Guest Dansik Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 Hi, I have an 03 1.9tdi Galaxy with 112k miles which is difficult to start in the mornings. It will turn over and fire once immediatley but thats it, I have to switch off and start again. On turning the key the Glow Heater light come on and almost immediatley goes off, I have tried waiting a few seconds before starting but with the same result. Eventually, so far, it does start and runs fine for the rest of the day, I just would like to get this sorted before the weather turns really frosty. I took out all 4 glow plugs and tested them on the battery and they all glowerd red after a few seconds. I cannot find the "second level" fuses or relays anywhere so not sure what to try next.The only other thing I can think of is air in the fuel somewhere ? Any suggestions appreciated. Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted January 9, 2005 Report Posted January 9, 2005 When you re-start, does it start properly and run without probems? Is it just the first attempt to fire up that causes problems? Quote
Guest Dansik Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Thanks for the reply Ivor, This morning it took about a dozen attempts to get it to start, Each time it fired up but then died. If I kept the starter running it would just spin over and over without firing. Eventually it fire up and run ok and is no problem for the rest of the day. I at first suspected the glow plugs as the light goes off quickly but I now suspect it may be air in the fuel somewhere. It started this about a week ago for no particular reason, no work has been done on the engine since November so I am at a loss at the moment. Quote
GSMGuy Posted January 10, 2005 Report Posted January 10, 2005 Possible air leak in the fuel lines would cause this. If it actually fires up immediately on the 1t attempt, then the preheaters are working fine, it will be something else causing it to die straight away... Could also be relted to the throttle vavle plate that is used when the engine is turned off, it closes off the air supply to the engine to ensure a smooth shutdown.. Mike Quote
Guest Dansik Posted January 25, 2005 Report Posted January 25, 2005 Repaired update: After some specialist attention, the fault was diagnosed as a cam shaft sensor. This replaced ( Quote
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