No I pushed it in the corner and bought another car.

I did get a 5th priming pump, that managed to get fuel moving through the lines. After the first 4 were inadequate of dead on arrival. At that point the battery was getting a little low, so decided to charge it. First charger was too slow. Second charger got it half full then it started dropping again. Just yesterday I got my third battery charger.

This job has made blaming one's tools a justified excuse.

While running the latest priming pump I did remove an injector pipe, and nothing came out. Not even with the 10 seconds cranking I got before deciding to charge the battery.

As it stands, I have physically swapped the high pressure pump, the filter top and the tank assembly. I have learned nothing useful though, nor made any progress. I do know there were brass looking fragments in my filter housing though, indicating a pump perhaps lost them back to the tank. The tank was clean though. I suspect an earlier pump.

When it's charged I will fit a more permanent non-return valve than the looped in one I have. Then I will remove the electric priming pump I have used before the filter. At that point the filter should be back upder negative pressure from the hpfp sucking, rather than positive pressure from my 12v priming pump. This may show me I have air ingress. Though right now, that wouldn't be stopping me.

I also, just yesterday, got some easy-start. An aerosol can of fuel substitute you can spray down the inlet manifold. This running the car even without a fuel system. That should give the pump it's best chance of doing something. I must also find my forscan obd thing, and a second set of hands that understand whats happening.



Edit: 3rd battery charger failed. Found it at fizzing away at 16V soon after connecting it. No range selection switch, it must of decided I had a 24V battery. Charger number 4 next. I wonder if I get to number, 5, like priming pumps. Also.. I wonder if their is a good, and what I did. This is outstanding..