bortaf wrote:Does it have a cold start advance on it? if it does is it working?
How much is 12 turns, 12 tries at cranking for 10 seconds or so or just 12 turns of the engine? if the later i'd say the starter was on the way out if it's killing the battery that quick? is it cranking slow or fast? when was the oil last changed? cold Di's really need a good cranking speed to get going sometime just jumping them will cure the bad starting (if it is a cranking speed issue that is), lots of people fit twin batterys and why we get all the cold start threads every winter
The knock could just be diesel knock they do tend to do it when reved and not firing cleanly but without hearing it's hard to say
Having said all that it's shouldn't miss and spew unburnt diesel out the zorst but i would check for air leaks into the filter, cold days make the problem worse the colder it is the worse it is ?
Then start to worry about the exspensive stuff
Keef wrote:My van is doing exactly the same thing at the moment only worse.
It will only start from cold on easystart then it runs on 3 until it has warmed up a bit but still not quite right even when hot and idles like crap.
I've tried leak off mod, new fuel filter, bleed injectors and swapped No3 injector as that one seemed to cause it but no different.
I suspect air in the fuel or an injector gone down but mine is breathing quite heavy so maybe a bit more terminal? We'll see.
When I get some time I'll try sticking some clear pipe in the leakoff to check for air, swap out all the injectors, check the rocker pedestal bolts,
treble check the valve clearances etc but it's a bit bloody chilly atm so it can wait.
MinorMatt wrote:I had one with a ticking noise, the compression seal on the end of the injector had failed - lowering the compression in the 1 cylinder and making it harder to start. Once the compression seal was changed it was much much better
Guy88 wrote:what oil is in it??
what starter do you have (big or small), most starting issues on these are due to the engine not turning fast enough
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