replaced fuel filter now car takes forever to start.

today i replaced the fuel filter. after a few minutes of cranking i got the car running and it runs fine but now it takes atleast 5 seconds to start every time i start it.

i do have a vag com but i'm not sure what to test (i just got it a few days ago and am still trying to learn how to use it)

any ideas???

Did you prime the filter?? You need to make sure and prime the filter or it will cause you headaches and hurt your pump...

While the car is running, check your fuel lines running to the car and see how many bubbles you have in the lines

i filled it up when i installed it. and i just drove 60 miles and its still doing it.

bleed off the injectors and check all the clamps and connections especially the O rings in the filter

i did bleed the injectors to get it started. like i said i drove 60 miles right after i changed it so any air left in the fuel system should have been sucked through the injectors already. atleast thats how it works in my powerstroke

hmpf

well I guess the next thing to do would be check the O rings, I've had a few that would unroll as they were inserted, replace the spring clamps with good clamps, gear clamps ore OK but there are better one out there

Check your fuel line connections toward the back of the motor. You might have knocked something loose, had that problem in a B-4 Passat. Would crank for a long time as the fuel was draining back to the tank.

Where are the conmections towards the back of the motor?