we've got a new 57 plate lwb tdci in our workshop, the thing ran out of diesel, we put about 3 gallon in, now it wont start. it turns over but wont fire,.
we got a mechanic from ford to come out from the dealership to try and start it, still no joy. he said there was a "secret" way to bleed them. but we couldn't watch him .
anyway he flattened the battery trying to start it, I've got the battery on charge tonight, does anyone know how to bleed them? I'll need to do it in the morning

 

try starting it on brake cleaner and keep it running on that untill you can rev it with the pedal, just be carefull how much you spray in. its better than easystart as it doesn't seem to hydraulic them. just do it somewhere well ventilated as it kills your eyes and throat

bryan

 

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remove the filter & fill it with fuel

your ment to use a vacume pump to remove al the air from the fuel system if the pump is ran dry for to long they can fuck up

if the filter is filled it will not take long to fire

 

just a reminder dont try to start it if the feed pipe is loose it has about 2000psi or somthing stupid like that like a shotgun going off in you face

 

i shouldn't actully run out of fuel.

there is a sensor in the tank that shuts the engine off before it runs out to save the pump.

all the details are in the handbook. sometimes the fuel gauges get a little stuck on the transits. i rolled 90quid in mine the other day got back in it and the fuel light was still on

it took about 5 starts before the gauge went up.

manybe the fuel senders got stuck down,

just a thought............

 

pain in the arse to start those transit a short sharp burst of either gets em going if you have filled the filter

 

I like the ford man "secret way of starting", not that effective is it
tabetha

 

them and Mondeo's CAN be a pain to re-start after having just a fuel filter change, put a tow bar/rope on the front and tow it may take a mile or so but it WILL start

 

Yeah my mates a mechanic and he gets the rope out and tow the fucker and as said it will start

pmsl at secret way to bleed system

 

yep tow the fooker


chuck it in 3 gear and take it for a sunday drive

 

You will get it going without towing it, just get as much air out of the system as you can.

 

the third set of ford technicians managed to get it going at about 12:30 today , as far as i could tell the difference was the third guy filled the fuel filter before trying to bleed it, that got it going. all the first two seemed to be doing was flattening the battery tuning it over trying to bleed it.

 

that IS common knowledge on a diesil m8

 

i myself didn't have time to muck about with it, i was too busy fitting a wheelchair tail lift to it, as it was a brand new van my boss was kind of pissed off they sent it to us with no diesel, he was quite happy to leave it up to them to get it going.
I thought that modern diesels would start without any problems if they ran out. in saying that I've never really worked with them.

 

my connect does that as well

i thought it had broken the first itme as well and got ou to look for the leak