Login

Victor meldrew · 21-09-2023, 09:03 PM

Good evening gents , got a 2007 berlingo 1.6 diesel , car seems to cut out for a split second when you get in and drive away straight away , can do it a few times before it stops , seems to be worse in colder weather , had the fuel filter changed which may have helped a bit as it seemed to stop doing it , but now its started again , any ideas

**Sol** · (This post was last modified: 22-09-2023, 05:58 AM by Sol.)

Sounds like air in the fuel lines after sitting. Must be purging itself eventually until it sits again. Could be air getting in anywhere on the system.

On a car this age you can have cracks in rubber fuel lines anywhere, and corroded hard pipes. Difficult to know where it's coming from.

Victor meldrew · 22-09-2023, 08:10 AM

I thought it was going to be a fuel problem , somebody mentioned injector or glow plug fault , never thought about air getting in the lines

Victor meldrew · 22-09-2023, 12:18 PM

Just been told it could be the “hand pump “ , apparently they had problems with them disintergrating

**Gryffindor** · 22-09-2023, 04:11 PM

Is that the priming thing for when you run out of fuel? If part of it is rubber, maybe the rubber has failed, allowing air in.

**Sol** · 22-09-2023, 05:50 PM

Yep, it's never the glow plugs as the HDi engines don't actually need them. They are useful to speed up warming and help in very deep cold temperatures like -10 downward but they aren't necessary to start the engine in a direct injection motor.

Victor meldrew · 22-09-2023, 06:33 PM

Going to have a look t the hand pump tomorrow , apparently if you squeeze it and it feels empty then you have a leak , will start with that and see where we go

Victor meldrew · 22-09-2023, 06:33 PM

(22-09-2023, 05:50 PM)Zion Wrote: Yep, it's never the glow plugs as the HDi engines don't actually need them. They are useful to speed up warming and help in very deep cold temperatures like -10 downward but they aren't necessary to start the engine in a direct injection motor.

Didnt know that , cheers

**Sol** · (This post was last modified: 22-09-2023, 07:20 PM by Sol.)

If the system is sealed, the priming bulb should go rock hard after a few pumps. Maybe up to 10 in my experience. But on a good system it's likely only 5 before it's hard enough that you struggle to squeeze it.

Victor meldrew · 23-09-2023, 10:06 AM

Just checked the bulb and it doesnt get hard so as you cant pump it plus you can hear it or one of the pipes sucking air , or at least thats what it sounds like , so i will see if i can get one and replace it , then go from there

Login
Username:
Password:	Lost Password?
	Remember me