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

I had the same problem with mine. Disconnected the fuel line before the fuel pump, then pressurised the fuel tank with the air compressor, which pushed fuel through the lines.Used a plastic bag to seal the tank. Reconnect fuel lines and started straight up. Happy days.

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Thanks Pumice I hadn't read that. Dave is right again: There is always a way to get things going.

For those nay-sayers the chance of this happening in the bush is only remote....you are not likley to be changing the fuel filter. You can run out of fuel but the engine management system will shut the engine down before you get to the point where you have to prime the system. If you don't have enough fuel to proceed you'll be stuck just like anyone without fuel.

Originally Posted by one_iota

Thanks Pumice I hadn't read that. Dave is right again: There is always a way to get things going.

For those nay-sayers the chance of this happening in the bush is only remote....you are not likley to be changing the fuel filter. You can run out of fuel but the engine management system will shut the engine down before you get to the point where you have to prime the system. If you don't have enough fuel to proceed you'll be stuck just like anyone without fuel.

Folks my 130 goes to ARB tommorow for the first part of fit out, they say they can bleed it....organised a tow there and am going to get them to show me how to do it in the bush. I'm going to get an on board compressor fitted at some stage.

This could happen to any of the new breed of electronic 4x4's I imgaine. And from what I can tell you can not buy a "Non Electric" 4x4 anymore new off the shelf.

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Originally Posted by one_iota

For those nay-sayers the chance of this happening in the bush is only remote....you are not likley to be changing the fuel filter. You can run out of fuel but the engine management system will shut the engine down before you get to the point where you have to prime the system. If you don't have enough fuel to proceed you'll be stuck just like anyone without fuel.

You might want to change the filter if you get some dirty fuel. Ive known a 300tdi to have lost power out in the bush and a quick swap of the fuel filter fixed the problem. I don't know if this situation is different for modern computer run engines.

Hi pc3, like the others have said, you need to use the special bleeding tool. Unlike the TD5 there is no in-tank fuel pump that can be used to prime the fuel system (the pump on the engine does all the work). On the bright side however, there is no expensive electric hp fuel pump to fail.

Priming pump:

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Hi pc3, like the others have said, you need to use the special bleeding tool. Unlike the TD5 there is no in-tank fuel pump that can be used to prime the fuel system (the pump on the engine does all the work). On the bright side however, there is no expensive electric hp fuel pump to fail.

Priming pump:

Would a ford dealership have this tool ?

Will ARB be able to get it going without this tool just by using some compressed air method ?

Melbourne LR techos say you need the pump........air wont work as it has check valves it needs negtaive pressure rather than positve pressure to bleed it ??

Yet owners here say the compressed airethod works