99 E300D ran out of feul what is the best way to prime the engine?

Turn the key to engage glow cycle, then, turn key as if to start, but just let the starter crank and crank and crank until air purges from the system. Mine takes about 15 seconds of constant cranking before it fires up. If you changed your fuel filter, best to fill it with fresh fuel then reinstall it (full). Then crank and crank and crank.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

2X on priming the fuel filter,

Just limit the cranking to 30 sec. and let the starter cool for 3-4 minutes between tries. Kills me, I am so impatient.

Good Luck

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Gary
Experience is something you get, Just after you needed it....
'99 E300 295K, '83 300D 220K, '75 240D 185K sold
'80 MCI Bus Conv DD 6V92TA, w/4 cyl. Kubota diesel GenSet 12.5KW

best as said to get the filter full of fuel, then crank- once it fires keep the revs up until it runs smoothly- if you let off the gas it can be very hard to start again.

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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remove filter top bolt, wedge something under filter, fill it with fuel from the hole where the bolt was, install bolt back, remove pre-filter intake pipe and connect some sort of pipe to it and suck on it, when fuel comes to the pipe, remove and connect to the prefilter, crank engine. It will start with some bucking - but do not let go of the accelerator and do not let it drop below 1800 rpm till the engine fires smoothly.

did that and it started on first try without killing the battery.

on my old 1.6VW I could hook a pump to the OUT line of the injection pump and suck it full of fuel. Easy startup. I wonder if pulling fuel through the outlet line at the filter would work.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Once you "think" its running, keep cranking an extra 2-3 secs. Won't hurt the starter.

A +1/2 full fuel tank helps, as does having the nose end pointed slightly downhill. Jack the rear if its sitting nose up.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)