starting problem

Hi All
Hope someone can help me here or even some advice I have a Range Rover 2.5 deisel and from first start when its cold it fires and starts first time easy as pie but as soon as it gets warm or up to running temp its a bugger to start turns over rapid enough but take a while to fire into life any help would be grateful

wait 3 hours and try again.

It's a common fault on oil-burners, there's a hot-start fix available; do a search on here there's been a lot of threads about it, or if you wait someone with a weasel will no doubt be along with direct info!

storm99 said:

wait 3 hours and try again.

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You really must have nothing better to do!

SLY-SY said:

You really must have nothing better to do!

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Nope.

Before you go buying a hot start bodge, check the diesel leak off pipes.

They deteriorate over time and can cause starting problems.

You can replace the pipes for under a tenner.

deekeye said:

Hi All
Hope someone can help me here or even some advice I have a Range Rover 2.5 deisel and from first start when its cold it fires and starts first time easy as pie but as soon as it gets warm or up to running temp its a bugger to start turns over rapid enough but take a while to fire into life any help would be grateful

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Hot start problem is common and there is as said a hot start fix available, but first check that the cranking speed is good, if it turns over too slowly it will cause starting problems. Next check the main fuse box in the engine compartment for signs smells of burning, pull the relays one by one and look for contacts that have heat blued or burnt plastic. Lastly check that the intank pump is working correctly.
If all those points are good, then fit the hot start fix.
:welcome2: to the mad house

Yes good point from Data, there is a/some relays that can cause big problems if not working correctly.

Hi Guys,

Just need a bit of advice from people in the know here. I am sorry not to have been on here for a while but forgot i had signed up (how could i do that)?

I have recently had a starting problem with my Rangie (shes an N reg 1996) and i called out my rescue people form my insurance company as she decided not to start one morning, the guy who came got me to crank her over and said it could be the glow plugs (replaced less than 6 months earlier), then he chucked half a can (and thats no exaggeration) of EZ start into it and she almost went but failed to start, the next day I had another mechanic come out and tell me that EZ start is NOT to be used on diesel engines with Glow Plugs as it causes compression problems and could mean an engine rebuild.

Well, I now have it in a really good Land Rover garage local to me and they did a diagnostic and found the rolling motor codes to be out, so reset them and expected it to start, it didn't!!!

So they did a compression test and the ratios were all over the shop!!

He thinks the overuse of EZ Start had buggered the head and stretched the timing chain causing £2,000 worth of damage!!:doh:

Any advice on what to do about getting my insurance company who sent this idiot to me or the idiot who came to me to pay for the repair!!


Any advice gratefully received!!!

Many Thanks Guys and sorry for the long post but needed to give as much info as possible..

Bones

Ez start is unlikely to have buggered the head or stretched the timing chain, the garage is pulling your ****er. Did you actually see the compression figures? If the glowplugs were replaced recently were they good quality Beru, NGK or Delphi? If they were cheapo's that could well be the only problem. The BMW lump does not like cheapo glowplugs.

Totally agree Data. The very thought that using Easystart could stretch a timing chain is laughable. Where do these people get their ideas from? It's a laugh a minute on here sometimes.