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How easy is it to remove and replace the fuel filter on a TD5 110 defender?  More to the point could an idiot do it?

haven't done one on a defender but i am sure its the same as a disco
stick a bowl underneath and unscrew it screw the new one on and swap over the water sensor from the bottom if fitted
turn the ignition on and off a few times till the pump stops squealing then start the engine allow to idle for a bit and check for leaks job done
important part is bleeding by turning on the ignition a few times without starting, if you get air in it can be a pig

if you turn the ignition on & pump the throttle 5/6 times in quick sucession the check engine light will flash & this puts the ecu into self bleed mode & runs the pump till it bleeds,

If you follow the advice above its a 5 minute job, easy as pie

watch when you put the water sensor back in, it is plastic and snaps very easily giving you a slow leak of diesel (mot fail).

My advice having done this and got into a mess is a combination of the above.

The self bleed mode I found had to repeated  about a dozen times, but in trying to start the engine I flattened my battery. 
Also what I learned and not mentioned is fill the diesel filter before fitting it. Possibly why self bleed was repested more than prescribed.


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