[Vwdiesel] fuel filter change 0n 97 passat tdi
weasel
weasel1 at sympatico.ca
Thu Jun 26 19:33:32 EDT 2003
I'll concur with that ! I have always filled my filters with a fuel
conditioner of some sort and its always started just like the filter was
never off.
----- Original Message -----
From: "TexasTDI" <texasvwdriver at hotmail.com>
To: "Nate Wall" <natewall1 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] fuel filter change 0n 97 passat tdi
> Do ya'll bother filling the fuel filters up with diesel or diesel
treatment
> when you install them? I've never had to crank more than a couple of
> seconds after I install a new fuel filter on either of my diesels.
>
> Chris Thornton
> 1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 237k miles
> 2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 82k miles
> Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> http://www.amsoil.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nate Wall" <natewall1 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Kenneth E. Oldrid" <koldrid at zoo.uvm.edu>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] fuel filter change 0n 97 passat tdi
>
>
> > 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
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