clean your fuel pump!!

[taffy]

ah thats interesting...thats why the vans dont break down too often lol and the cars do haha!
cheeky sods should say hdi!
wow 4x4 aye...wonder what shes like in that!...well the xant jus can look like one lol!

[citroenxm]

I can tell you a little bit, because my uncle had one for ten years!

The intercooler sits on top of the engine, and he reckond at a steady 60mph the car would achive 45mpg!!!

[taffy]

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sounds bloody horrible thou! whys that?

[taffy]

hav i read somewhere here to its wise to replace thermostat while doing pump?

[citroenxm]

No, its wise to do WATERPUMP if your dooing the belt, as its driven by the Cam belt.. the thermostat is over the other side at the end of the Top Hose and is simple to do.

[taffy]

well started to take hp pump out today untill it started to rain....i think i know what buggered it up...awhile ago (well bout 2-3 months) i was a prat and went to change fuel filter...forgetting u need to take unions off the top i proceeded to turn the top and u guessed it one of the unions snapped...i was in reading working it was coming upto 4 oclock and there was no way i was getting replacement...lucklty i carry a soldering iron and thought surely i can melt it bk together...well it did! i even used a wd40 straw to melt around the edges and its lasted 3000 miles ish....anyway removeing it today i noticed a bit of plastic in the fuel line...im guessing it found its way into the pump as i didn even need to hold the sprocket to remove the nut lol!..i got a new one a while ago but was waiting for my fix to fail before i changed it...will deffo be done this time! gona blow the pipe work out...luckly one pipe effected goes straight to pump....oh well we live and learn hey well jus tryin to get pump out taken ecu out etc jus the bk end and its very confined...water pipes...remove them? fuel filter housing remove?wireing harness how far is safe to move as i dont want more probs lol...still havent looked in rocker cover yet..
thanks again guys

[CitroJim]

Just shows how careful you have to be with an HDi fuel system Taffy...

Paul (Citroenxm) will tell you more about pump removal as I know he's done it...

[taffy]

yep lesson learnt lol

[citroenxm]

Sounds like you have your culprut.. pleased to see you have found your mistake..

[taffy]

well its a possibility but im strippin the pump once i get it off...going for it today i hope should be sunny again been working on my mates transit and 325 last couple days should have time today...oh hell still a mission ahead lol!

[benzema]

Haha some wicked advice man

[taffy]

well what a morning
got fuel pump out...got cam off and too my suprise all the rockers looked intact!!??...took everyone out and cleaned and checked and yea no damage atall!!! how lucky is that!!
well gota do my mates clutch cable this afternoon but going for it morrow now...bottom pully off water pump and belt kit on...she may be outa the coma tommorrow night fingers crossed
thanks again for your help guys couldn of done it with out you...if we were in a pub id get u all a drink

[taffy]

i think top tb cover is a little broke too a bit snapped off inside it when it went...is it a big prob?

[CitroJim]

That's excellent news Taffy

[taffy]

done mates clutch cable came home 8 got straight on with it fitted fuel pump..lol bottom pully bolt...tried to bar it off wiv mrs helpin...diddn help lol...put bar in subframe turnt key not enough battery...got pissed off and lifted the bar from front to back and cracked it lol...timed bottom end (i hope) put cam in and carryier and timed cam (i hope lol)...so morrow rocker cover wp belt kit and fingers crossed