I have a 1.9 turbo, R reg which has done 135,000 miles. I had some difficulty getting it to start in the mornings a couple of years ago, and it has not been right since.
The fuel filter was changed, which was coincident with the difficulty, but could never be traced to anything to do with the filter.
I changed the glowplugs which made a marginal improvement for a while. It later started to give out white smoke when starting at cold. I have changed the injectors at about 130,000 miles which made little difference.
Over the last few months, things have got worse. I used to be able to improve the starting by flooring the accelerator pedal while I cranked it, but now I need to leave the pedal alone until it has started.
In the morning I will measure the current drawn by the plugs, and check whether priming the fuel pump will help (and so indicate air leaks). Apart from that is there anything else that might be the problem. The engine turns over easily, runs smoothly when warm with plenty of torque, and the lights brighten up as soon as the glowplugs are switched off.
The fuel filter was changed, which was coincident with the difficulty, but could never be traced to anything to do with the filter.
I changed the glowplugs which made a marginal improvement for a while. It later started to give out white smoke when starting at cold. I have changed the injectors at about 130,000 miles which made little difference.
Over the last few months, things have got worse. I used to be able to improve the starting by flooring the accelerator pedal while I cranked it, but now I need to leave the pedal alone until it has started.
In the morning I will measure the current drawn by the plugs, and check whether priming the fuel pump will help (and so indicate air leaks). Apart from that is there anything else that might be the problem. The engine turns over easily, runs smoothly when warm with plenty of torque, and the lights brighten up as soon as the glowplugs are switched off.
