URGENT!!! Fuel filter trouble! - MINI Cooper Forum

thatone · #1 (**permalink**) Oct 8th, 2012, 03:57 AM

Need desperate help! Pulled the fuel filter to inspect and after placed the filter back in and secured it. Now I cannot get the car to start. I have checked the fuel pump fuse and it is fine. Rechecked the fuel filter to ensure it was properly secured. Disconnected and reconnected the battery. But still wont start.

Charlie_Croker · #2 (**permalink**) Oct 31st, 2012, 11:39 AM

Did you reconnect the connector for the pump on top of the filter housing?

CCroker · #3 (**permalink**) Nov 7th, 2012, 01:59 AM

Check your connections as the hoses can be mixed. Make sure the housing is tight. Is the motor turning over? Is the pump making a sound?

JohnnyC · #4 (**permalink**) Nov 7th, 2012, 02:05 AM

Did you prime the fuel system?
To do so you need to put key in ignition and switch to the one before cranking the car (position 2 I think), wait a couple of seconds, then switch key back to off, then to position 2 again - repeat 10 times.

Have a read here:
http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...hange-mcs.html
There's a few people who had the same trouble and a few solutions.