my car stopped running its a 1998 vauxhall astra 1700 td i found a split in air pipe from fuel pump to inlet manifold so i put a peace of pipe in its place but the car still wont run. and when i looked at the fuel filter it was empty,its a new one i changed it last week so i filled it up but the car still wont go plz help me

andy, September 2005

thnx ian
i tried that when i changed the filter i did start up after a while and it was ok for a couple of days then one morning i got in it it would'nt start

andy, September 2005

Hi,
I have had several diesel's, volkswagen,vauxhall, latest citroen.They have all done this after replacing the fuel filter.There is air in the fuel system, the air needs to be 'bled' out of the fuel system. The above car's I have had are 'self bleeding', just keep churning the engine over on the starter. Takes 'some' time for it to fire, and maybe several times to fire continually.Needs a good battery/charge.

Ian

Ian, September 2005