Puma Fuel Primer

[mike_beecham]

Hi all
Anyone in West Gippsland got a fuel primer l could borrow? I did a filter change and have lost prime...

I intend buying one but can't wait for delivery to get the 130 up and going!

These any good?

Draper Expert 43986 Diesel Priming Pump FOR Fuel Lines Filters Pumps | eBay

Or

http://www.autotools.com.au/catalogu...1/AT000WH101Aa

Thanks,
Michael

[rangieman]

Do you have a compressor . Take the fuel cap off use a rag around the filler and pressurise the tank

[mike_beecham]

thanks mate

[newhue]

You can always fill the new filter with diesel as another option. Either new diesel from somewhere or I pour the contents of the old filter into the new via some stocking type material. I change it every 10K with the oil and nothing noticeable is ever it in. I also drain the filter of any water before I remove the old.

[mike_beecham]

Thanks all
I pressurized the tank and found that to be most effective. Glad l worked this out before the need arose to do it in the field. My assumption that a priming pump as per the TD5 was a poor assumption to make!

Michael

[newhue]

You would think being a Defender it would've a hand pump on the injectors, or the vacuum pump would have the balls to pull it through from the tank, or an electric prime pump. Seems they just don't makes 4x4 to be genuine players anymore. Still I guess there is always a work around and if your remote you will have compressor.
good to hear it went well.

[Toxic_Avenger]

You would think being a Defender it would've a hand pump on the injectors, or the vacuum pump would have the balls to pull it through from the tank, or an electric prime pump. Seems they just don't makes 4x4 to be genuine players anymore. Still I guess there is always a work around and if your remote you will have compressor.
good to hear it went well.

Half correct, the 2.4 tdci has to be primed, but the 2.2 tdci has an in-tank lift pump.
Or do as I and a few others have done and add a secondary diesel fuel filter with a pump head on it to get your juices flowing.

[HardCharger]

Hi Toxic_Avenger,

That's a great idea! Any suggestions as to model? Before or after the factory filter?

[Toxic_Avenger]

Generally on common rail systems, you would add a 'secondary' filter of a lower micron rating than the factory filter. ie successively smaller filter tolerances to get the contaminants out.
IIRC factory filter is 5 micron, I added a 2 micron secondary filter after it. It lives next to the fuel cooler on the LHS chassis rail, inbound.
I have some info and pics in my build / ramblings thread, spread over a few posts starting with this one.
Part number I used is DCS029 from Diesel care. Although there are plenty of other options out there with the priming feature. It works fine on my 2.2 tdci.

[newhue]

Lets hope the 2.2 is less prone to the TD5 in-tank fuel pump failings. Honestly in tank pumps make as much sense as no drain hole on the tank.
Again given these trucks are now pretty fickle, I added a drain plug to my tank when flushing the system out. If one happens to get a tank of bad fuel, one usually only has one or two filters which won't go far. Maybe back to another fuel station if lucky. Sirens and water traps may alert you but unless you can dump the tank relatively easily your no further down the track. Pulling the tank out to dump it is not the best day out.

External lift pump, water sirens, 2 micron filter, tank drain hole should have all been standard don't you think on a defender. Or are they made to drive around London now days instead Africa or the farm for that matter.