Citroen C5 2.0 HDI 2002 under car fuel leak

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Citroen C5 2.0 HDI 2002 under car fuel leak

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Hello chaps, I have a problem with my C5 which has just failed its MOT on a fuel leak. It appears to be coming from midway down the underside of the car from what looks like some kind of heat sink/exchanger. I'm not sure if this should have a cover over it but there isnt one there now.
My question is....Does anybody know what this unit is for and can it be by passed?
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That will be the fuel cooler in the return pipe. You could bypass it for the MOT but might not be wise to keep it like that indefinitely.
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Hello, Yes, that is definately the culprit....looks like the adjoining pipes are a push fit/button release...so now my question is, exactly how would you go about by passing this?
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Much easier to just go to a breakers and get one for a few quid :wink:
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