No fuel to the fuel filter?

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Dave B

No fuel to the fuel filter?

Post by Dave B » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:32 am

Hi Guys/Girls of the forum this is my first post so hi to you all. I have just spent my only day off (Sunday) laying under stretched over my newly aquired Bongo (2.5 DT) All was fine before I touched it, well except the leak from the fuel pump at the bottom plunger housing (common problem I see) well I decided to tackle the leak and followed the walkthrough on Bongo fury and what fun! :-( I eventually replaced the two O'rings re-fitted the springs shims backing plate etc all looked fine, I also had purchased a new fuel filter so I struggled getting that off but eventually it gave in and I won! new one fitted. Now the problem it wont start! There is no fuel in the filter dry as a bone I understand that the pump should self bleed foot to the floor and turn her over, but not a drop to the pump or even the filter. am I missing something? Is there some kind of unique procedure a switch, cut off perhaps? Any suggestions greatly received.

Desperate Dave
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Re: No fuel to the fuel filter?

Post by wonkanoby » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:48 am

did you clean the banjo filter ....little filter on pump
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Re: No fuel to the fuel filter?

Post by wonkanoby » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:53 am

also ive seen advise to loosen the 10 mm main feed...i assume whilst cranking over to bleed air from fuel line

but ive never needed to do it myself

its allways self bleed eventually
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Re: No fuel to the fuel filter?

Post by dandywarhol » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:55 am

Buy a can of diesel injector cleaner, remove the filter (should be easier this time 8) ) and tip the contents into the filter housing. bung the rest of the contents into the fuel tank. As you said, foot to the floor and crank the engine - should start immediately - with a cloud of smeek!
Banjo filter cleaning a good thing too - but if it was fine before then it's probabl clean...........
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Re: No fuel to the fuel filter?

Post by Dave B » Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:40 pm

Many thanks for replying, just finished work so if I get time I will get amongst it and get grubby, I have not checked the banjo yet but I will check it. anyone any idea if I could have done something wrong when replacing the springs on the plunger it all seemed to back on OK.

Cheers all
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