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Matt, Mechanical Engineer
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It may have developed an air leak on the fuel supply pipe from the tank to the engine. The engine has no separate lift pump and relies on the built in one in the injection pump. If a leak has developed on the fuel suction pipe then air entering the system will air lock the pump.
Try pumping up the fuel using the hand pump in the engine bay on the filter housing, then crack off / loosen each injector pipe in turn while cranking the engine and getting an assistant to operate the primer. This will expel air from the injection side and the engine should fire up. The problem will be cured by checking the supply pipe along its length for signs of leakage and repairing any you find.
It may have developed an air leak on the fuel supply pipe from the tank to the engine. The engine has no separate lift pump and relies on the built in one in the injection pump. If a leak has developed on the fuel suction pipe then air entering the system will air lock the pump.
Try pumping up the fuel using the hand pump in the engine bay on the filter housing, then crack off / loosen each injector pipe in turn while cranking the engine and getting an assistant to operate the primer. This will expel air from the injection side and the engine should fire up. The problem will be cured by checking the supply pipe along its length for signs of leakage and repairing any you find.
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parts wise not much ( about £60-80) but as the pipes are mostly steel hardlines and one of the 1st things they build onto the car the labour would be quite a lot say 1.5-2 days
I'd get your mech to undo any hardline unions he can find and re-tighten them with some thread sealent and / or new olives, also examine along the pipe for any signs of wetness
And replace any rubber pipe used in the line
doing this should only take a few hours and cost lesss than £20 in parts
parts wise not much ( about £60-80) but as the pipes are mostly steel hardlines and one of the 1st things they build onto the car the labour would be quite a lot say 1.5-2 days
I'd get your mech to undo any hardline unions he can find and re-tighten them with some thread sealent and / or new olives, also examine along the pipe for any signs of wetness
And replace any rubber pipe used in the line
doing this should only take a few hours and cost lesss than £20 in parts
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