Bleeding Hilux
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 31, 2006 at 19:13
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Hi All,
I cleverly ran out of fuel in my Hilux diesel. I have managed to get it to start after filling by running hard on the starter motor. It goes for a while but stops pretty quickly with no power as if there may be air still going in. Do I need to bleed it? I had a diesel Landcruiser years ao and this was fine after starting on the starter motor.
I cant see any obvious bleeding valves on the vehicle (1995 SR5) and dont really know what I am doing. I would have thought if it starts then the lines should be clear of air?. Please help me.
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Reply By: techie - Tuesday, Jan 31, 2006 at 22:58
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2006 at 22:58
hint... try not running out of diesel again.
Like the guy who bought his wife a diesel mercedes.
You can scratch it , dent it, smash it no probs.
Run it out of fuel and it's instant divorce.
(aparently there a bugger to bleed.)
Techie
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Reply By: jjtops - Monday, Feb 06, 2006 at 22:09
Monday, Feb 06, 2006 at 22:09
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The pump on top of the fuel filter can get fuel to injector pump most of the time. Usually have to crack one or two of the line leading to injectors to clear air from line when cranking over and then will run no problem. In the old diesels you could pump the fuel up to the injectors but with the advent of rotary fuel pumps this was no longer possible.
I always carry a inline
hand pump off an outboard fuel line as the
hand pump on the hilux are notorious for failure. (Has to be fitted between fuel filter and pump.)
cheers
Jason (onto my fifth hilux)
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