Turboman · Dec 10, 2021

Britcyclerider said:
Since I swapped my 19J for a 200 TDI, I have missed the old starting routine. 30 s of heat and plumes of clag. It's so characterful!

You should move somewhere really cold, like Canada.

Then you can enjoy all that, plus the delight of lighting a bonfire under your diesel tank just to get the diesel liquid in the first place.

miktdish · Dec 10, 2021

Britcyclerider said:
@miktdish19J is an indirect diesel engine as the fuel is injected into pre-combustion chambers.

Yes, sorry.

moremuckmush · Dec 10, 2021

Britcyclerider said:
@miktdish19J is an indirect diesel engine as the fuel is injected into pre-combustion chambers.

Try cranking with the clutch pedal down. This removes some of the drag associated with the transmission. Engine oil viscosity also plays a part in cranking speed, especially when cold. Check you have a 15W40 engine oil as opposed to 20W50. You can even run 10W40 in winter, but you may burn and leak more.

Since I swapped my 19J for a 200 TDI, I have missed the old starting routine. 30 s of heat and plumes of clag. It's so characterful!

Yep I keep the clutch down as a matter of course Pal , the difference in 10 extra seconds in the colder weather is like chalk and cheese

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