Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 fuel filter hoses, are they on correctly?

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Sat 30 Jan 2010 12:12
03 2.0 fuel filter hoses, are they on correctly? - carnut1980
my 03 tdci 130 mondeos fuel filter pipes might be crossed, the middle outlet on the filter, with the arrow pointing out, has a hose coming from the tank, the outer outlet, with arrow pointing in, is going to the fuel rail. I had an identical mondeo with the opposite, and it drives perfectly, this one has the glow plug light flashing, and is hard to start, even when i do manage to start it, it drives well, but underpowered. I will change the fuel filter and add some injector cleaner to it, but would the hoses being on the wrong way cause these symptoms? Also do these models have glowplugs? If so could this be the problem?

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 30/01/2010 at 15:38

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Tue 2 Feb 2010 22:12
03 2.0 fuel filter hoses, are they on correctly? - kithmo
They definitely should be the other way round and some filters have a one way valve in which would cause the problems you are having due to low fuel rail pressure. it's a wonder it runs at all. They do have glow plugs but they very rarely give problems.
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