sluggish starter.

Hi folks,

Just bought a 2004 freelander td4 automatic on Saturday and overall it has been fine however since buying it I have had issues with lumpy or rough starting in the morning and on a couple of occasions it has cut out completely.

It always starts though but sometimes harder to get going than other times.
Sometimes I have found it to be a little lumpy even when starting while car has only been sitting for a few minutes aswell or if I have driven for a while and engine is idling its intermittent but annoying still as other times its nice and smooth.

I am just hoping that it is nothing serious, I have done a couple of searches on cold starting and stuttering etc and issues on forum usually point to fuel pump, injectors or sensors but would still like some advice if possible.

Thanks.

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metallica85 welcome to the landy zone ,

from what you describe i suspect possibly dirty injectors and most probably glow plugs need checking out

get some miller sport diesel additive and go give it a good thrashing (keep the revs high) and see how it goes. glow plugs, battery etc next on the list if no better

as marky said, , injector cleaner on a regular basis, and a good run might improve things, but you will most prob find the glow plugs u/s wich all adds to poor starting