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(Message started by: mijfife on Nov 6^th, 2008, 2:06pm)

Title: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by mijfife on Nov 6^th, 2008, 2:06pm

Hi all, I was wondering if there is any sort of gauze filter on the fuel pick up pipe in the tank on the 2.5TD models? I've been running on used veg oil for the last 10k without problems but the car is now holding back despite several filter changes. I figure that it's either drawing air somewhere or there is a blockage. I've been getting a bit of sediment in the bottom of the main filter so I'm wondering if I've had a bad batch of veg oil in the system
I checked the manual section but there's no mention of any filter other than the main one at the front, any ideas??

Cheers Jim

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by Snoopy on Nov 6^th, 2008, 3:34pm

Suggest you give it good run through with some GOOD fuel and/or wash all the lines out with methanol.

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by Highlander on Nov 6^th, 2008, 8:09pm

There is a plastic filter over the pump intake yes

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by gozz on Nov 6^th, 2008, 10:28pm

Have you got some fish and chips in there ;D
GOZZ.

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by mijfife on Nov 6^th, 2008, 11:47pm

Hi Highlander, I thought there might be, I phoned my FMD today and they said that nothing was showing up on the micro fiche ::) I might drop the tank once I've run it low and give it a check.
Sorry gozz, no fish n chips, just makes you hungry if you happen to be following me ;D

Cheers Jim

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by Highlander on Nov 7^th, 2008, 12:11am

I dunno if you can replace them Jim but you'll can clean it, i use them to pump my oil into clean drums, maybe got a couple of bits of pakora stuck on it ;)

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by mijfife on Nov 8^th, 2008, 12:29pm

Thanks for that Highlander, hope it's chicken pakora, my favourite ;D just a shame that the tank has to be dropped to access it, I'll need to wait a few days as there's 3/4 a tank of veg oil in there just now!

Cheers Jim

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by Highlander on Nov 8^th, 2008, 6:50pm

Not got a blocked exhaust maybe?
Disconnect the fuel pipe in the engine bay and plug in an external diesel feed to rule out the pump/tank

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by gozz on Nov 8^th, 2008, 11:37pm

Hack a hole in the boot floor !

Title: Re: 2.5TD is there a fuel tank filter??
Post by mijfife on Nov 9^th, 2008, 1:07am

on 11/08/08 at 23:37:49, gozz wrote:

Hack a hole in the boot floor !

Hi Gozz, that thought had occurred to me too but I'd better do it right ;D

Highlander, I don't think it's a blocked exhaust as it slowly gets worse as the main filter gets older. I'm getting some sediment in the main filter after a hundred miles or so, so I suspect it's more on the fuel side. Will give the exhaust a check though as it's easy enough to do :)

Cheers Jim