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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / April 2006p38 wont start
1997 2.5DSE wont start anymore. Used to take a couple of cranks before it would start.Sent to Land Rover for repairs and they said to replace glow plugs. After replacing them, it still wont start. It only started once after replacement. Car has been sitting in garage for 2weeks now.Can anyone help? Could it be the fuel pump? Thanks Spencer > 1997 2.5DSE wont start anymore. Used to take a couple of cranks before > it would start.Sent to Land Rover for repairs and they said to replace > glow plugs. After replacing them, it still wont start. It only started > once after replacement. Car has been sitting in garage for 2weeks > now.Can anyone help? Could it be the fuel pump? I had this, get someone to stand by the ignition, lift the bonnet and shine a torch from underneath the fuel pipe which comes from the filter to the injection pump, get your friend just to turn on the ignition and see if the fuel is pumped through, you might have lots of air bubbles, try it a couple of times and if fuel is pumping then the glow plug circuit seems to be working, do this when cold. If no fuel coming, suspect pump. I still have air in my system and will be chaning the leak back pipes this week. Alan Tested the line...cant see any air bubbles. Checked the compression and its down. was thinking of changing the fuel pump but that might not be the problem.Could it be because of the compression that the engine wouldnt start? > Tested the line...cant see any air bubbles. Checked the compression and > its down. was thinking of changing the fuel pump but that might not be > the problem.Could it be because of the compression that the engine > wouldnt start? Absolutely. What compression figures were you getting? And with what sort of compression tester?  SignatureEMB Land Rover did the test and said its only around 10. Suppose to be running around 18 i think. > Land Rover did the test and said its only around 10. Suppose to be > running around 18 i think. In units of what (that's strange sounding figures to me)? It might be worth checking it's cranking speed - if it's slow it'll be reluctant to start and give a low reading on a compressiion test. SignatureEMB >Land Rover did the test and said its only around 10. Suppose to be >running around 18 i think. Thing is with compression figures, it helps to do a dry test first off, then squirt some oil down the bores, and do a wet test. This will identify if the low compression readings are caused by worn rings or something else, eg valves SignatureSimon Isaacs Peterborough 4x4 Club Chairman, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster Green Lane Association (GLASS) Financial Director 101 Ambi, undergoing camper conversion www.simoni.co.uk 1976 S3 LWT, Fully restored, ready for sale! Make me an offer! Suzuki SJ410 (Wife's) 3" lift kit fitted, body shell now restored and mounted on chassis, waiting on a windscreen and MOT Series 3 88" Rolling chassis...what to do next 1993 200 TDi Discovery 1994 200 TDi Discovery body shell, being bobbed and modded..... |
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