I need help diagnosing an issue where my 300tdi won't start unless my 100Ah battery is fully charged (12.8v).
Main points:
- Battery is under 2 years old
- Battery has 1000 CCA
- Battery SOC indicator is green
- Starter motor relay doesn't click like I would expect if the battery was dead
- I...
I have a strange issue where the starter motor won’t do anything whilst the glow plug relay is on. If I wait until after then it works or if I disconnect the glow plug fuse then it works straight away. I’ve checked the engine to chassis to battery straps and they seem fine. Any ideas?
As the title suggests my 110 300tdi (1996) is kicking out a fair bit of black/grey smoke when under load. Under load for me being: when going from stationary in 1st gear (and also a little in 2nd straight after), going up any sort of incline at low speed (10-30mph), or when putting my foot down...