obalanga 0 Posted January 29, 2016 Having purchased a used car (diesel) I wanted to do a oil/air filter change as no one know what kind of " service" they do? I also wanted to do the fuel filter but was discouraged by a mate wo said some times the fuel filter change may need bleeding and it can be a pain tin the back side. Any truth to this? (ford fiesta zetec 59 plate) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 30, 2016 Not sure but I thought most modern cars where self bleading now days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stantheman 0 Posted January 30, 2016 fill the new filter with diesel and itll be ok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadatious 0 Posted January 30, 2016 a modern diesel will self bleed with a few blips of the ignition without turning the engine over, old diesels have the bleed nipple. as stan said filling the filter helps and itll speed it up. when what mileage has the car done?my van ones are good for 100k miles? most are about 60k Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macie_UK 0 Posted February 1, 2016 Don't know about the Fiesta, but the late Focus can be a bit of a git - they (like my Vito) don't self bleed and also don't have a primer pump built in either - and filling the new filter with fuel doesn't always get around it.Not a big deal though, just pull off the fuel line and pull the diesel through with a Mityvac or a cheapo fluid extractor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
