starting problem

A new one on me. 300tdi needs churning over a lot to start after overnight or longer stand.Then perfectly OK starting and running. Can the injector pump drain? Heaters ok, but would start anyway.No leaks, no air at filter bleed

bill0508shot said:

A new one on me. 300tdi needs churning over a lot to start after overnight or longer stand.Then perfectly OK starting and running. Can the injector pump drain? Heaters ok, but would start anyway.No leaks, no air at filter bleed

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What year? Is it manual or Auto EDC?

Dave

bill0508shot said:

A new one on me. 300tdi needs churning over a lot to start after overnight or longer stand.Then perfectly OK starting and running. Can the injector pump drain? Heaters ok, but would start anyway.No leaks, no air at filter bleed

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you probably do have a leak.. leaky leak off pipes. pull em off and check for splits and see if they are a nice snug fit.

when the engine is off they can pull air in and so after a long stop, when you start up you need to crank to bring fuel back up to the injectors.

I had this issue turned out it was my immobiliser on the pump was causing it, smashed it off and ran a direct feed to the pump and started straight away, crack an injector pipe when cranking to see if you get any diesel through

Thanks for suggestions,Had another go today.Took off lift pump and found it didn't seem to be pulling, or at least not much. Fitted new pump,bled and await tomorrow morning.