Slow to start vauxhall vivaro 1.9 dci

[glyn2102]

Van starts eventually after after turning over for 2 or 3 minutes.
I have checked Glow plugs, EGR valve, Fuel temp sensor and have put it on a code reader and shows no codes.
Any ideas what to check next?

 

[^neo^]

How did you check the glow plugs?

 

[glyn2102]

How did you check the glow plugs?

i put a light tester to pos on battery and touched the top of glow plug to see if it lit up for a full circuit

 

[^neo^]

really need to do a load test on them and time how long they stay on for.

 

[glyn2102]

really need to do a load test on them and time how long they stay on for.

thanks done that 13 seconds also put a new timer on still no joy

 

[rekkymech]

Do a leak off test, if injectors are leaking past, the neccesary rail pressure takes a long time to build for engine to start. Or if you are sure its a glow plug issue(which if it was it wouldn't start at all) check the condition and operation of the relay

 

[leewill]

sounds like a glow plug issue to me, you may be getting power to them and getting all the right readings from the top, the only way to check glow plugs really is to take them out, apply a neg to the body, apos to the end where the pos, goes, and see if they light up, if two of your plugs are out it`ll take a while but will fire up on two cylinders eventually, in turn firing the others up........my bet is glow plugs, let me know if i`m wrong, i love critisism, why i`m with a bird............

 

[Bubblenskweak]

Don' worry, they just do that......

 

[Taffy6]

Hi, Did you fix the problem?
My Vivaro, slow to start, no revs for ages. Bought an opcom, fault code Air Mass Sensor!! Bought a genuine Siemens one and problem fixed!!!

Prior to this i bough a cheap Air Mass Sensor off ebay that didnt work!!!