Problem Starting

[Danny Boy]

HELP!!

 

Beofre I moan to the local Garage and possibly get ripped up i'm after ideas!!!

 

Occassionaly the old bus has failed to start firt time and just "ticks over"

 

I then try agaon and the car starts no problems.

 

I have waited for the glow plug light to go out and the amp meter is hovering around 14 as it always has done.

 

I'm creeping up to 76,000 miles

 

Any ideas would help so I can suggest them to the garage. B) :) :)

 

Bloody kids have pinched my 'S' badge of the tailgate B) B) :lol:

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Air leak into fuel system causing fuel pressure to drop overnight?

[Guest fredt]

Occasionally the old bus has failed to start first time and just "ticks over"

 

I then try again and the car starts no problems.

 

 

ticks over? do you mean turns over but wont start? or just ticks over at 900 RPM (tick over speed?) and wont go any higher?

[johnb80]

I'd go with an air leak OR a non return valve in the fuel system. One of my Transit vans did this and it was the fuel filter that had a faulty nonm return valve which allowed fuel to drain back to the tank overnight which in turn pulled air up the return pipe. The next morning enough fuel was fed into the engine to allow tickover but when more power was required the air had to go through the system first.

 

Regards - JB

[Danny Boy]

Sorry fredt, no it wont start.

 

I'll take ur suggestions to the garage and see what they say....typical its not hapenned since I put the post on!!! :D

[Guest fredt]

Didnt you have a similar problem on your old Galaxy? wasnt it relay 30 playing up?

[Danny Boy]

Bloody Hell fredt good memory!!

 

I'd forgotten about that.

 

It could be something similar but touch wood its not happened again! (probably not now i've said it) :D :D

 

I'll have to visit my local garage next week if it happens again!! :D :( :(