Oh great and wise HDI Gurus...

[Mattinthehat]

Ok fair, not low on fuel then.

Go careful removing the fpr, the torx heads on the bolts are made of cheese and will round out easily if you don't keep the driving bit nice and perpendicular. Removing the filter housing and bracket will help if you need more access, it's only 3 8mm allen head bolts, well worth it imo.

Where are you based? There may be members with an HDi locally that are willing to swap parts out to try and trace the issue.

Cheers Poodle - had a go with my hand set of Torx keys but they are on good and tight so bought the necessary ratchet torx sockets, i reckon i can get at them now if i remove the rail and other wires and gubbins, dont want to touch the filter housing if i can help it.

Car packed up on my way home tonight, in 3rd overtaking and boom she died, gave it 5 mins and bumped it and she fired up right away although would not pick up on ignition start - would this point more to a pressure regulation problem rather than a pump problem???

Im based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (if any one in the area has PP - please help! I have beer :-) )- happy tinkering with the car myself, i have learnt a lot just from doing the necessary repairs and have enjoyed tinkering around with it but now i just want it running well its becoming frustrating! have drop links, rear shockers and new set of tyres to do this weekend too - its never ending

Edit:

Ok so unclipped some unclipables moved all the wires out the way and even moved the fuel filter housing so i could get at the FPR - been dousing the torx bolts in WD on and off all day, tried to get my socket in and there isnt enough room as the bracket for the fuel filter housing is in the way, i tried using the extensions but the bracket for the fuel filter housing is in the way (!) there are 2 hex bolts attaching it to the main body of the engine but not sure if this performs some other vital function i dont wanna knack my engine any further so reassembled it all and gave up for the day after much cursing and vowing never to by a french car again (only joking) i decided to remove the lp pump again and refit it in vain hope that disturbing some of the guilty parts would help me out, it sort of did engine doesnt take as much priming to start up but still takes ages.....

Here is the only photo i managed to take before battery died...




Any help greatly appreciated.

ps anyone wanna by a HDI?


F@ck me that will teach me to not read through posts properly - just noticed Poodles post says 'and bracket will help if you need more access, it's only 3 8mm allen head bolts, well worth it imo.'

FFS!