nfn
New Member
Hi all,
i have done a quick forum search to no avail ? and before i entrust a garage ! i thought i would ask here first in case its a common problem or an easy fix ?
I have a 2003 TD4 its ran great and been fully serviced in March, but over the last few weeks it has taken longer to start from cold.
When warm its OK , but in the mornings it will turn over fine and as it should but will not fire into life for maybe 10-15 turns of the motor ? i have waited for the glow plug light to go out and have waited past this and still it takes some time to fire.
It turns over at the correct speed with no battery problems but takes its time to fire into life ?
(also one day when done around 2 miles in 3rd gear it lost a little power and the engine managment light cam on "flashing" not solid , and it would not rev to full revs, it cleared its self after 100ft and was fine and no light since ?)
Should i look to change the glow plugs ? or could it be something else ?
any help would be good as i don't want the garage to assume and try changing things at my cost until they solve the problem.
i have done a quick forum search to no avail ? and before i entrust a garage ! i thought i would ask here first in case its a common problem or an easy fix ?
I have a 2003 TD4 its ran great and been fully serviced in March, but over the last few weeks it has taken longer to start from cold.
When warm its OK , but in the mornings it will turn over fine and as it should but will not fire into life for maybe 10-15 turns of the motor ? i have waited for the glow plug light to go out and have waited past this and still it takes some time to fire.
It turns over at the correct speed with no battery problems but takes its time to fire into life ?
(also one day when done around 2 miles in 3rd gear it lost a little power and the engine managment light cam on "flashing" not solid , and it would not rev to full revs, it cleared its self after 100ft and was fine and no light since ?)
Should i look to change the glow plugs ? or could it be something else ?
any help would be good as i don't want the garage to assume and try changing things at my cost until they solve the problem.