MatthewR
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...my Dads run out of Diesel in his Jaguar, am i right in thinking if a diesel runs empty you need to take it to a garage to re-start it?
its a S-type Diesel btw
thanks
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Steve
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i thought modern diesels automatically reprimed, i may be wrong
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Rich H
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Does it have a little "grenade" shaped rubber pump in the engine bay? You can reprime it yourself using that iirc.
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alan-g-w
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Sure it's not got a primer in the engine bay? Like the little rubber ball the doctor uses to take blood pressure.
edit, beaten to it
[Edited on 27-06-2010 by alan-g-w]
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MatthewR
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i will check later, im at work but hes panicking lol
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MatthewR
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How do i go about 'repriming' it? lol
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chrisritch
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fill it with diesel and pump
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SportBoy
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put some diesel in and try it .. will prob take some time to fire up, tell him to hold the throttle open when trying too. some newer diesel engines wont start at all if there is low fuel pressure to the rail. and may need to go to a garage.
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MatthewR
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Ok thanks guys
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DaveyLC
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A lot of modern diesels have an electronic scavange/primer pump.. Fill it with diesel and flick the ignition see if you hear a pump go
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MatthewR
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nice one mate
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pow
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I ran my Ibiza TDi dry once, just fill it with diesel and keep turning it over. It might run a bit shit for a few seconds and the black smoke is always funny but it should go
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alan-g-w
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I've never tried it, but I'd assume fuel in the tank then start pumping the wee ball. The couple of cars I've seen it on have a piece of clear tubing beside it, so if that's the case try starting it when you see the fuel in the pipe.
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Andrew
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Found you have to manualy pump the Citroen Dispatch when run dry. That was a 57 plate
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oceansoul
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How can you let a tank run dry....
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chris_uk
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easy start..
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Jamie_Hastings1
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I thought new disels just needed the key turned on to the ignition lights and back 3 times?
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ed
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A Common Rail will re-prime itself using the electric fuel pump just as an electronic fuel injected petrol engine would.
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MatthewR
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quote: Originally posted by oceansoul
How can you let a tank run dry....
basically u dont fill up with petrol and keep driving, quite simple really
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ed
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ed
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I wanted to say the exact same thing...
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by MatthewR
quote: Originally posted by oceansoul
How can you let a tank run dry....
basically u dont fill up with petrol and keep driving, quite simple really
pretty idiotic really.
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oceansoul
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quote: Originally posted by MatthewR
quote: Originally posted by oceansoul
How can you let a tank run dry....
basically u dont fill up with petrol and keep driving, quite simple really
You must be bit of an idiot to run out of fuel. I mean its not like there is a gauge on the dashboard or warning lights, is there.
Also, filling up with petrol
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VegasPhil
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I did it in my golf playing the petrol light chllenge. Started fine afterwards.
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Andrew
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quote: Originally posted by oceansoul
How can you let a tank run dry....
Quite easy tbh. I drove from Liverpool to Rochdale on the fuel light and then again from Rochdale to Bolton. Forgot the light was on Rochdale to Bolton Ford Connects seem to just run on fuel lights forever
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