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just bought a new fuel pump...any tips on fitting?

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joko | 21:49 Mon 07th Jun 2010 | Motoring
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just bought a new fuel pump...any tips on fitting it into my passat 02 TDI diesel automatic estate?

bear in mind i have no real knowledge of cars, but i have the haynes im kind of 'handy' and im happy to give it ago

they have sold me 2 as they weren't sure which one was right and i'm to take back the other part...

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Follow the Haynes ... you should be ok.
A tip: Be scrupulously clean when you break into the system. Use plenty of paper towel.
i assume you are talking lift pump ? rather than the injection pump
I doubt he would buy a couple .. The metering unit is probably over 1000 quid each!
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no idea...its just a silver cylinder cannister...one has tubes on the bottom the other doesnt...i think thats why they werent sure which was best without seeing the car...they wwere only £13 each

sorry just realised...i meant fuel filter, not pump,...
ive been told they are pretty straightforward to fit..?
ah, slightly different ......not familiar with VWs but some vehicles can be a pig to bleed out any air locks.
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ah...i was just told to pull the other one out and put the new one in...job done...so theres much more to it than that then?
how many times have i heard that, 5 min job!...in theory thats the basics of it, but as i said it can be a pain to get the fuel back through, might need a lot of engine turning can be a bit scary when it wont start for a few minutes. Also on some vehicles the engine managment light may come on as it detects low fuel pressure but it should go off once running. On the plus side i think VWs should be straight forward.
Think yourself lucky you havnt got a new Mondeo, the fuel has to be sucked back through to get rid of airlocks (garages use a brake bleeding tool), many of these Mondeo 'just change the fuel filter ' jobs end up being towed into a Ford dealer to get it running again.

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