Hi All

I'm not 100% sure of the netiquette associated with providing an update to a
recent thread. I'm sure, if you're like me, that you don't read old threads,
so I thought I'd make a posting under a new subject.

If you can recall, I have an old BMW that has an intermittent starting
problem. It is not frequent, but has happened again. I'm pretty sure now
that it relates to a less than 1/4 full tank. Certainly, in answer to
another poster, there is NO cloud of black smoke when it does start. This
would presumably indicate that no fuel is getting into the engine, and may
suggest a pump or filter problem.

The local garage could not identify a problem, but did notice that there was
a new fuel filter fitted. I guess this was at a BMW service (I'll ask them
next week). My FIL also noted that their BMW (diesel) had a similar starting
problem that had a fuel pump relay replaced as a first guess; later the
whole pump was replaced which cured the problem.

Would this problem suggest that the fuel filter or pump is at fault? Why
would a faulty pump only show up as faulty with an empty(ish) tank?