Non starter 2.5 dse P38

After new head was fitted, car started fine.

Then gradually became harder to start each morning until it would only start on Easy Start. Once running it goes great.

Any ideas? Mechanic suspects filter in fuel tank. Anyone had this problem?

How much fuel you got in the tank? could be pick up pipe in the tank or maybe leak off pipes?

Glow plugs ?
Air bubbles in the clear line that goes into the Fuel Injection Pump ?

Tank is quarter full, New genuine plugs fitted yesterday, no air in the clear pipe.

When cranking over it makes no attempt to fire - at all, but fires up instantly with the Easy Start

Top it up 2 half a tank see wot happens

Try that tomorrow, cheers

If it starts with half tank its the pick up pipe in the tank.... bodge it or new pump £70 ish

nathan5346 said:

How much fuel you got in the tank? could be pick up pipe in the tank or maybe leak off pipes?

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which are these?

nathan5346 said:

If it starts with half tank its the pick up pipe in the tank.... bodge it or new pump £70 ish

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Is this pump in the tank itself?

lil4399 said:

which are these?

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The ones you said aint got no air bubbles in ... across the injectors

lil4399 said:

Is this pump in the tank itself?

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Yes

nathan5346 said:

The ones you said aint got no air bubbles in ... across the injectors

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My clear pipe is from the filter to the metering head, the ones across the injectors are solid, though one was leaking after the head went on but sorted now

lil4399 said:

My clear pipe is from the filter to the metering head, the ones across the injectors are solid, though one was leaking after the head went on but sorted now

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Got meself a little on wots clear and wot aint :doh: try filling the tank... least it'll tell ya one way or anuther if it is the pick up

Definately one for tomorrow!

Cheers

lil4399 said:

Definately one for tomorrow!

Cheers

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How'd ya get on?

I was in a meeting at 8am, thought I would get out to try it this afternoon.

Left the meeting at 7pm FFS! braindead - headed home and hit the malt.

Will try tomorrow....

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE

Went to see my Mechanic to tell him to top up with fuel to see if it is a split pipe and he had put it on the computer yesterday to read the faults (his lap top had been to LR for upgrading) and it told him a fuse had gone in the ECU. He did not know it even had one in there (nor me, thats for sure) he changed it and it started on the button.

I went at 11;30 today, it had been stood since yesterday lunch and it started on the button.

Has anyone any experience of this or is my P38 just taking the **** out of me again by starting for the Mechanic?