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My Ford Fiesta diesel won't start - is air in the fuel system causing this?
I have a Ford Fiesta Mk6 1.4TDCi and, for the past few weeks, the car won't start on a morning. I have found air in the fuel pipe but no diesel is leaking out. When I pop the bonnet and pump the fuel around myself you can see the air and bubbles in the pipe. I do this until there are no bubbles left and then the car starts, but I can't find where the air is getting in. Can you help?
Asked on 16 July 2010 by jimirid
Answered by
Honest John
Any air in the fuel system will make a diesel difficult or impossible to start.
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