starting problems

[peanutcrusher]

anyone got any idears

i have been out and tryed to start the bongo this morning its been stood for around a week. there is charge in the battery and the enging turns over it seems to go to fire up but just will not start
its a 2.5 diesel on a p plate if that helps.
i have tryed to turn the key wait for the click then turn the key off and back on again so as to make sure the glow plugs are warm.
it has been throwing out a fair bit of white smoke when i got it started of late but i guessed that was just hte time of year.

[wonkanoby]

how old are the glow plugs

[francophile1947]

Almost certainly glow plugs, if it runs OK after a couple of minutes.

[peanutcrusher]

the plugs are only about 18 months old.

[wonkanoby]

check they are getting power

but they could still be duff

[peanutcrusher]

what is the best way to test they are getting power.

[wonkanoby]

meter or evan a bulb to the rail connects them and an earth

[peanutcrusher]

i've had a friend look at the van the glow plugs are fine it seems to be losing fuel pressure he thinks. its started now once its started the once its ok it only when its left it seems to play up.
there seems to be some diesel round the top of the engine as well.

[M 80NGO]

Read page 4 buddy, http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=53672
my cold start was set to idle to high, don't press the throttle at all as the ecu will turn the glowplugs off

[M 80NGO]

Read page 4 buddy, http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=53672
my cold start was set to idle to high, don't press the throttle at all as the ecu will turn the glowplugs off

Sorry page 3

[rita]

Are you using Vegi oil?

[Northern Bongolow]

look for a fuel leak around the return links at the injectors, is your glowplug buss bar touching on the link pipes, and has burned/rubbed through.