Removal and Installation General Equipment Flat-bladed screwdriver Long nose pliers Removal WARNING:Refer to: Diesel Fuel System Health and Safety Precautions (100-00 General Information, Description and Operation). | -
Remove the valve cover. Refer to: Valve Cover (303-01B Engine - 1.8L Duratorq-TDCi (Lynx) Diesel/1.8L Duratorq-TDDi (Lynx) Diesel, In-vehicle Repair). | | -
Clean the fuel injectors, high-pressure fuel supply lines and surrounding areas. Refer to: Fuel Injection Component Cleaning - Vehicles With: Common Rail Fuel Injection (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.8L Duratorq-TDCi (Lynx) Diesel/1.8L Duratorq-TDDi (Lynx) Diesel, General Procedures). | | -
CAUTION:Make sure that the fuel line remains in contact at both ends until both unions nuts have been unscrewed and the area around the joints thoroughly cleaned. CAUTION:Vacuum any foreign material from the fuel pump and fuel rail unions before sealing the unions with blanking caps. CAUTION:Make sure that the fuel line union does not rotate. CAUTION:Make sure that all openings are sealed. Use new blanking caps. | Installation | -
NOTE:Make sure that new components are installed. Discard the blanking caps. Torque: 37 Nm | | -
NOTE:Make sure that new components are installed. NOTE:Only tighten the union nuts finger tight at this stage. Discard the blanking caps. | | -
CAUTION:Make sure that the fuel line union does not rotate. Tighten in the sequence shown. Torque: 25 Nm | | -
Tighten in the sequence shown. Torque: 38 Nm | | -
Install the valve cover. Refer to: Valve Cover (303-01B Engine - 1.8L Duratorq-TDCi (Lynx) Diesel/1.8L Duratorq-TDDi (Lynx) Diesel, In-vehicle Repair). | | -
Refer to: Quick Release Coupling (310-00 Fuel System - General Information, General Procedures). | | -
Install the special tool between the fuel filter fuel supply line quick release coupling and the fuel filter union, making sure that the arrow on the hand pressure pump indicating the direction of flow is pointing towards the fuel filter. | | -
Operate the hand pressure pump at least 30 times. | | -
CAUTION:The starter motor operation must not exceed 10 seconds at a time. After 10 seconds turn the ignition switch to position 0 and allow the starter motor to cool for 30 seconds before operating the starter motor again. Start the engine and allow it to idle until it reaches normal operating temperature. | | -
Connect the fuel tank to fuel filter fuel supply line to the fuel filter. Refer to: Quick Release Coupling (310-00 Fuel System - General Information, General Procedures). | | |