changed fuel fillter now wont start pug 307 hdi

[wizzbilly]

Any advice on this matter please running out of time going on holiday tommorow afternoon so decided to service the car .

peugout 307 hdi 1600cc 90bhp on a 57 plate 21k on clock

changed fuel fillter now car just turns over and will not fire the fuel fillter is still bone dry .

what i have tried

Opening fuel injector just to make sure no air but these are self priming
checking fuses relating to fuel in owners handbook
removed everything and refited
locked it all up and left it half hour to reset


tried looking for fuel cut of switch but cant find one anywhere

any suggestions on this matter would be much appreciated before much longer as cant realy justify hiring car to go away

thanks

[Faust66]

Is the fuel filter directional? if so, have you fitted it the right way around? If it is flow directional there should be an arrow or similar legend painted on it to indicate the 'fuel in' end.

Might sound like a sily question, but you wouldn't be the first and you won't be the last to make that mistake!

Edit: are you sure it's the correct filter? Does it look similar or identical to the old unit you've removed?

Edited by Faust66 on Tuesday 30th August 22:19

[wizzbilly]

Its a sealed unit in black plastic casing that can only go one way , done the arrow pointing wrong way twice before on other cars quite easyly done

[blaineuk]

Keep turning the ignition on and off, may prime the system, but usually cranking them over for a good while will pump the fuel through.

[Faust66]

wizzbilly said:

Its a sealed unit in black plastic casing that can only go one way , done the arrow pointing wrong way twice before on other cars quite easyly done

Aye, me too!

If it's the correct unit, it seems odd that your car ain't running... another silly question (I like to eliminate obvious and cheap things first!): are you sure you've got fuel in the car?

[wizzbilly]

tried turning over and over to stage had to connect the jump leeds on

when turning the key to postion 2 you can NOT hear the fuel pump priming


car has got half tank of fuel in it and never run low

Edited by wizzbilly on Tuesday 30th August 22:28

[LuS1fer]

Some of these suggest possible air leaks or simply ensuring the fuel pump has bled all the air out.
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=5511691
http://www.gsfcarparts.com/community/index.php?top...

[R12HCO]

Non helpful post warning;

But why did you decide to do the fuel filter on a 3 and a bit year old car on 21k?

[wizzbilly]

because the car never gets used been on same tank of fuel for last 7weeks thought with such low mileage would be good to give full service wish i had not botherd now

[mbtech01]

you need to remove the new filter & manually fill it up with fresh diesel. Refit filter, make sure battery is fully charged & then crank engine until it starts. It will probably cut out a couple of times but should then eventually run. I had the exact same problem a few months ago on the same sort of car. After probably an hour of struggling & a flat battery i finally carried out the above solution & it started almost immediately.

[maniac0796]

There should be what I can only describe as a black balloon in the fuel line between the tank and fuel filter in the engine bay, which you repeatedly squeeze slowly until it goes hard. Then try starting it.

[Egg Chaser]

On diesel cars you need to fill it manually with diesel, otherwise it won't start.

[HellDiver]

Egg Chaser said:

On diesel cars you need to fill it manually with diesel, otherwise it won't start.

False.

[fangio]

There is a common fault with these filters. If you aren't careful putting it back together, the top cracks and the pump just sucks air. Even the main dealer broke mine!