Brilliant, thanks! It's got to be worth changing the fuel lines up to the injector pump. All I need now is a roll of pipe. Thanks again. regards HG

I've done that, but after I fit the clear pipe I'll certainly do it again. Thanks. regards HG

Hi, Yes I bled the first one so often I wrecked the ali threads in the filter housing. Bought a second-hand one off ebay and tried that, then sealed up the bleed screw in the first with 'putty-metal' and re-fitted it suspecting the ebay one may have porosity problems. Am now using the spare 19mm...

Thanks for those suggestions. I've seen your idea for a clear pipe to show bubbles before on here, and will be doing that tomorrow. My first thought was a crack in the line somewhere, so it might pay to replace them all anyway. Anything's better than forking out for a new pump which I see you...

Looks like I've blotted my copybook already, and I only joined yesterday. Thanks to one of the established members for pointing out I haven't introduced myself yet. Hello everyone. My only excuse is age and have not been on one of these forums before. So I hope you'll excuse an old bloke...

First of all good morning everyone. I have a technical question I was hoping someone out there could help me with, as two garages seem flummoxed by it. Three years ago I was servicing my 96 300 Tdi vehicle and found it difficult to start. Going through the fuel system I found a second new fuel...