Heyo, car might sometimes be a bugger to start, and when it is a bugger, its making a fog cloud for 5 seconds and its clear skies (jk i live right outside Bergen, rains 80% of the year)
When i say bugger, i mean it sounds its at idle RPM, but if i stop holding the starter it will die.
Now, im pretty sure my intercooler haven't been flushed for ages, as when i took of my inlet manifold whilst checking on some stuff, there were abit oil in it (removed now, and very low amount, just the sidewalls being smuggy)
I assume this oil, might make the start up slow/ hunting start? explains white smoke too?
I read my battery to 11.94Volt, after a day standby. (ignition off, but doors open aka interior light on)
It's a 100AH 860CCU silver calcium.
I just find it abit odd that this happends very few times. Maybe 1/40 starts, no joke..
It does by the way not use coolant or a significant amount of oil.
Might i have a bad alternator? I believe i sat around 13.5volts whilst car running.
My pulleys/drive belt squeeks as high as a donkey 24/7, going abit less noisy when cars hot.
I am awaiting the pulley holder tool to undo my viscous.. i have the spanner but it was a bugger trying to get off, so not changed belts/pulleys yet.
I hope to do as much as i can before it reaches sub zero
Just to clarify, the temperature was 7celsius, so i assume it shouldnt be the glow plugs.
I've got spare 6x febi glowplugs anyhow
Cold to wrench outside/not insulated garage!
I've found 2 potentional batteries. a 120AH 870CCU for 215£ or a 110 AH 750CCU for 172£
They both meassure 34,9cm x 17,5cm x 23.5cm i assume theese will fit?
If im not wrong i must for sure replace my battery? If not i'd just eat my alternator i guess?
And up for a intercooler flush?
Cheers
And damn, i hate waiting for parts??? cant just be me
When i say bugger, i mean it sounds its at idle RPM, but if i stop holding the starter it will die.
Now, im pretty sure my intercooler haven't been flushed for ages, as when i took of my inlet manifold whilst checking on some stuff, there were abit oil in it (removed now, and very low amount, just the sidewalls being smuggy)
I assume this oil, might make the start up slow/ hunting start? explains white smoke too?
I read my battery to 11.94Volt, after a day standby. (ignition off, but doors open aka interior light on)
It's a 100AH 860CCU silver calcium.
I just find it abit odd that this happends very few times. Maybe 1/40 starts, no joke..
It does by the way not use coolant or a significant amount of oil.
Might i have a bad alternator? I believe i sat around 13.5volts whilst car running.
My pulleys/drive belt squeeks as high as a donkey 24/7, going abit less noisy when cars hot.
I am awaiting the pulley holder tool to undo my viscous.. i have the spanner but it was a bugger trying to get off, so not changed belts/pulleys yet.
I hope to do as much as i can before it reaches sub zero
Just to clarify, the temperature was 7celsius, so i assume it shouldnt be the glow plugs.I've got spare 6x febi glowplugs anyhow
Cold to wrench outside/not insulated garage!
I've found 2 potentional batteries. a 120AH 870CCU for 215£ or a 110 AH 750CCU for 172£
They both meassure 34,9cm x 17,5cm x 23.5cm i assume theese will fit?
If im not wrong i must for sure replace my battery? If not i'd just eat my alternator i guess?
And up for a intercooler flush?
Cheers
And damn, i hate waiting for parts??? cant just be me
