Tony12 Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Tony12, on 20 Jan 2013 - 15:07, said:http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/public/style_images/master/snapback.pngHello folks I am looking for help....I am having problems starting my Galaxy (56 plate) in the cold weather it takes about 30-40 attempts (cranking but not firing) lots of grey smoke....when it finally starts, it will keep starting first time.....untill it is left for a good 12 hours then same problem....I have recently had it serviced and changed battery and glow plugs......very frustrated Many Thanks in advance TonyI have found this on fleabay ....think it is the right one can anyone confirm for me please.... http://www.ebay.co.u...=item53ef8f6ca8cheers Tony Quote
junky Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 Did you buy this in the end? Was it the correct one? Quote
huwb Posted June 29, 2013 Report Posted June 29, 2013 I hope you fixed it. Apologies for a thread resurrection but ours wouldn't start when cold for for months so I changed fuel filter, battery and switched to 0W30 oil. Neither the fuel filter or battery helped but oddly enough the oil did. This led me to consider there wasn't sufficient cranking speed to start (fuel pressure will be low if cranking is slow-ish though I hadn't noticed it was slow). There is no in tank pump as the garage I took it to suggested - they even managed to order a pump from Ford! The garage also changed a relay somewhere to no avail. The glow plugs are buried at the back of our Peugeot engined 2.0 TDCi so god knows how I would check those. A friend said to try some voltage drop tests to check the positive feed to the starter motor and negative earth connections. All were fine except for excessive voltage drop across the starter motor flange and starter body itself. This foxed me but I took a punt on it meaning there was excessive internal resistance in the starter. I fitted an aftermarket starter and hey presto all fine again. Voltage drop tests: http://www.aa1car.com/library/voltage_drop_testing.htm Where I bought my starter: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Victoria-autoparts Quote
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