi any help guys....? car still going into limp mode after 50mph and loss of power... Ive had the fuel tank drained as there was a little petrol contamination in diesal engine... car is very smooth in idle and can hear the turbo go in too but just cuts out at around 50... was told just to drive it unitl all petrol is burned out any clues..?

Sounds like you need to call out Land Rover Assist and get it trailered/ towed into a dealer mate.
Did you put petrol in by mistake.......................... coz this is a serious serious problem with Land Rovers, it could be that your fuel pump is knackered 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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yea man i would say its time to take it to the dealer before more damage is done. James A. Cadet

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I suffered a mental abberration over the weekend and filled my TDV8 with petrol and now have all sorts of wonderful stories emerging from the "drain it out no problem" approach to "£13000+ bill possible mate"!!

The car drove off from forecourt no problems but within 500 yards I had every warning light illuminate - "limited gears avaiable", "park brake failure", "DSC failure" then the crawl mode kicked in. Pulled over, switched off and thought it was an electrical fault. Tried once to lock/unlock and restart but no joy - engine disabled. Called LR Assistance and they agreed that recovery would be needed. Before help arrived I tried to think what may have happened over the previous hour to cause such a fault and the 'wrong fuel' issue crept into my mind. I have never done this before but after removing the fuel cap the smell of petrol was all too familiar!!! Car was transported to local dealer where it now awaits their verdict. Apart from being a total filling up with petrol there is one issue I have with this. I have recently confronted the same dealer with the DSC hydraulic knocking noise issue (following their initial diabolical diagnostic attempts for which they have accepted responsibility) and they offered to resolve the matter by replacing my car with an identical one in exchange + £4000. They propose this would happen in January 2008 so not too bad depreciation for what, by then, would be a 10 month old car. But, playing Mr Cynical, how would I know that they don't, perish the thought of course, take advantage of my fuel error then load a 'repair' bill to balance the scales a bit!

I have thought about waiting for their report then, depending on the figures and work mentioned, taking the car to another dealer for comparison. Am I being wise or just too pessimistic? I've also been told to make an insurance claim on this? Anyone had experience? Neil

I feel your pain. The repair will unfortunately be costly because the petrol has entered the system, it's more to do with labour rather than parts but once repaired it should not affect the value of your RRS one bit. If your insurance lets you claim on insurance it'll be the simplest thing to do but not sure how many ins.companies include this in their policy. I have heard stories of being able to claim off the forecourt owners especially if it's one of the big companies because the diesel pumps are so badly marked.

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