Diesel Filter

[tom-tom1]

Galaxy coming up to a service - local indy garage quoted

[daddyfixit]

if its a mk2 diesel, and you havent done them before put aside 3-4 hours.

 

the diesel filter is easy if you take the "surfboard" out---------while its out you can do pollen filter as well, held in by 2 x 10mm bolts near each bonnet hinge and 1 dead centre above the engine/under draught seal for bonnet.

car will be hard to start when you have done the filter---it's o.k the filter has to fill up first and then bleed itself, and will probably stall when you least expect it !!!! just keep turning it over till it goes, no need to press accelerator.

 

2 pipes to undo and centre "banjo" held in by a clip referred to as "mickey mouse's ears"-if you drop this clip you have to remove undertray to search for it------------be warned !!

 

pollen filter; i made mine a bit more awkward as i removed the whole wiper linkage assembly,wiper arms--the lot!!! as i used the chance to yet again drown the wiper spindles in wd-40 type stuff. if the wiper assembly is out the pollen filter cartridge just unclips, slides to the left and falls out !! there are guides on the site , giving step by step instructions.

 

while you are there, hoover all the leaves that will be around the bulkhead.

 

also clean out the top shock absorber mounts of crap then fill them with wd40 or thin engine oil, as they will be rusty with age and at some point may need to be undone.

[chrispb123456]

Good advice there

Would just add the MK2 has an in tank pump, if you turn the ignition on and off about twelve times that should refill your filter and save a load of cranking :)

[tom-tom1]

if its a mk2 diesel, and you havent done them before put aside 3-4 hours.

 

the diesel filter is easy if you take the "surfboard" out---------while its out you can do pollen filter as well, held in by 2 x 10mm bolts near each bonnet hinge and 1 dead centre above the engine/under draught seal for bonnet.

car will be hard to start when you have done the filter---it's o.k the filter has to fill up first and then bleed itself, and will probably stall when you least expect it !!!! just keep turning it over till it goes, no need to press accelerator.

 

2 pipes to undo and centre "banjo" held in by a clip referred to as "mickey mouse's ears"-if you drop this clip you have to remove undertray to search for it------------be warned !!

 

pollen filter; i made mine a bit more awkward as i removed the whole wiper linkage assembly,wiper arms--the lot!!! as i used the chance to yet again drown the wiper spindles in wd-40 type stuff. if the wiper assembly is out the pollen filter cartridge just unclips, slides to the left and falls out !! there are guides on the site , giving step by step instructions.

 

while you are there, hoover all the leaves that will be around the bulkhead.

 

also clean out the top shock absorber mounts of crap then fill them with wd40 or thin engine oil, as they will be rusty with age and at some point may need to be undone.

[tom-tom1]

Thanks for the advice !