Volkswagen Multivan 2024 - Fuel Filter

Waterindiesel
Ifavehicleisrefuelledwithdieselofpoororinsufficientquality,watercanmakeitswayintothefuelsystemand
accumulateinthefuelfilter.Toomuchaccumulatedwaterleadstoenginemalfunctions → .
Observetheyellowindicatorlamp intheinstrumentclusterdisplay (→Fueltypesandrefuelling) .
Drainingfuelfilter
Dependingontheequipmentlevel,youmaybeabletodrainthefuelfilteryourself →Fig.1
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.Forthispurpose,a
waterdrainplugmustbefittedtothefuelfilteronthevehicle
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Thewaterdrainplugofthefuelfiltercanbefoundintheenginecompartment → .
1. Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
2. Applythehandbrakeandtakestepstoensurethatthevehiclecannotrollaway.
3. Switchofftheignition.
4. Useasturdy,sealablecontainerwithacapacityofatleast500ml.
5. Placethecontaineronalevelsurfacenexttothevehicle.
6. Openthebonnet.
7. Connectasuitable,non-sliphosetotheneckofthewaterdrainplug
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8. Feedthehosefromthewaterdrainplugintothecontainernexttothevehicle.
9. Usethesocketwrenchonthehandleofthescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkittoloosenthewaterdrainplug,
byturningitanticlockwisebyabouthalfaturn.
10. Starttheengine.
Waterinthefuelfilterisautomaticallydischargedundersystempressure.
11. Drainabout200mlofthefuel/watermixtureuntilyoucanseeonlyfuelescaping.
Drainingfuelfilter
Fig.1Intheenginecompartment:Fuelfilterwithwater
drainplug(dependingonequipment).
1 Fuelfilter.
2 Waterdrainplugonthefuelfilter.
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