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

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Personally I'd get LR to do it, the fuel system has so many expensive parts. If something goes wrong the last thing you want is to be presented with a bill.

Cheers,

Tim

That would mean a tow at my expense to Melbourne or Geelong.

Spoke with Ford, they said just take of fuel return hose from pump and suck it through, no need for the tool................tehy were arware the PUMA motor was the same as the Transit engine. They said this method works and tehy have never had to bother buying the tool (which is the same tool as in the LR 310-110 hand pump)

pc3

That's a handy bit of info to know.

Although the taste of diesel is probably a small price to pay for the $300+ the hand pump costs.


SPX Catalog - Hand Pressure Pump with Adapter Kit Hand Pressure Pump with Adapter Kit 310-110A

The special part is designed to service not only the Defender and the Ford transit but also a host of other Duratorq engined vehicles:

Originally Posted by pc3

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

urmmm, they are spinning you a line...

the tank must be at a higher relative pressure to the pumps pickup or the fuel isnt going to go from the tank to the pump.

Originally Posted by one_iota

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.

not always...

what happens when you run the fuel tank low and expose the pick up on a long down hill run?

or what happens if you do happen to get a load of contaminated fuel and need to replace the filter and flush the lines?

what happens if you prang the filter or split a fuel line?

When sucking (fuel that is) I use some clear tubing so I can see it coming before I get a mouth full.

Should be simple to do.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

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not always...

what happens when you run the fuel tank low and expose the pick up on a long down hill run?

or what happens if you do happen to get a load of contaminated fuel and need to replace the filter and flush the lines?

what happens if you prang the filter or split a fuel line?

and what happens if you smash the fuel cooler (which is located on the NS inside chassis rail) driving over a stick.

All these things can happen and probably many more.

So what have we learned:

Spend $300 on a special tool or suck diesel through a tube.

Originally Posted by one_iota

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So what have we learned:

Spend $300 on a special tool or suck diesel through a tube.

Ha! Well put Mahn!

Originally Posted by pc3

Thanks Al my friend that put the housing back on is a mechanic so that parts right. I will drop the filter tommorow again. It's very hard almost negligble in picking a pump noise with turning the ignition on and off. Wife is now giving me a hard time saying I should have bought a normal car...... Picked up Friday and now not driveable tried explaining all new diesels would be the same but all she sees is a stranded Defender.

Ah bless, tell her to "chill honey bunny" it worked in pulp fiction !!

Suck diesel!

Well it is a Defender.