Oil & Fuel No fuel to filter

[Jeff Saunders]

I changed fuel filter on my 5010 hydrastat mahindra now the bowl will not fill with fuel. I think it has electric fuel pump. Could it be bad ?

 

[RNeumann]

Sounds like you didn’t Prime it. Fill the bowl with fuel manually.

 

[Wagtail]

Sounds like you didn’t Prime it. Fill the bowl with fuel manually.

And, did you fill the new filter with fresh diesel prior to installing? (again, part of the 'priming' process)

 

[Jeff Saunders]

I did that and it ran for a few seconds

 

[Jeff Saunders]

I did ran for a few seconds then bowl empty

 

[Wagtail]

Well, at least you've proved that the fuel delivery system works between the fuel bowl - fuel filter - injectors - engine.

All that's left is from the fuel tank to the fuel bowl. Some sort of blockage... a kink in the fuel line or debris at the bottom of the tank.

If you were to remove the fuel line from where it attaches to the fuel bowl, does fuel flow freely out of the line?

 

[Jeff Saunders]

I did and there was no fuel flow out of line. I even ran a wire in it until it reached the pump. Shouldn’t the electric pump pump fuel to filter bowl when key is on ? The filter is above the tank so it’s not going to gravity feed

 

[Wagtail]

I did and there was no fuel flow out of line. I even ran a wire in it until it reached the pump. Shouldn’t the electric pump pump fuel to filter bowl when key is on ? The filter is above the tank so it’s not going to gravity feed

On my 4105, fuel from the tank to the fuel-bowl is gravity fed. From there, the fuel pump draws the fuel through the filter and then sends it to the injectors.

Can you put an 'inspection camera' down into the fuel tank an have a look around?

 

[Jeff Saunders]

No I can’t Don’t have access to one. Was running fine till I changed filter.

 

[RNeumann]

Maybe the missing link question......did you change the filter and then it stopped working OR did it stop working and the first thing you tried was a new filter?