How do you change the fuel filter on a ford transit connect 1.8 TDCi van?

I replaced the filter on my wife's 55 plate focus Tdci. Filled the filter canister with fuel but wouldn't start. Ended up buying a bulb-type hand pump, which I connected to the input side of the filter, drawing fuel from a fuel can. squirted some fuel in, with the bleed valve on the top of the filter cracked open. Reconnected the feed pipe to the filter. Started after about 5 secs. Must have been an air lock. Only problem is it now hesitates a fair bit when on part throttle. Any ideas people?

Dan H
June 2009

You do not crank it over for longer than 5sec at a time , otherwise it can damage the pump due to the fact that it is a high pressure system.

Kev
January 2009

Hi John yes the best way is to fill the filter first . It can sometimes be a bit messy but saves your starter and battery and usually you have no bleeding to do

kevin
November 2008