I.4 Hdi Poor Starting

[madtheswine99]

Have a problem starting the car on the very first start of the day,or when its stood for 5-6hrs.I have changed the glow plugs,and I have changed the glow plug relay.When I start the car I dont get a glow plug light showing on the dash,is that correct?? or should it always show on start up.

The previous owner for some reason had piggy backed a ford glow plug relay,which is now removed and the wiring put back to the correct place.

When I start I get a lot of white smoke from the exhaust,car runs fine otherwise,any help appreciated.

[paul.h]

May be one or all of the glow plugs are not working but it might not be cold enough to need them. On the diesel Citroens we have/had, the glow plug light at best has only flashed briefly so could easily be missed.

 

Other possibilities may include:

- a coolant leak into the cylinders - check if the water level is still normal and not going down,

- the coolant temperature sensor may not be correct - if you have access to a code reader with live data it will give the measured temperature and this should be ambient (about 15°C) with a cold engine.

- an air leak into the fuel lines letting the fuel drain back to the tank - if there is a hand pump to prime the fuel filter, try using this before starting.