I've a 54 Terrano 3.0di and it has been magic for the last 6 yrs. However, it's now playing me up by being inconsistent when starting from cold and on the odd occasion when cooled off but, not stone cold.
It first did it in N.Wales when it had been standing for for 2-3 hrs.Not a cough and that dead feeling.Had a walk around the car park and it fired first time.
Couple of weeks later, did it again at a site. A cuppa was drunk and it started first time.
End of October, same again with the 'van hitched up ready for a week away. Jump leads attached and it fired straight away.Off we went and it was perfect the whole week.
Middle November, did it again outside home and called mate who sent the lads out with slave battery. Connected it up and and bingo.They took it away and checked and the Alternator was kapput, so new alternator. Few days later, it did it again, so out come the meter and a cell had gone on the 10 month old Varta battery.They didn't want to know, as they said it was the alternator that was at fault. Understandable but annoying.
Bosch battery fitted and away we go. That is until three days later! Usual routine, although this time the sparky gave it the once over. No fault codes, glow plug relay fine and temp sender fine. Suggested pulling the plug off the ignition switch and cleaning the thing up and squirty stuff applied.Fires first time.Bingo great!
Today it doesn't start and it didn't cough.Lads arrive, hook it up and off it goes. We get it to the shop and I pull bits off to get to the glow plugs and find they are all naff. Current from the relay but nothing to the plugs.Will be getting new ones in when everywhere opens on Monday.
So, what I want to know, is what are we missing? I have always thought immobilizer but, the sparky said no. However, I think he's wrong somehow, as after cranking until the battery is slowing down, it doesn't smoke the place out, which I think it ought to. In fact, it has only really smoked on a couple of non starts.Leading to me thinking no fuel.A voltage drop could be confusing the e.c.u. I suppose but which sensor is playing up and would the starter drop it enough? Its got 100k on it and I keep it well maintained by the book as I rely on it.
Any thoughts and suggestions are very welcome.:bow:bow
It first did it in N.Wales when it had been standing for for 2-3 hrs.Not a cough and that dead feeling.Had a walk around the car park and it fired first time.
Couple of weeks later, did it again at a site. A cuppa was drunk and it started first time.
End of October, same again with the 'van hitched up ready for a week away. Jump leads attached and it fired straight away.Off we went and it was perfect the whole week.
Middle November, did it again outside home and called mate who sent the lads out with slave battery. Connected it up and and bingo.They took it away and checked and the Alternator was kapput, so new alternator. Few days later, it did it again, so out come the meter and a cell had gone on the 10 month old Varta battery.They didn't want to know, as they said it was the alternator that was at fault. Understandable but annoying.
Bosch battery fitted and away we go. That is until three days later! Usual routine, although this time the sparky gave it the once over. No fault codes, glow plug relay fine and temp sender fine. Suggested pulling the plug off the ignition switch and cleaning the thing up and squirty stuff applied.Fires first time.Bingo great!
Today it doesn't start and it didn't cough.Lads arrive, hook it up and off it goes. We get it to the shop and I pull bits off to get to the glow plugs and find they are all naff. Current from the relay but nothing to the plugs.Will be getting new ones in when everywhere opens on Monday.
So, what I want to know, is what are we missing? I have always thought immobilizer but, the sparky said no. However, I think he's wrong somehow, as after cranking until the battery is slowing down, it doesn't smoke the place out, which I think it ought to. In fact, it has only really smoked on a couple of non starts.Leading to me thinking no fuel.A voltage drop could be confusing the e.c.u. I suppose but which sensor is playing up and would the starter drop it enough? Its got 100k on it and I keep it well maintained by the book as I rely on it.
Any thoughts and suggestions are very welcome.:bow:bow
