[Vwdiesel] fuel filter change 0n 97 passat tdi

[Nate Wall]

I dunno, I replaced the fuel filter on Mom's 2000
Jetta TDI and I was amazed at the amount of cranking I
had to do to get the fuel flowing again. Seems like it
was a total of 2 - 3 minutes, but in short (10 sec)
bursts to prevent starter overheating. On the IDI
diesels I have a $8 or so Harbor Freight hand suction
pump I connect to the "Fuel Out" connector on the
filter and I suck the filter full of fuel before
connecting the line. Fires right up!

--Nate


--- "Kenneth E. Oldrid" <koldrid at zoo.uvm.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm trying to change the fuel filter on my tdi. I
> can't seem to bleed the air
> out of the system! Is there a trick for the tdi I'm
> not aware of? I have
> cracked the injector lines and cranked the engine
> till fuel came out. I hooked
> up an electric pump on return side of injector pump
> to pull fuel thru it, but
> the air is remaining in the lines. What about the
> fuel preheater gizmo on the
> filter where the return line passes thru the fiter?
> I didn't get a new one of
> those when I bought the filter from the stealership
> ($45!). Oh well, I guess I
> won't be enjoying AC today.
>
> Ken
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