Hello Chaps....new owner

[White Exec]

... and prime repeatedly while cranking to start.

[citroenxm]

... and prime repeatedly while cranking to start.

That I find is a great stretching excersise.. One arm between the door and A pillar reaching the key while the other on the primer bulb., lol..

[White Exec]

That was what got me fitting a push-to-crank switch under the bonnet a couple of years ago. Only been used a couple of times, but you never know...

[Jan-hendrik]

That was what got me fitting a push-to-crank switch under the bonnet a couple of years ago. Only been used a couple of times, but you never know...

Brilliant

[Dieselman]

Diesel pumps, including the Epic prime just with the Ign switched on, no need to crank.

The Epic pump closes the spill valve when power is applied, so any pressurised fuel will be directed to the injector pipes, rather than spill back into the internal reservoir.

As said, crack open the injector pipes and observe fuel being pumped, then tighten the unions and it should fire up.

[White Exec]

Really? The priming of the Bosch (and Epic?) pumps happens when the first-stage vane pump starts to operate, and not before - unless the priming bulb/button is used. This needs some rotation of the pump, i.e. cranking, surely?
Not following you, Will.

[Dieselman]

- unless the priming bulb/button is used.

I made the assumption that stickfinger would use the primer bulb to "prime" the pump and pipes.

[White Exec]

OK, understood.

[Stickfinger]

I did use the primer bulb, pumped it a lot to fill the filter etc till hard

[Stickfinger]

Moving on.....