Mm, ok. Yeah literally just come off charge. I have two decent (well they test as decent) batteries and they are both the same with regards to voltage drop.

Yeah i sort of agree but it's less than a year old and spins my x5 over no problem at all. Strange.

Ha, yes can't help but get back to the topic of easy start 😆. Still cannot understand why it doesn't fire with it, but will remove an injector if I get chance tomorrow and check functionality. Cheers

Wow, ok..so just to be sure do you mean turn on heated screen and blower on dead disco while attached to donor vehicle?

So interestingly battery just been fully charged ignition off 12.5v, ignition on 12.1v, cranking 9.9v !! I am presuming that's not really enough to make it go broom. It is sort of trying with every rotation.. I must admit it sounds like it needs a boost pack on it but sadly mine has died. Is it...

Yes ok I'll do some poking tomorrow. Er...ECM...engine control module, VCV or PCV ?? Control valves.....volume and positive crank ventilation? Is that the one in the top of the y piece? I took that out and it was all cruded up with black stodge. Sorry I'm not used to the terms... I do air cooled...

Very true, unrelated to issues I think but was an observation nonetheless.

Yea easy to check that but worth it. I know you said about vacuum test, I just don't have a guage yet. Also my batteries don't seem to turn it over that fast or for that long. I have a 95ah Halford battery that came with it and a less than a year old napa from my x5 and neither last that long...

Wow ok, I was looking at about £30 ebay special and then make an adaptor. Ok well I'll start by taking out an injector tomorrow. My mate has just put a theory forward that exhaust or cat could be totally blocked, therefore not allowing gas to escape, therefore not allowing combustion. 🤔

Well 5 out of 6 would be ok 😃 if 5 work then it should run .

Compression testers are cheap enough (Chinese ones anyway) but as you say they screw into the glow plug hole. I may be able to fashion something mildy accurate with my petrol tester if it goes high enough, once the injector is out. So I am totally fine to remove, reconnect and crank once it's...

Yes I totally agree about cambelt. I'm not familiar with that type of injector so yes I could try your method. I'll check the live data and pressure again tomorrow. I can't post videos on here for some reason. Which is annoying. It says I don't have permissions.

Yeah I've watched a video on timing and doesn't seem too bad if I put it on the ramp. But, my theory is if the oil pump had broken, then the idler would be off so a) would be rattling around down there and b) surely all the camshafts wouldn't be turning as timing belt would be very very loose...

Nope, as I said, I bought it like this. Cheers

Yes the easy start thing is really bugging me as love it or hate it, it should at least do something unless some sort of catastrophic mechanical failure has happened. Previous owner is genuine and confirmed it just died on him.

I haven't properly checked it yet. I've checked drivers side cam runs smoothly through filler, therefore other cam on same bank is OK. Passenger cams turning as checked pump belt and all turning fine and tensioner in tact. What I have possibly just noticed is oil level is about 15mm higher than...

Live data while cranking says fuel pressure is around 50,000 kpa

So out of curiosity what is your gut feeling as I also doubt that test will show anything, I also can't see it being glow plugs or anything majorly mechanical.... I will try the low pressure fuel test now with an old tyre guage as you suggested. I will also see what live data says about fuel...

Exactly. He said for me to message him if I get it sorted as he loved that truck and its really bugging him. I'm struggling to comprehend what part of the engine would do that apart from catastrophic failure or fuel.

I know I keep on but I'm still struggling to understand why it would not fire or at least cough on easy start. Even if the injectors didn't fire and every other electrical thing wasn't working, surely it would still cough, unless there was a valve train or timing issue....