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  1. 6th April 2021, 04:05 PM #1
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    Out of Fuel

    FYI Thought I would tell of my recent experience of running out of fuel in my TDV6. Low fuel came on and after 60km car started to splutter so I pulled over then emptied 20L jerry can into her. Although I had read the manual on running out of fuel I chose to ignore that.

    Started car, every 6 sec revs would drop/splutter for .5 sec then back to normal idle. After a few minutes of this I thought, well it will surely come good soon so I drove off. Car still spluttered every 6 sec and fuel light was still on. After less than 1km car stopped and coasted to a halt on the side of the road. Rather than panic and being 600km from Perth, I decided to follow the out of fuel procedure that I read about in the manual only 15 minutes ago which goes; fill car with at least 4L, turn ignition On (but don't start), leave like this for 5mins for car systems to reset/calibrate. I then added these steps just to be sure, turn the car off, waited until asleep (the car that is), locked, then unlocked, started it and drove off into the sunset happy as a clam. Not sure if my added steps helped or not but that's what I did so thought I'd mention them here.

    Pays to read the instructions (and follow them) every now and then.
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  2. 6th April 2021, 05:30 PM #2
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    If it follows some of the logic of the newer euro trucks part of the out of fuel reset has the system ignore fuel rail pressure as part of the start up, the fuel pressure regulator is left in a more open position promoting fuel flow through the system. the engine runs at reduced power during this stage mapped back to whatever the limping fuel rail pressure is.


    one of the nice things about modern common rail injection is that as your run out of fuel it runs out of power until the ecu shuts down on a low pressure error. So long as you dont have a leak elsewhere in the system its "almost" primed.
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    Does the D4 TDV6 have the Schrader valve under the bonnet against the fire wall, to bleed the fuel system?
    I use it after I change the fuel filter. Cranking the engine doesn’t prime the system. But I don’t fill the new filter with diesel.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SeanC View Post
    Does the D4 TDV6 have the Schrader valve under the bonnet against the fire wall, to bleed the fuel system?
    I use it after I change the fuel filter. Cranking the engine doesn’t prime the system. But I don’t fill the new filter with diesel.
    All I meant by the thread was I followed the directions and it all worked. No need for bleeding etc, not that I know how to do that anyway.
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  5. 6th April 2021, 07:57 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by SeanC View Post
    Does the D4 TDV6 have the Schrader valve under the bonnet against the fire wall, to bleed the fuel system?
    I use it after I change the fuel filter. Cranking the engine doesn’t prime the system. But I don’t fill the new filter with diesel.
    I put my filter on dry everytime too. Stops contamination, I simply put the ignition on without pushing the brake about 3 times.. You can hear the pump cut in and out in the tank. Let it cut out.. The ignition off and on again.. Starts every time
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