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Replaced starter, now turns but won't fire up.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:20 pm
by solophoto
Hi there,

Can anyone help?

2.5 TD. Suddenly starter "caught" one day and wouldn't turn the engine over. Managed to bump start in reverse, on the first attempt, no probs, got home and left her on the pavement. Got a replacement starter, stuck it in today. It turns the engine over nice and lively, but she just won't fire. What electrical component / connection have I dislodged? Glow light working, never ever had any probs starting her daily before.

Thanks in advance...

Burl

Re: Replaced starter, now turns but won't fire up.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:02 pm
by g8dhe
The Glow plug light doesn't actually mean anything :-( Check you have 12 volts on the bus bar connecting the glowplugs together, if there isn't 12 volts suspect the fuse first and then the relay the fuse is mounted in line of the cable running behind and down from the battery;
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Re: Replaced starter, now turns but won't fire up.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:07 pm
by Northern Bongolow
or the fuel cut off switch wire has been disturbed.

24-3002 on this link.
http://lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/c ... mgno=.html

Re: Replaced starter, now turns but won't fire up.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:01 pm
by Simon Jones
An obvious, but valid point: plenty of fresh diesel in the tank?

Re: Replaced starter, now turns but won't fire up.

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:37 pm
by solophoto
Thanks for the replies - I will investigate all, but there is half a tank of diesel in it and so the problem must be electrical.

Re: Replaced starter, now turns but won't fire up.

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:47 pm
by teenmal
Does the vehicle have a Manual gearbox?.

Re: Replaced starter, now turns but won't fire up.

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:29 pm
by Simon Jones
teenmal wrote:Does the vehicle have a Manual gearbox?.
Looks that way:
solophoto wrote:... Managed to bump start in reverse, on the first attempt....