Fabia 1.6tdi Fuel Filter Service Package Beware

[exskodatech]

My Girlfriend bought a 62 plate Fabia With a service package have had three services I had a look at the book and the schedule and saw that in 30k the vehicle has only had three oil and filter changes which I suspect that is due to one link not paying for  anything else.

 

So I decided to change the Air Filter (not the worst thing I have ever done but tricky) and then the fuel filter thinking it would be like my three cylinder I bleed it on using the ignition on and off method to prime the filter, It didn't like that and failed to start, so I removed it and filled to like one the old 1.9tdi and it again failed to start.

 

Solution was to fill the new filter to the brim and back fill the fuel in pipe and the fill the fuel pipe going into the pump. Which is easier said than done when you are fifteen miles from the fuel station in the middle of a random sleet storm.

 

So the moral of the story - Examine what you get for you buck when buying a service package or prepare to think outside the box.

[wiilydog]

Being cr instead of a pd engine you need to prime the fuel filter using vcds. It's surprising how very little is changed for a service as skoda seem to have very high mileage intervals for their fuel and air filters.