The Chief

My buddy has a Golf TD and is experiancing problems with it starting.

He has replaced the battery and a mate has give it a bit of a service, oil filters etc. and has also looked at the glow plugs!

Has anyone any idea what it could be?

Admittedley he has not had it serviced in 2 1/2 years so it was running like a bag of poo but even after the service and new battery it is still playing up.

Thanks chaps!

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Old trick:

Before cranking, switch on ignition, wait for glowplug light to turn off.

Turn off ignition, wait 3 or 4 seconds

Turn back on, waint for light to go out again.

Then try starting. If it works, fault with glowplugs, associated wiring or the control unit.

GC8

'Looked at the glow-plugs'? Looking at them wont help; you need to change them! They cost chuff-all too. If swapping the plugs doesnt improve matters then it could be the glowplug relay..... If the cars an ill-maintained ****pile then it might be any number of things; Id suspect fouled injectors first; thisll manifest itself in poor starting. If the cars abused or its run a high mileage it may be caused by low compression or or even a crack in the cylinder head.....

Buy a carton of 'easystart'; thatll get anything going from cold and most diesel engines will start warm until the day they die.


Simon

fatscoobyfella

Just put a set of glow plugs in....yes including the 2 hard ones behind the pump!!!!!!