Thread: Replaced broken fuel filter housing on puma now can't get fuel up into the motor

Originally Posted by pc3

ARB got it going now worries , I just phoned them and asked, just took a little while to suck the diesel through.

pc3
Can you confirm that they literally sucked the fuel. Like put a mouth over the pipe and just sucked, or did they use a pump or tool etc.?

Originally Posted by miky

pc3
Can you confirm that they literally sucked the fuel. Like put a mouth over the pipe and just sucked, or did they use a pump or tool etc.?

No they used a device to do it, Monday week I'll no more as it's back to get the bar etc fitted and mechanic had left for the day. The mechanic is a former 110 owner and he loves defenders, he's the guy who actually helped me make the decision to buy a 130 over hilux

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If you want to save yourself stress about losing fuel in the future - eg if you break a line, filter, or just run out....
fit a rubber bulb in the suction line in the engine bay. Freelander TD4 has one. You can get them from a marine shop/chandlery as they use them on outboards.
Squeeze them and they act as a pump - leave them alone and the fuel pump in the vehicle can just suck fuel through them as if they were not there.

Originally Posted by pc3

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And the full details of the return line priming process are???

Originally Posted by craigtech

If you want to save yourself stress about losing fuel in the future - eg if you break a line, filter, or just run out....
fit a rubber bulb in the suction line in the engine bay. Freelander TD4 has one. You can get them from a marine shop/chandlery as they use them on outboards.
Squeeze them and they act as a pump - leave them alone and the fuel pump in the vehicle can just suck fuel through them as if they were not there.

The Workshop foreman at my Land Rover dealer showed me the same thing. An out board motor, fuel priming pump. He told me thats all they use.
I reackon if you suck the fuel up with your mouth, the beer might start to tast funny.

I have replaced the oem fuel filter with a 5 micron filter and housing with hand primer, works a treat. Also replaced plastic fuel lines with rubber fuel hose and got rid of fuel cooler altogether as this was the first casuality on my first outing in the bush. Cooling system is in for some mods soon aswell.

Originally Posted by n plus one

And the full details of the return line priming process are???

Guys they used a Break Bleeding machine to pull the fuel through...........thye said it took 2.5 hrs @ $77.50 per hour did I get touched in the Bot Bot

I am also interested in this works been done to "rid the fuel sytem of plastic etc." with rubber fuel hose...............so you can get rid of that contraption and filter off the chassis rail for a tougher set up ?