Changing the Fuel Filter on a Universal M-30 Diesel Engine | Engine Not Getting Fuel

In this video we show you how we diagnosed and replaced our clogged fuel filter on our M-30 Universal Diesel engine.

While we were out sailing in some bigger swell, we lost power to our engine. After checking the engine temperature and oil level, we determined that the engine was being starved of fuel. Every time we increased the rpm, the engine would die, but at low rpm it ran fine.

We replace the secondary fuel filter, then bled the fuel lines of air and started up the engine. The project was a success and our engine is running like normal again! In the future we will have to inspect the primary fuel filter and diesel tank, but for now Blue Moon is back up and running!

Disclaimer: we're not experts! Just sharing our experience as we learn to work on our engine :D

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0:00 - Engine failure: determining that our engine wasn't getting fuel
1:19 - How to change the secondary fuel filter on Universal M-30 diesel
1:58 - Remove the old filter
2:39 - Install new filter
3:55 - How to bleed air from fuel lines
5:03 - Start the engine
5:15 - Next steps