300tdi cold starting problems

[armchairarborist]

the starting procedure for 300tdi disco in cold weather, ensure all electrical equipment is switched off, turn key to glow plugs, depress clutch pedal, wait a little while, cross your fingers, close your eyes and repeat in your head 'come on-come on', then gently turn the key and hope for the best.. oh and if your name's darren go fetch the battery off the chipper

[mendiplogs]

HI armchairanborist yes i no what you mine mate our went flat on d3/ 55 reg :thumbdown:old one and on the 110 200 tdi:thumbdown: mate all the best jon:thumbup:

[Ian C]

I had a p reg disco 300tdi and it was a great starter, i would head for the plugs first off.

 

 

Failing that Darren can you not give it a whif of your super strong hair spray up the air intake......

[Frank]

the starting procedure for 300tdi disco in cold weather, ensure all electrical equipment is switched off, turn key to glow plugs, depress clutch pedal, wait a little while, cross your fingers, close your eyes and repeat in your head 'come on-come on', then gently turn the key and hope for the best.. oh and if your name's darren go fetch the battery off the chipper

 

That is exactly it. Haha.

[Frank]

Right. We have checked plugs. It's not them. It is fuel starvation from somewhere. There was a fair amount of air in the fuel system so I need to establish where that is coming from.

 

Bled the air from system and she started like never before.

 

See again in morning I guess. Will make sure I go check a good while before littleun is due at school though.

 

 

Many thanks to Tommer. You are a star.

[Matthew Arnold]

white smoke from a diesel is fuel starvation- you must have had a weak pump or blocked filters. The filter in the lift pump is faviourite for that one.

 

We had a new fuel pump fitted and new injectors soon after the alternator refurb. It went from starting white to starting black nad runnin a tad rich uphill. But i thought that if a diesel is running white its a sign of it running far too rich? Thats how Challenger 2 tanks get their smoke screen by dumping unburnt diesel into the exhausts.

[tommer9]

Unburnt diesel is black. Check out this tatra truck as is reaches the top of the hill- tatras have the ability to dump shed loads of diesel into the engine for a bit more grunt.......sounds awesome too! Not sure about that with challengers- cant see for a moment how that would work- maybe they arent dumping extra fuel in, but adding something to the fuel?

I thought they had smoke cartridges plastered all over the outside?

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[tommer9]

Just reread your post- dumping it into the exhaust would have very different effects to an engine starved of diesel. That could well be what they do.

[armchairarborist]

you wana see smoke? type tractor pulling into youtube.. darren-fingers crossed:001_tt2:

[tommer9]

Haha yeah those buggers smoke loads!