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Thanks ovalandrover, I can rule that out as a possible cause Ian

Hi, I had soem time this afternoon to look at the car again. Initially tried a start and the motor started reasonably quick, idle again not absolutely steady, motor died after about 30 seconds. I then checked the fuse box and its relays visually/smell for anything suspect, checked and...

Thanks, but did your car also still have plenty of kick in the battery? could be a bad connection, but checking all connections is big job. Did you also have starting difficulty when car is warm - such as still plenty crank power from battery but not firing till about 6 + secs...

Thanks, originally when I checkede fuel pump just switching on ignition the pump was dispensing about the said quanity of fuel in that time, but I will check this again, also powering the pump directly. Now things have got a little worse overnight I am more confused about where the main problem...

Thanks, battery has plenty kick and has been charging well of alternator when runnning. fuse box seems ok. This morning the car for the first time was reluctant to start from cold! Also, only ran for 30 secs and decided to stop. So, thats it now, not relaible to drive around anymore...

Hi all, I suspect something is not right with the feul system of my car and would like to know what thoughts there might be on the symptoms I see. I can confirm that the pump is operating - when cold & ignition switched on the pump is pumping to FIP. Its not blasting out fuel but...

Hi all, I'm after a Syncmate for P38- BMW 2.5 Diesel, if anyone has one they would part with please let me know. Aberdeen,Scotland. 07790510341. Or if anybody local has one could I borrow it. thanks Ian

Hi datatek, everything seems similar to Hebby73, fuel is be pushed to injector pump, shut off solinoid is operating, but injector pump does not put fuel out. No warning lights on dash. Fuses & Relays checked and ok. It appears that the quantity servo unit is not being signalled to operate the...

Hi all, I have a P38 2.5 diesel with the same non starting symptoms as Hebby73. Everything seems to be working, fuel getting to FIP but not to injectors! Very haspy Hebby73 had success,but whats not clear to me from the forum is was it a becm out of sync with the ecu problem, and did the...