FUEL!!

[Dancliovalver]

ok have now found out that my car has a fuel problem hnse why it wont start!!

ive only stuck a fivers worth of fuel in there coz if anything goes wrong then i dont wanna waste £20 worth but anyways!!

All the car is doing is turning over and not trying to fire, have check plugs and they are fine, so checked the fuel rail and there doesnt seem to be any fuel goin in! so nect i drop one of the lines underneath the car and had a look, some pissed on the floor but not alot

just wondering, because the tank was empty when i took the clio off the road, are you ment to bleed teh fuel system, or is there any specific procedure to get the fuel flowing again or is it worth me just stickin more fuel in????

cheers in advance (hope this makes sence lol)

[Justin..]

if it was ran dry a fiver wont be enough for it to prime

[Dancliovalver]

good man, thats exactly what i thought!!!

[VIPERONE]

was the pump handle black??

[Justin..]

lol

[Allan]

aye if its dry at least 10 quid to get it into working order !

[mon]

wots this rob the piggy bank?

[Dancliovalver]

fookin hell tell me bout it, im fookin skint lol, just bought a new car and im broke!!!

but anyway will give it a go tonite and let u know what happens

[Scougar]

What they are talking about is the auxillary fuel tank is 2 gallons. It fills the aux tank first, then flows into the main tank(aux fuel is pumped into main tank when main is nearly dry, leaving the aux tank dry) Hence if the main was run dry you will need to put in at least 2 gallons to get any fuel into main tank from the auxilary.

It's your cheapest starting point. It may not turn out to be that, but it's worth doing as an 'easy' test. Obviously you can test the pumps as well, but that may be hassle if raining constantly like it has been down here.

Matthew

[Matt_16v]

i think i put £20 in last time I had the engine out!!