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    hi all,

    just recently, the old 2.2 dti is giving me trouble starting on a morning. it just keeps turning and turning and then it splutters into life with a nice cloud of smoke and then she's pretty much ok for the rest of the day.

    id say iv got a leak in the diesel run somewhere but i dont know where to look and im absolutely bogged down at work and havnt got the time to search, so id appreciate any quick answers that i can get.

    thanks in advance

    al.
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    Have you checked your glowplugs?

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    Is the glow plug light comming on 1st thing?

    If you are getting the spanner for a minute or so after 1st start of the day then i'd suggest glow plugs, if not... have the battery tested, try unplugging the temperature sensor before starting see if this helps as well.

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    Glow plugs are fine as is the battery. I was thinking it maybe a leak causing the diesel to flow back?

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    I'm actually talking about it cranking to the point of it almost flattening the battery before it splutters into life.

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    If the glow plugs are ok then the next point of call would be the leak off pipes and t pieces

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    Check the leak off pipes, they do become brittle over time

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    Well, the b*****d things been starting up like a dream so I guess iv got an intermittent fault.

    I will change the leak off pipes anyway to rule that out. Is there a how 2 on this job at all?

    Cheers
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