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thanks again warmers :) new alternator about to be ordered!

Many thanks for all your help so far. However i fitted new glow plugs and she fired up first time.all good except smoke started coming out of the alternator!!had a alternator fault message come up on the dash but tho has only happened since I fitted new glow plugs. Any ideas would be much...

thanks :) ordering some now

ok checked glow plugs and four faulty,took them all out and double checked them using a battery and at first 2 worked then 1 more died!i take it that with just 2 glow plugs working it wont start?

ok checked out the glow plugs tonight and they get a constant 10.5 v even after the dash light goes out,is this normal?

yes you did save me buying a pump,many thanks for that :) and got air out of pipe. will check continuity on glow plugs next, thanks again guys darren

ok guys,turned on ign but couldnt hear fuel pump running so i bridged the relay to batt and pump was running. i took of fuel line into filter and it was running out (didnt measure as i done it before reading last but one post!)next i checked the fuse but no fuse in slot 39!there was one in slot...

if i connect a 12v supply to relay to check pump works,what is the best way to check flow?? do i remove fuel filter and stick a bucket under it or is there a better way?

Thanks. Will order one this afternoon. Darren

Ok will start with a new pump.genuine or pattern?

Thanks for the reply.i have changed the spill pipes so now gone do the glow plugs and pump.shouldl I use genuine pump or is a pattern one ok to use? Thanks again Darren

i can def hear something running although at my age it could be anything !!and yes i have seen bubbles in the clear plastic pipe!

thanks for the quick reply, would glow plugs die just like that?always started fine before this morning!!

hello good people hope you can help with my problem,i have a 98 dse with 92 on the clock and it has been running ok until this morning when it turned over for ages before starting.i had the same problem when i tried again after work, i had just less than a 1/4 of a tank of diesel. i have...

of course i did :p:p:p

i have a yamahe R1 that does nearly 110mph in first gear so everything seems slow getting to 50 mph compared to that :) it dont seem to bad getting there as it is a heavy old girl but i will check out the pipe coming from the manifold to the map sensor. thanks Darren

ah ha nothing to worry about then!! many thanks rodntod :)

good evening, having read numerous posts and not being any the wiser i wonder if you good people can help me, i have a 98 dse auto with 91,000 on the clock and it runs quite well for a heavy old beast,it accelerates ok but when i get to around 50 mph and in top gear it doesn't seem to...

hi guys have a problem i hope you can help me with,i have a 2002 td4 fl and have a rattle from the engine, it is coming fron the front end by the belts.i have the under tray and guards off and nothing is catching,it is not the water pump and the crank pulley seems ok.and it only happens under...

many thanks for the advice ming, i will give it a go tomorrow :) oh yeah if it is the pump is it better to buy a pattern one or genuine? thanks again darren