fuel lines

[toms123]

Guys, just spoke to me dad you just disconnected a fuel line in me clio so that he could get to a torx bolt. Put it back in and the car wont bloody start - sound usual?

 

[Tom]

try it again

 

[toms123]

Wot - just keep trying to start the engine? it did this before coz ive just finished putting a new head on my car etc and it took a while for the engine to get compression and start - three days to be precise

 

[Tom]

well yeah if the fuel has run out of the lines you might need to keep trying.

to be honest i have no idea it was worth a shot..

 

[toms123]

Well - its probably the same prob as i had before - thanks for the help!

 

[jon_r]

Yes the fuel pump has to pump the fuel into the system and new pipes. try again. That or youve got an air lock. unlucky.

 

[Roamer]

Ok, this is a mk1 valver yeah? therefore youve got a return line via the regulator, so all that may have happened is air pockets may have been introduced into the fuel rail, so letting it try and fire, then turning fully off and then letting it pressure up again a few times should do the trick.

 

[toms123]

Thanks - that should do it- it worked before! So long as its nuthin major! id just got the thing going again after a bloody month!

 

[toms123]

nuthin else to worry about eh?

 

[JAY172]

just turn the ingnition on/off a few times so the electric fuel pump primes the system and removes any air pockets.