Old Fox
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Hi All,
I'd appreciate any help you guys could give in giving me some pointers on a starting problem on my car that's starting to baffle me....
We've had the car (a '96 ES auto) for nearly 13 years, during which time its always started well. Recently however, when starting the car 1st thing in the morning, the car sometimes takes an absolute age turning over before it starts to finally splutter into life. When it eventually fires there are plumes of smoke from the exhaust until it starts to settle down (presumably unburnt fuel). Once its started its fine for the rest of the day. Thinking it was glowplugs I've replaced all of them with new Beru plugs (to no avail). It's also just had a new starter ('cos the old one packed up totally) and the battery is absolutely fine.
Could it be the glowplug timer relay? (the glow plug light comes on / goes out as per its always done and the connections are clean and bright). For all the world it's just like it's drained the fuel off overnight (although the smoke on start up makes me think this is unlikely). As it's got the electronic injection pump system I'm aware that there are a number of fuel control solenoids in the system. Could it be one of those sticking? If so which one would be the likely culprit? Any light you guys could bring to bear on the subject would be very much apprecaited!!
Thanks!!
I'd appreciate any help you guys could give in giving me some pointers on a starting problem on my car that's starting to baffle me....
We've had the car (a '96 ES auto) for nearly 13 years, during which time its always started well. Recently however, when starting the car 1st thing in the morning, the car sometimes takes an absolute age turning over before it starts to finally splutter into life. When it eventually fires there are plumes of smoke from the exhaust until it starts to settle down (presumably unburnt fuel). Once its started its fine for the rest of the day. Thinking it was glowplugs I've replaced all of them with new Beru plugs (to no avail). It's also just had a new starter ('cos the old one packed up totally) and the battery is absolutely fine.
Could it be the glowplug timer relay? (the glow plug light comes on / goes out as per its always done and the connections are clean and bright). For all the world it's just like it's drained the fuel off overnight (although the smoke on start up makes me think this is unlikely). As it's got the electronic injection pump system I'm aware that there are a number of fuel control solenoids in the system. Could it be one of those sticking? If so which one would be the likely culprit? Any light you guys could bring to bear on the subject would be very much apprecaited!!
Thanks!!