muswellmetro
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- Sep 21, 2002
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- london
have problems starting my tdi(1998 skoda ocatvia 90hp) when temp is below 19 C (68F) but once it is warm ( or above 20C (70F) it starts ok...now i have had diesels for years so and it seemed standard glow plug problems so i went to the skoda dealer...check the glow plugs please
...skoda say they are ok but not standard (Champion) but i still had them changed for VAG type, no difference( changed them again my self BOSCH type),, no difference, so they changed the temperature sender unit,,,, no difference, changed the battery,changed the fuel filter, checked the leads ,replaced the earth lead
... still 14C this morning,,,, turn turn turn..(cranking it for 3- 4 seconds then fires.. rough for half a second)... excessive fuel smoke then runs and starts ok for the rest of the day
the glow plugs glow when out of the engine... takes two or three seconds to really glow hot
what else could cause the poor cold starting? MAF sensor, O2 sensor, relays ,ECU.... help... it has done 80k and had new timing belt at 75k... but ran ok until now... nothing stored in the memory
Geoff
...skoda say they are ok but not standard (Champion) but i still had them changed for VAG type, no difference( changed them again my self BOSCH type),, no difference, so they changed the temperature sender unit,,,, no difference, changed the battery,changed the fuel filter, checked the leads ,replaced the earth lead
... still 14C this morning,,,, turn turn turn..(cranking it for 3- 4 seconds then fires.. rough for half a second)... excessive fuel smoke then runs and starts ok for the rest of the day
the glow plugs glow when out of the engine... takes two or three seconds to really glow hot
what else could cause the poor cold starting? MAF sensor, O2 sensor, relays ,ECU.... help... it has done 80k and had new timing belt at 75k... but ran ok until now... nothing stored in the memory
Geoff