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Its by design and in the manual, its a crash detector device, under left hand side of the dash, it opens the doors and turns the hazards on :-)

Retro did you watch the youtube vid cos that explains everything my car looks ame as yours and the solenoid is easy to remove and check if its faulty put back less the spring and plunger and it should start

If the turbo spindle has that much play it might be worth checking the boost pressure....also...if the turbo lets go the engine can eat itself as im sure you know so it might be a place to start!

Does this vid on youtube help? Diesel Stop Solenoid 200tdi / 300tdi RTC6702 Fault Diagnosis - YouTube

Not sure which type solenoid fuel cut off valve you have but some can manually over ridden so you eliminate the wiring to the valve and the valve itself as sources of your problem, I suggest you try that test, if fuel is getting to the pump. My 300tdi had an intermittent fault in the wiring to...

Another possible cause is an iffy crash sensor, this device unlocks the doors and turns the hazards on. On my 300tdi its under the dash passenger side, my wife kicked it when taking a wellie off.......to reset it one has to lock the car, unlock it, turn key in ignition etc but it took me a few...

does the compressor spin when the air con is on? if not try hot wiring the electric clutch to see if the aircon works when the compressor spins and the problem is electrical...... on mine the aircon did not work because the switch in the thermostat housing that turns the aircon off when the...

Mine leaked and i got rubbish seal as part of a swivel kit from dingocroft, this new seal leaked even more than the old one :wtf: Im using 80w/90 oil in the swivel which is not THAT thick, i perservered with the oil even though i got hold of some of the grease as per prior post, but i never...

Just a thought, my 300 tdi auto goes a lot better after a cam belt job.......the cam was one tooth clockwise from where it should have been....now its correct.......goes very well, even the wife noticed......but its still rattly...putting it right didnt fix that :Cry: Getting the damper pulley...

From memory to get at the srs light you need to remove the back of the cluster and the remove a small sub panel behind either the speedo or rev counter a haynes manual has the details, there is a plastic lens attached to the sub panel with 2 bulbs in, its doable in other words My srs light...

My 300tdi sounds awful to me and taps away (its not the lift pump or lift pump) but ive showed it to a few people who,ve owned a 300tdi and they reckoned it sounded fine! So first t hing i suppose is to listen to another one before deciding its noisy. But i still cant help thinking theres...

Glow plugs not as good as your other disco.s? Maybe also the battery not as good? Maybe glow plugs not working at all?

I had similar issue but no misfiring before not starting it turned out to be a the fuel shut off solenoid valve was not getting power ive not worked out where the fault is yet it could be the alarm or simply a broken wire in the harness so to to rule those out id do what james martin suggests...

Rust proofing? Or is it already too late....:D:D

On my car same prob but solenoid ok theres a fault in wiring i cannot find or maybe the alarm so i have run a wire to solenoid from glowplug relay and problem solved. I'll keep looking for wiring fault but its not easy as the problem is not always there....

If diesel could be fuel stop solenoid or wiring fault affecting same the solenoid needs constant power otherwise engine cuts out

Mine failed to start today, 3rd time, this time it didnt fix itself before i could check what was wrong and the fuel stop solenoid is getting volts but not enough power to make it work. This could be your problem, either the solenoid is not working or power not getting to it easy check is to hot...

Also, after the glow plug light on the dash goes try counting to 5 secs before starting it as the light goes out before the power to the glow plugs shuts off, at least it does on mine anyway.....

Thanks for posting - learnings like that are really helpful to others - like me!

This link demos the cut off switch well.... YouTube