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[tidla]

My leaning would be towards fuel tank pick up, but as you have brimmed it, that may well cancel that. gravity seems to have an influence, so something moving electrical loom of fuel pipework?

Worth jacking up the vehicle required direction and re test?

[andymp]

Think its suffering a vacuum problem. Checked the vacuum connections,  are the solenoids supposed to buzz? And it seems to be losing vacuum from the carbon canister under the wing or the solenoid that operates it. How does the solenoid /canister work?

[andymp]

An "My Naff Code Reader" is on order... Should be here tomorrow

[jonny2112]

Hope you get sorted pal 

[andymp]

Ok... The fault codes stored are :-

Total number of fault codes: 5

P1651 - CAN Receives Error
 (0B) - Not present

P0100 - Critical system malfunction 1 (refer to checking procedure: trouble code description)
 (06) - Not present

P1110 - Variable Intake Air/Variable Swirl (Diesel) Circuit Open
 (04) - Not present

P0400 - Critical system malfunction 2 (refer to checking procedure: trouble code description)
 (05) - Not present

P1220 - Critical system malfunction 1 (refer to checking procedure: trouble code description)
 (0A) - Not present

Any ideas...

Thankyou for reading

[andymp]

Found it... changed the diesel filter and its full.of brown sludge. A fair guess that the tank is too... trying to obtain some 'soltron'.

[henryd]

Found it... changed the diesel filter and its full.of brown sludge. A fair guess that the tank is too... trying to obtain some 'soltron'.

Looks like you have water ingress into the tank,is the filler pipe intact

[andymp]

It was perfect til the weather turned a little wet... thinking you may be right. 

[andymp]

Quick update... I removed the fuel filter about a month ago and it was full of brown slime... Today I decided to remove the access panel in the boot, and look inside the fuel tank.

I unscrewed the large lock ring with a nylon bar and rubber hammer, and the top half of the sender lifted out. The inner core of the swirl pot / pickup assembly unclips and lifts out. At the base of it is a plastic filter / gauze whick had what looked like a large graphite grey slug wrapped round it... This piece slides off downwards. I cleaned it with some thinners and blew it out with compressed air... and all is well. 

[Suffolk Boy]

  thanks for posting this answer , it was spot on , I thought I was going mad when the left hand turn business happened.

[05omegav6]

Nice easy fix by the sounds of it

[Suffolk Boy]

yes I had visions of doom and gloom fuel pump failure, glad its fixed as I like the car.