2007-2012 Ford Mondeo 2 0 TDI fuel filter change 

Hi Nigel, great video. One thing for future ford fuel filter changes is NEVER rev the engine. Doing so uses fuel in the lines and pump before it has time to bleed up from the tank. Theres a good chance the system will self prime if you dont rev on starting. Thats how we did it any way. But great video. Many thanks :)

Great stuff Nigel, thank you very much for your tutorial!! I have read every possible instruction available online but only your video made me brave enough to actually do it. Along with Ben Clarkson's tip on priming the system (disconnecting return pipe with blue clip and priming the filter directly) worked a treat. Thank you both!

Thanks for the comments.This was the end of a major service. I'd already changed the other filters, including the pollen which is also tricky, and brake pads. I'd been saving doing the fuel filter as I admit it worried me the most and I couldn't find a RU-vid to help. There's nothing worse when you can't start your car after messing about.

Tried this method today Nigel and it worked a treat. I found it helpful to leave the vacuum pump connected after priming in case more was needed (which it was), just have a fair sized bucket to catch the return line fuel when the engine is running as quite a bit of fuel comes through.

Great video really enjoyed it, loved your very calm attitude to the job. Well done.

Brilliant video Nigel. Your videos have given me a lot of confidence in working on my Mk4.

Your video helped me last time, it's time again and I found your vidoe again! Remember now that I last time used the pump I used to drain engine oil with, that worked fine, maybe a tip from me. Thanks for your help.

Hi Nigel really found your video useful. When I did this job recently, I didn't bother with the drain plug, it's just something else that can break or leak. I just slightly loosened the filter housing, held a bucket up right underneath the filter and drained it this way. You are right about bleeding the system, if you don't bleed the system it will run for about 10 seconds and then die! I used a fluid extractor to pull diesel from the tank. I broke into the return line at a green clip under the bonnet near the offside wing. A few pumps and it will pull diesel from the tank.CAUTION, be careful with this clip it is easily broken. To disconnect the green return line clip, carefully prise up the centre part of the clip, it does not fully remove. Then PUSH down on the outside part of the clip, and the line should release easily, without any problem. Keep up the good work, I really enjoyed your video on Forscan.

Thanks for the video Nigel. I was always worried about doing this myself and now I've seen this I reckon I could manage it.

Great video, helped prepare me for the job. The hand pump seemed a bit tricky so I opted for a vacuum cleaner hose attached to a jam jar with a tyre valve connection to the schrader valve near the fuel pump on my 140bhp diesel (details in other posts). The clear pipe in the fuel circuit to the valve shows if any air is left. Also decided not to try to drain the filter housing as others say it just syphons straight out of the fuel tank. Just split the filter housing and take care to catch spillage in a washing bowl. The vacuum cleaner was fast and efficient and I pulled about half a litre through the into the jam jar. Even so, there was a heart stopping moment when the car seemed to refuse to start. Took a bit of cranking but got there eventually.

Very helpful ...many thanks for taking the time to make the video, good tips and easy understand. Cheers. Kev

Great video. Good to see some of the pitfalls and solutions. Many thanks.

Thanks for this video. I was able to do it myself and follow your tips. I had no fuel spillage problems though :)

Good Video Nigel, it will help a lot of people without them having to find out the hard way. Why on earth do they have to make things so hard? It was a piece of cake on the MK3 and could be done in 10 minutes!

Thank you so much Nigel, i just changed diesel filter(And other services) on my mondeo with your help! :-)

this guy is spot on reminds me of one of our old techs i work with.

Thanks for the video. Doing my own fuel filter change today, just ordered the priming pump to help make easier.

Thanks for the video....we have been having major problems with our Mondeo...have followed your video today our car is know running beautifully!

Also corresponds to Mk4 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI. (most common european denomination, different in UK and probably Ireland) Thanks a lot for this very clear video.

Thanks for your tips got to change my filter tomorrow will let you know how I get on. Sorted done it thanks

many thanks from turkey.after changing filter i cant make work my car cuz of made some air on fuel system.i operating my car while air in tube removed and used brake spray to operate until fuel comes to engine.thanks for the tip

Thank for this tutorial. Worked perfectly. 👍

Thanks for posting this Nigel , very helpful indeed

nice video thanks .. done as you did . worked a treat

I used a Sealey oil syringe and a tyre valve connector. Both new, so as not to cause any fuel contamination

The method of turning the ignition on and off is only effective if there is a pump in the fuel tank, on the other hand for future reference I find it easier just to disconnect the fuel line from the filter to the engine/injector pump and just pump fuel through with the diesel filter primer until it comes out the primer then connect the fuel line and do a quick start rather than pumping it through the return. There will still be fuel in the rail and around that area but if there was any air there it would bleed through the injectors while cranking anyway.

Thanks very informative, keep up the good work,

Perfekte Erklärung hat super funktioniert bei meinem Ford Mondeo :)

Thanks for the comment. I did try a Ford Focus timing belt once. It's a very tricky procedure as the bottom pulley is not locked to the crankshaft. You need special tools to lock the overhead cam shafts and the pistons at the correct timing before torque tightening the bottom pulley bolt. In short I don't want to do another one again.

This is brilliant. Saved me another few hundred quid.

great video 10x man :)

Check the flow direction of the hand pump and hold it vertically. It sucks the air out. When it goes tight then stop, reconnect the pipes and start the car.

Very helpful. For me worked.

Thank you :-D from mulde (denmark) .. now i will try :-)

ive chewed on with other methods but never that one, i went to the air valve next to the pump with a hand pump like that, i'll try this method next time, cheers

Thank you Nigel.

…on my mondeo 2007 ever worked the first method of turning to 1 position 7 times for 20 seconds. Before that I had black days😂 bleeding the system!

Thank you for your video very helpful.

Thank you this helped me a lot. Also I waited and drained as much as I could out the fuel filter and still got covered….🤷‍♂️

very good and informative video, i wonder why ford put the fuel filter near the fuel tank and not under the hood?

I did this on a mondeo estate (2011) plate. Had to disconnect the feed and return fuel pipes as the thing kept filling when draining.

Good video , the joys of home maintenance . LOL .

es un enlace muy bueno y se ve claro el proceso

Thanks, good one

Fantastic. Will you ever be doing the timing belt on your Mondeo? Please do us a tutorial if you do - your vids are practical and easy to follow and my timing belt and water pump etc are soon due! Many thanks.

Hi Nigel, i have a 2007 Ford Mondeo TDCi MA, do you know how to release the boot manually. My one is stuck, and when i hit the breaks or open the park lights it makes a drilling noise from the boot. (rataratarata). Do you have any advice? Thanks

thanks for vid seems dead straight forward happy to do mine now as its not as smooth running and suspect it may be mucked up, first port of call i think?

Thanks Mate!

Good video. ..thanks ...

Doing my service now as bought car and its been sat over a year and an a half. When in higher gears says engine malfunction

Nigel, what if you filled the cap with diesel or diesel additive before replacing it? This would minimize the air in the system and then with contact on/off a several times the engine would not stall?

Just a couple of things. First of all turning the ignition on and off will not work on the partucular engine you were working on. That only works on vehicles fitted with an electric fuel pump. Also there is a much easier way to bleed the system. On the right hand side of the engine as you look at it, there is a valve exactly the same as a car tyre valve on the fuel line. Simply connect a syringe type pump to the this valve and draw the fuel up from the tank until no air bubbles can be seen. The car will start first turn of the key.

Thanks for doing this video. Can I please ask the diameter of the green pipe you used for draining and attaching to the pump. Many thanks.

Does anyone know the socket size needed for the fuel filter housing

what size pipe is it that you use on the priming pump - is it a 10mm outside diameter/8mm inside diameter? Great video - going to have a go at this myself.

good video when will you being doing a oil service?

a easier way to bleed is to take the blue connector off at the fuel filter housing and using your hand pump bleed the filter from the spout coming from the housing

What you could try. Before you touch the fuel filter. Remove the fuse for the fuel pump, start the engine and burn off what fuel is left in the pipes ,which will be under pressure. Will save you getting soaked with diesel.

hi ive got ford mondeo titanium 2009 2.0 tdci for some reason overnight when car is off in the morning it takes long to start up now some o e told me i need to change my fuel pump can u advise me 8f that is correct plz thanks

Thanks

Hello there, currently servicing my 08 (57 reg) Mondeo 2.0 tdci, iv been on for 45 mins with the hand pump now and not a drop of fuel is coming through, how long did it take you to start drawing the fuel through?

I've used a cheap hand vacuum pump brake bleeder, works well, seems easier than the bulb pump

Hi Nigel, I've got the galaxy 2009, but seems to be the same engine (2.0 TDCi). Do you know the location fo the turbo on this? I've got the error code which says the actuator flap got stuck in the closed position (that's why no boost), and wanted to clean this, but not sure about the location of the turbo (suspect it's in the back of the engine? - accessible from the engine bay? Many thanks!

sorry to pull this one up after so long, I'm only new to the mk4 what if you put clean diesel in from where you connected your hand pump instead of sucking?

brilliant video 😎 all you need to do is to start the engine and spray short bursts of carburettor or brake cleaner in the air intake until the car bleeds it'sself, I do like the ones that you can fill with diesel or injector cleaner, why would they put a filter under the car😱🤣

Like it.

What size is the filter housing nut?

Hi Nigel could you do an video on ford galaxy how to replace starter motor or where is the ford galaxy starter motor located

Very helpfull. Thanks :-)

probably a stupid question from a total mechanic novice but does this also equate to my ford focus cc3 2.0 tdci? thanks.

to the right of the engine there is a schrader valve, you're supposed to connect a pipe to that and it bleeds the whole system

my fuel filter is not behind the tank. we're else could it be pls

ive jus got got poor starting in the morning mainley and leaving the car off about few hours once car on runs fine

Lo spurgo è obbligatorio ogni volta che si cambia il filtro??? Grazie

Hi, when you finisco to suck out the diesel, do you leave the pump or you riconnected the fuel line?

What can I say.. the hand pump was not necessary. Plus if you prime it a bit more you'll find that the very first time you started the engine it will not stall

well in theory if it has an electric fuel pump the first method should work. The electric pump starts pumping fuel and should fill the filter once you turn on the key a couple of times. Another method which I used when changing the fuel filter on a diesel passat was to spray a bit of deodorant into the admission.. that was enough to get the engine running .

What’s size the tube for the pomp?

Hi Nigel Great video.I have an 11 plate mondeo tdci which has been in the garage for weeks.At first he told me it was the fuel pump spring which they charged £840.The second day I got it back the same thing happened again,so i took it back but they are now telling me that it's the fuel pump in the tank that needs replacing and the fuel lines,but speaking to other people regarding this issue who tell me that model does not have a fuel pump in the tank do you know if this is true also I'm wondering if it can be something as simple as the fuel filter.It starts without any issues but when I'm accelerating esp in low gears and uphill the car kind of pulls back and if I continue accelerating it cuts out.I am on the verge of scrapping this car as I just cant seem to get to the bottom of it and I am not forking out hundreds of pounds for nothing.Any info greatly appreciated mate.

Re the first method to prime the fuel lines - it should work if you fill the cap with clean diesel before you screw it back on

Did you have to relieve the pressure in the fuel lines first?

What do you mean by priming the pipes with Diesel? Did you pour diesel down the return line where you connected the hose for the primer bulb?

This mondeo using petrol or diesel?isnt this mondeo tdci enjin using diesel?

What’s size tube pump?

doesn't method 1 damages the diesel pump

I've added a full service video at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KWDCOp3bO8o.html

Should just give it load easy start

Ford and tdi??.... TDCi and that's a hell of a difference!

Lucky it wasn't a full tank

is not tdi but yes tdci.

:D

fuel filter i mean

mate you are going to crack the oli filter house using a pipe wrench, please use a 36 mm socket

y u mean TDCI

Pete Gillan. so garages can rob you.

dont rev the engine and it will work with the key

Wrong, wrong and wrong...First of all This model doesn't have an electric pump that pulls fuel. 2nd you should connect the hand pump, from the other pipe! which comes from the fuel filter. The one that you used is from return, this means you are trying to pull fuel from the injection pump, totally wrong, not impposible but this is a hard thing to do. How many hours did you try to pull out fuel from the return pipe? Next time try the other pipe, you will see how fast you will fill the filter again...