Hi, I an struggling to start my focus diesel after changing the fuel filter, it's a 2010 2l tdci, I have filled the filter bowl up and filled the pipe up to take out the air bubbles, I starts but dies and won't drag any more fuel through!!!!!!! Thanks in advance

 

they are bastards mate really are as far as i remember there is a manual prime pump somewhere near the filter and a bleed screw you undo although not 100% sure

 

I often end up having to put an old xr3i fuel pump between fuel filter and pump to get them to bleed. Have seen them crank for ages before they start and continue to run.

 

I have been trying for nearly 2 hours, I cant see any manual pump in line!!!! I had a 2006 2l diesel before and never had a problem, it's like it won't suck any more diesel up!!!!!

 

i use my fluid extractor for these (and all diesels nowerdays tbh) its the vacuum type for draining sumps through the dipstick, i just attach it to pipe from filter to pump and give it a couple of pumps and they always start immediatley, before i had one of these i used to fill the filter to the brim with diesel then tow them until they started

 

they are a bitch mate they really are fill up the filter and line again get someone to crank it over and crack open the fine lines at the injector one at a time until you get a squirt of fuel from each one then she should fire

 

Cheers, will try that tomorrow!!!!!

 

dragging it up the road always works, but the last time someone i know did that, it jumped on the timing chain all that just for a fuel filter chain

 

now that would be gutting! allthough rare, you sure they hadnt changed the oil at the same time as i always like to fire chain driven cars straight up after an oil change to prevent this as i know a lad at vw who told me of some polo's that had jumped chains after being left overnight with the oil drained!!

 

may well of been, it was a little while ago. I think they guy just ended up scrapping it as he had no end of grief with the car, i think jumping the chain was the straw that broke the camels back!!

 

Iv just had to pull Ł10 petrol out of one of these very simpol job to bleed I tuck the out going pipe of the filter and just put a old electric fuel pump on it and sucked it all out and as to the bleeding there is a return pipe next to the filter which I tuck off and put a pipe in it and sucked the diesel throw the pump them put the pipe back on as quick as I could turnd the key with my foot on the floor and after about 5 seconds it started

 

As mentioned on other replies

This is what I use on a daily basis

Fit new diesel filter

Remove pipe connected to filter housing that goes to the fuel pump on the engine

Use the pump to suck diesel through until about 1/8 - 1/4 ltr has passed through

Reconnect fuel pump pipe

Then start engine

It really is that simple

NOTE - I always replace oil and filter first and restart engine then check oil level etc etc BEFORE beginning to replace fuel filter as this prevents the dreaded cam chain jumping due to a "deflated" chain tensioner

 

had bother with these before as well
as mentioned get pump between filter and pump
it wont jump the timing chain as the 2litre focus uses the peugeot 2ltr
so its belt driven not chain so no oil pressure required like the old mondeo duratorques

 

Have had a lot of trouble on older cars. Even brand new lorrys and forklifts if you've
It the filter full of fuel and still no get some one to crank the engine and give it the slightest sniff of brake cleaner or easy start just enough to make it fire once drags the fuel up a treat.

 

Welcome to pf. Well done for revivinga 3 year old post.

 

You have the inlet pipe left hand side of the filter, outlet pipe the right side, (PS you dont need to remove these to change the filter,) the important one is just behind the filter and is the return to tank pipe normally with a green fitting, Unclip the red clips which are 2 parts first one comes up the other part goes down. you may need to use a small screwdrive to gentle spread the end to get thgese apart, fit a pipe to the green end and suck fuel out until it runs without a lot of air in it re connect the ends and now start the engine a bring the revs up to 2000 - 2500 for a minute, this sould clear any more air in the system. Job done.
My mate changed his fuel filter on hia astra and did not bleed it, so he called out his breakdown firm, who just sprayed easy starty in it until it bleed its self, not what i would have done but it worked for him.

 

Mate it's a 5 year old thread/post.

 

to be fair he never come back to say it was sorted, there’s a possibility his still cranking that thing over

And technically it’s an 8 year old thread, just sayin 😬🤣

 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha funny coooooont lol. It needs a starter motor now cause he has burnt the coooont out cranking the engine.