This man above is correct

I believe the filter holds somewhere around 400ml or so of fuel, and it can be filled with injector cleaner until it begins to overflow. Doing this will ensure there is enough fuel to start and run the engine, however, it does take a good while to completely purge the system of air, and may have extended cranking periods until it does so

why couldn't the FL2 (or for that matter all LR) be fitted with the self priming system that used to be fitted to the D2 TD5 ??

The LR specialist I used to service my D2 showed me how to do it when he changed the fuel filter during service.

A couple of months later I ran out of diesel within sight of the filling station and got pushed to the pumps by a couple of passers by. They all thought I would have to call recovery to bleed it but after pressing the accelerator pedal 5 times with ignition on, the system was bled. A really good idea to have in a LR if your stuck in the middle of nowhere.

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RogB wrote:

........A couple of months later I ran out of diesel within sight of the filling station and got pushed to the pumps by a couple of passers by. They all thought I would have to call recovery to bleed it but after pressing the accelerator pedal 5 times with ignition on, the system was bled.......

Did you actually run out of fuel? or did the car just cut out?
I only ask as the car will cut the engine when it believes there is a danger of running out of fuel, even with 15 litres of fuel still in the tank.
I have had a couple of sessions trying to bleed the system, then I bought a manual bleed pump.
The AA put in 10 litres, tried for over 45mins and failed, eventually towed me from M56 Chester to Stockport LR to get them to bleed her.

Aren't faulty fuel gauges fun. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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I don’t believe that I ran out of fuel. I was low and the gauge was playing up, had about 50 mile range in the tank. The needle was up and down all over the place. At the time it cut out the red light was on and the needle was at the bottom of the gauge. Going to give the filter a real good bleed on Saturday when I get it home, it's parked in the yard in work just now. Outside of that I am thinking that the ECU thinks there is no fuel in the tank and will not let the engine to start, I have put 30L in after it has come to a halt. It is a 57 plate and I do know of the pump issues they have, but this one has had an engine change from what the part co invoice says was a 2009 engine. So I am hoping the pump is not at fault. Is it the wiring failure that has told the ECU no diesel and I have to fix that to proceed. But to be honest I hope a bleed sort for now. As always any polite suggestion welcome and grateful received. I take it airlock was your problem Andy131 and the dear dealer did the trick.

I had an issue with the fuel senders after a rear end shunt - eventually replacing the senders fixed my problem.
She would show 1/4 tank after 550 miles (normal 450 is my max) and actually run the tank dry, this would cause an air lock.
She would also show empty after only 250 miles, this would cut the engine with nearly half a tank of fuel.

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic17063-15.html is a link to a previous post, the next page has pictures of the "tool" that I used to fool the system when she thought there was no fuel left and I knew there was. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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Thanks Andy this feels more like the tanks has to come out lets see what the morning gives me.

So still no joy. I have has a vacuum device today and draw fuel from the tank from the feed pipe into the filter, then from the out let side of the filter and finally from the input pipe into the fuel pump. Taken about 300mm out each time. Still will not start. It makes no attempt not a cough not even a titter, but what I have seen today is the feed pipe to the pump is has no fuel in it after I have tried to start it. Some how the pump is drawing air. As you can see in the picture in the red circle. Is there a know weak point I can go to and solve all my problems in one go, yeah I am sure. Where would be the best place to start if any to track down a air leak