TD5 fuel filter question

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alanhid

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• Jan 29, 2011

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Im in the middle of servicing my 90 td5 (06) Do I need to fill the fuel filter with diesel prior to fitting? Haynes manual makes no mention of this.

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Shifty1962

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• Jan 29, 2011

• #2

You dont have to but it reduces the need for purging and gets you up and running quicker..

 

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alanhid

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• Jan 29, 2011

• #3

thanks, sound advice as always.................but how the feck do u get the oil filter off!! cant get it from underneath, there virtually no room to get it from the top!!
everything else is done apart from that....Haynes says renew every 36k, it was done around 7k ago and Im tempted just to leave so I can get the new oil in. (done the centrefuge filter easy enough).....help!!!

 

Shifty1962

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• Jan 29, 2011

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Use a strap wrench.

 

jamesmartin

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• Jan 29, 2011

• #5

get long screw driver or similar and hammer knock bottom of filter in grooves round

 

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alanhid

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• Jan 29, 2011

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Had a chain wrench but it didnt fit, managed to get a strap wrench......job done. Thats my first bit of home mechanics in a lot of years....chuffed.

thanks for the advice

 

Shifty1962

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• Jan 29, 2011

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You're welcome.

 

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pat murphy

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• Jan 30, 2011

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Ref fuel filter yes fill with deisel then once you turn the key let it purge and will start as per normal.
oil filter just get your hands in or just your right hand and as long as it has not been overtightned just work it or bodge a screwdriver through it and twist when you put it back on dont overtighten it.
If you get it loose by hand, before you twist it all the way off wrap a sainsburys plastic bag around it or m&s if your posh saves you tipping oil from the filter down the engine.

 

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T1G UP

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• Jan 30, 2011

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quiet a nice feeling servicing your own car and saving mega bucks!

 

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alanhid

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• Jan 30, 2011

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sure is...........quite enjoyed myself though Im needing to get some decent tools....good advice about the plastic bag.....pity I didnt read it yesterday!!!