mondeo mk4.5 2.0 diesel been sat ran out of fuel

Most diesels are self priming now, or shut off the engine before the engine is fully starved of fuel so you don't have to reprime the fuel line.

Add fuel (you may need the funnel thing if it's an Ford easy fuel cap), switch ignition on for 10 seconds, THEN try to start like normal.
 
The Mk4 2.0 TDCI doesn't self prime (you have to prime it even after a fuel filter change), not sure about the Mk4.5, but hopefully it shuts off before the lines run dry.
 
watercooledman said:
how do you prime it just incase i have too ?
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Not done it myself, I have a fuel filter & tools sat waiting to be fitted but I fear I'll screw it up :D

There's a schrader valve in the engine bay, on the MK4 it's on the right hand side of the rocker cover with a grey cap. Easiest way I've seen online is people using a tyre valve extension (like a HGV driver would use to access the inner wheels on a dual wheel axle) with the actual valve removed then one of those syphone tubes with a priming bulb in the middle attached to it. Just pump it through till there's no bubbles and you're good to go. It can need a good pump through but that's when you've opened up the system to add a new filter, might be less work if it's not quite run the lines dry for you.
 
Dup said:
Not done it myself, I have a fuel filter & tools sat waiting to be fitted but I fear I'll screw it up :D

There's a schrader valve in the engine bay, on the MK4 it's on the right hand side of the rocker cover with a grey cap. Easiest way I've seen online is people using a tyre valve extension (like a HGV driver would use to access the inner wheels on a dual wheel axle) with the actual valve removed then one of those syphone tubes with a priming bulb in the middle attached to it. Just pump it through till there's no bubbles and you're good to go. It can need a good pump through but that's when you've opened up the system to add a new filter, might be less work if it's not quite run the lines dry for you.
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yes hopefully i wont have too, it did run then cut out so fingers crossed its left some in the lines.
will find out later :)
 
I've changed the fuel filter on a 2013 Mk4.5 Mondeo 2.0TDCI and there was no priming necessary. Not sure that helps this situation though :p
 
Dup said:
Not done it myself, I have a fuel filter & tools sat waiting to be fitted but I fear I'll screw it up :D

There's a schrader valve in the engine bay, on the MK4 it's on the right hand side of the rocker cover with a grey cap. Easiest way I've seen online is people using a tyre valve extension (like a HGV driver would use to access the inner wheels on a dual wheel axle) with the actual valve removed then one of those syphone tubes with a priming bulb in the middle attached to it. Just pump it through till there's no bubbles and you're good to go. It can need a good pump through but that's when you've opened up the system to add a new filter, might be less work if it's not quite run the lines dry for you.
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just to jump in here ...dont touch the schraeder valve... look on the left front of the engine you will see the feed pipe and the return(its the feed that goes to the schraeder)

remove the return pipe and place a pipe on the stump (i have a old peugeot ball to hand suck the diesel) suck the diesel through till it flows out of the pipe you put on then reconnect and start the engine.
doing it this way you pull the diesel through the pipework and the pump in one go.

word of warning make sure the car is securely on axle stands before removing the filter (in front of the back axle) and make sure its housing is clean before replacing , my lad did my filter while i was in hospital and when i got out i had to faf about getting another unit because he managed to crack the casing, only a small split dad...suck air in like a goodun grr) luckily they share the parts with landrover so ford didnt have one but lr did and cheaper.

done it again since and not a bad job all the pipes stay on the top half of the filter housing and you just unscrew the bottom after removing the water trap at the base:)
 
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