Thanks for the replies. I did have the FIP timing at the top of my list of suspects but didn't think it was necessary for them to disturb that. If they had got the cam/crank timing off by a tooth would they be able to get the engine to fire up at all? or would the timing be too far out? Are...

Hi All, I'm new here and desparate for some help. My 1999 P38 diesel has just had the head gasket repaired by my local garage. When they put everything back together and tried to start her up they were struggling to get her to start. After some trying they eventually got the engine to run...