HAD51 said:

I have a 1999 DHSE with 93k on the clock. I have just had it serviced and all seemed in order with just minor faults.
The problem I am having is before I arrived at the garage my Rangie was taking forever to start...you guessed it arrived at the garage everything was ok ...picked it up everything seemed fine and yet again, guess what? ...a couple of days later the problem reared its ugly head again!
It has been mentioned by a couple of others that I may have a battery or starter motor problem but I cant see this being the case as my Rangie does turn over without hesitation, it just seems to take for ages!
I suspect it may be a fuel pump problem...Can anyone shed any light on this matter ...I would be grateful for any suggestions, all the best!

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roddy4 said:

please let me know when you fix this,i suspect glow plugs for cold start,may even be the glow plug relay,check voltage,mine is a 2.5 diesel and starts fine from cold,but takes a few turns when hot,if yours is the same hot as cold you may have fuel returning to the tank,i fitted a one way valve,can be found on peugeot diesels,it is a squeezy pump,with a one way valve inside,fit it between filter and pump,also check leak off pipes as suggested,does the engine turn over fast,diesels need to spin quite fast.

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roddy4 said:

was this fixed?:

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dogsbody said:

Well said RODDY
Don't you hate folks who come on here with their problems, get all the advice, then don't come back with the result.

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eightinavee said:

Sounds like it might be worth replacing the leak off pipes,the little braided rubber pipes that run between the injectors and then back to the top of the injector pump.When they get old,they perish and crack - allowing air to be drawn back into the pump.They rarely leak much fuel,they just are moist to the touch.Find another Independant - looking for a poor starting fault on a diagnostic computer is a waste of time,and probably your money.The Bosch Edc Ecu is very good for fault codes for running faults or non start issues,but not overly clever for poor starting.Basic legwork watching for bubbles in the pump feed pipe from the filterhead,proper diagnosis of the glowplugs and cranking speed etc are much more likely to sort your problem.Trouble is there are lots of people buying diagnostic kit thinking that what it tells them is the answer to all their problems - it is not !!

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TAKdriver said:

My 97DE Auto was an abominable starter : I replaced battery, glow plugs and anything else I could think of all to no avail. My local garage ( non RR) at last MOT told me my leak off pipes were a bit iffy. They changed them at the MOT and she strts first tweak every time and has done so now for two months through the worst of the winter.
My advice is do yer leak off pipes.

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roddy4 said:

does this cause a problem on hot starting as well,i will also get the injectors serviced as well.

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