Help Needed

Hi all, I have a 300TDi EDC Auto and the fuel is draining back when parked on and incline. I have confirmed this because if I park it facing uphill for a day or so its a pain to start and when it eventually does its very lumpy for a few seconds like its running on 3 cylinders. Now the question is is can you get a fuel pump repair kit or am I better off getting a new lift pump. Also when you prime the pump there is no resistance like you would feel a bulb pump or something, its quite floppy

Look forward to your responses

Delwyn

Set light to it and burn it

Hi Delwyn Hope your well !
Lift pump needs to be OFF cam to prime!
Take fuel filter of ! How much fuel is in it ?
Leak off pipes can cause fuel to drain back to tank !
Don't think it's lift pump at fault as you state that it starts up but is a pain when been stood !

Steve

Hi Steve thanks for that, I am well thank you.
OK, and do what when the filter is off? It does is when full or empty, all the time basically when cold.
I read that somewhere, are these easy to change? Where will I locate these?
OK that's good to know as they're not cheap for an EDC.

I have a similar problem at present, park facing the uphill and reluctant to start, facing downhill, no dramas, I know for a fact I have a pinhole leak in a fuel line and a bit of air gets in, got the pipe to replace it yesterday.

Great, the only thing is is mine is no better when parked facing downhill although its doesn't splutter like it does when parked uphill. How did you locate the pinhole?

Madmustang said:

Set light to it and burn it

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Tried that, even that doesn't fix it

Is this the correct part to change? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bearmach-...623199&hash=item33d484ca0c:g:xxcAAOSw9ZNZjIvn

Delwyn the fuel filter needs to be FULL !
Are your glo plugs working ?? Don't f/get it's gettin F00000kin cold !
Have you checked the sedi bowl (drivers side back wheel ) Is not full of crap ??

OK I can check that, if its not, what could be the cause?
Yes, replaced them all a short while ago.
No I haven't looked there, something else to check

That will be them !
But you should be able to get pipe from a good factors !

Good man, thanks
Yes, I have a good one locally

Sedi bowl CAN be a Bas*ed to get apart ! if you break it then bi pass it !

I have just undone the little tap at the bottom of it and nothing came out is that normal?

No shud have got your arm covered in fuel !!

hmmm, I expected that but nothing, maybe it has sludge in the bottom of it then!

Take thetap all the way out & poke summat up the hole !

Will do that now and report back

No fuel or no sh*t?

Had a poke about in the hole but only a bit of fuel came out, all clean though.