mondeo td bleeding fuel lines

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Wed 19 Oct 2005 21:11
mondeo td bleeding fuel lines - hunchback
I have just installed a fuel injection pump, the car will not start it just turns over.
I think it could be air in the system as I have renewed the fuel pipes as well.i have tried to bleed it but all I do is flatten the battery, is there a sequence for bleeding air out of the system or can someone help me?
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Thu 20 Oct 2005 10:35
mondeo td bleeding fuel lines - solara
Check your stop solenoid is operational. Most modern cars have some sort of immobiliser/security device between the stop solenoid and the ECU/alarm system. Not sure about mondeos, but is used in late peugeot 306s
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Thu 20 Oct 2005 12:56
mondeo td bleeding fuel lines - jc
Disconnect the fuel supply pipe to the pump;on some cars there is a priming pump on top of the filter,operate this till fuel comes out of the pipe.If there isn't a priming pump you will need to suck(vacuum pump or similar) till fuel comes out of the pipe.You will then know that the fuel supply pipes and filter are full and it can only be the pump;you may have an airleak on the supply pipes or filter if they were disturbed in the fitting of the pump.
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