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Offline dexbethename

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please help someone!!
« on: November 18, 2010, 13:11:02 »
hi my brothers got a discovery 1 300tdi auto and it seems to take ages to start in the mornings and if u leave it for about 10 min it will do same thing, when it does finally start it kicks out lots of white/grey smoke for about 30secs, can anyone shed some light on the problem?
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« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2010, 13:22:30 »
Change the heater plugs for a start, the auto's with EDC have an issue starting if they're knackered.
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2010, 15:36:55 »
have put a new set in yesterday and no luck :(
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2010, 16:05:06 »
check the relay and fuse then, make sure they are getting power.  Ours had a chunk of wiring corrode enear the battery so the glow plugs were useless, even withthe light coming on the dash.
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Re: please help someone!!
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2010, 16:12:14 »
ok mate i will tell him to take a look tomorrow
thanks for the help
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Re: please help someone!!
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2010, 20:10:22 »
not got an air leak somewhere  has it ?.
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Re: please help someone!!
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2010, 13:28:47 »
no :( he has fitted a non return valve as derv could be draining back, just checked the new glow plugs and 2 arent as good so put 2 more new ones in, just waiting a couple hours to see if it starts better lol
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