puffernutter
Puffernutter
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This is our "dog Van" so it gets little use (04 plate and less than 60k miles!)
Until recently it has been bombproof on starting, turn the key, wait for the pre-heat to go out and it starts very easily. Last time it cranked and cranked and eventually started and was as bad later in teh day.
More recently I've been leaving it a while after the pre-heat has gone off as I can hear a pump running (guessing it's priming the diesel) and it starts slightly easier (still cranks, but less of it!) most recently I gave it two heats and it started a bit easier, so I'm not certain if I have a glowplug or diesel problem!
(My other diesel is a 200Tdi LandRover that can start without pre-heat most of the year and is self-priming, so a lot easier than the Sprinter)!
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Peter
Until recently it has been bombproof on starting, turn the key, wait for the pre-heat to go out and it starts very easily. Last time it cranked and cranked and eventually started and was as bad later in teh day.
More recently I've been leaving it a while after the pre-heat has gone off as I can hear a pump running (guessing it's priming the diesel) and it starts slightly easier (still cranks, but less of it!) most recently I gave it two heats and it started a bit easier, so I'm not certain if I have a glowplug or diesel problem!
(My other diesel is a 200Tdi LandRover that can start without pre-heat most of the year and is self-priming, so a lot easier than the Sprinter)!
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Peter