Fuel Filter Change

[stephenhoughton]

Hello

today my wifes  2.2 hdi on a 56 plate early 2007 lost power. It just cut out.  She started the engine almost immediately and got home.

The car has been running on bio diesel recently and i am thinking maybe the fuel filter is getting clogged

Can anybody tell me where the filter is and how i can change it so that the car runs ok

 

Thanks in advance

 

Stephen

[paul.h]

This will be a 173 bhp engine. The fuel filter is at the front left (looking at the engine) of the engine and you may need to remove the engine cover to see it. If you look on the eurocarparts site you will see what it looks like and costs from there about £55 - you replace the complete housing.

 

To replace it, remove the engine cover, cover the alternator, remove the engine undertray and place a container underneath - these 2 are so catch the diesel that drains out so it is probably only necessary to put the drain hose into a container, open the bleed screw on top of the filter so the filter drains, unplug the 2 electrical connectors, clean the pipe connections and unclip the pipes (press in the coloured buttons), close the bleed screw, remove the filter shield and undo the 3 torx bolts, remove the filter. Fit the new filter, use the hand priming pump for a minute, let the filter degas for a minute (the procedures use some special pipes to help bleed air from the supply pipes but they may not be necessary), operate the priming pump again 10 times and then the engine should start within 10 to 15 seconds. Check for any leaks.