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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: dervdoc on 16 September 2010, 19:28:22

Title: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
Post by: dervdoc on 16 September 2010, 19:28:22
found the omega hard to start when low of diesel so stripped out the tank unit, plenty of crap in it, cleaned all out and test pump in a diesel bath, starts and stops and takes notions, so in need of a new one,where is cheapest place to source a ne one
Title: Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
Post by: dervdoc on 16 September 2010, 20:11:50
see one on ebay £60, take it a petrol fuel pump runs at a much higher pressure?
Title: Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
Post by: aaronjb on 16 September 2010, 20:54:31
I remember reading someone post that they weren't interchangeable between petrol & diesel (probably for the reason you say, I'd imagine)
Title: Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
Post by: dervdoc on 16 September 2010, 21:19:10
yea although, like any motor they have a good excess fuel return so wud it matter
Title: Re: 2.5td, primer pump trouble
Post by: TheBoy on 16 September 2010, 21:56:49
The diesel ones are prone to failure, and are different to petrol.

Some people have had success by cleaning them up.