300tdi cold starting problems

[Matthew Arnold]

It sounds like it might be the glowplugs are going. We had the same problem in our old Disco last winter. Full of charge, glowplug light went out turned key that extra bit to get the starter motor goin and nufin. It would turn over lovely but the bugger wouldn't start but when it did you just had to make sure that nobody was behind the truck as it was a tad white. We had changed the battery and refurbed the alternator at home as well and both of those were charged fine.

[Mesterh]

Whip the glow plugs out and test them with some jump leads.

 

Well I say whip but not sure how easy they are to do on your engine but its always the first thing I check on poor starting diesels.

[Stephen Blair]

i could sell you a good Patrol mate, never given me any bother, starts a dream in this weather:thumbup:

[Frank]

i could sell you a good Patrol mate, never given me any bother, starts a dream in this weather:thumbup:

 

I'll swap it for a Disco 300tdi. Perfect runner. Taxed and tested.

[Stephen Blair]

if it was a disco3 then i would of been up for it mate

[Frank]

Perished injector bleed off hoses?

 

Short hoses that connect the injectors and return any unrequired fuel to the diesel tank.After about 10 years these fail allowing air to get into the fuel system making starting difficult.

 

If these hoses allow air to get in. Would they not let diesel out? There isn't any diesel leaks.

[tommer9]

It sounds like it might be the glowplugs are going. We had the same problem in our old Disco last winter. Full of charge, glowplug light went out turned key that extra bit to get the starter motor goin and nufin. It would turn over lovely but the bugger wouldn't start but when it did you just had to make sure that nobody was behind the truck as it was a tad white. We had changed the battery and refurbed the alternator at home as well and both of those were charged fine.

 

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.

[Tree Man Tom]

If these hoses allow air to get in. Would they not let diesel out? There isn't any diesel leaks.

 

Not always mate. Its a right PITA!!

[Frank]

if it was a disco3 then i would of been up for it mate

 

I think we would all like to swap an x reg Nissan for a disco3 haha.

[mendiplogs]

HI shephen ref disco 3:thumbdown: mate stick with your vw mate far better:thumbup: truck we had 2 d 3 mate more time spent in land rover dealers than on our drive mate not good im looking into getting a audi q5 mate jon