The fueling problem gets more bizarre...

[mbonwick]

Originally Posted by mkilpatr

And I'm stuck again on the way back from driving to a dog walk. The car started cleanly and drove half a mile and then spluttered and jumped for 10 seconds before dying.

The orange clip still hasn't arrived but I see this as a red herring The filter unit is intact and solid at the moment.

How on earth is anyone going to get to the bottom of this? I'm going to try an auto electrician to see if they can find any problems such as bad earth connections or otherwise.

Change the filter as I said above - just because the housing hasn't separated, doesn't mean the filter itself isn't clogged.

Spluttering before it dies is indicative of low (rather than no) fuel pressure.

[StewartIngram]

Have you checked that the pipes inside the fuel tank are not squashed (or even disconnected. As I posted earlier, that certainly gave me some grief on my previous car. Fault occurs easily if you lift the fuel filter or pump then place it back in position.