Ok so a chat with a local diesel injection specialist steered me away from glow plugs for the time being, he and others suggested injector issues, so I got to know Bosch common rail as best I could and found no4 injector leak back excessive, plus live data shows that the requested fuel rail pressure is not being met on turnover, intact it’s about half what it should be, when easy start is used while reading rail pressure, once it starts to fire the extra turn over speed achieves the 300bar requested fuel pressure and she starts and runs , but to complicate things further it will not rev past 2k rpm , has anyone input on this or what I have discovered? Thanks
Whoever suggested Easystart as a fix should be shot at dawn. You may be able to claim part cost of replacement of the top end if they are running a business in car repairs.
Totally agree on the easy start.
not sure what input we can give you here mate. You’ve done a leakback and identified a bad injector so change that first. Solve your glow plug issue too and then see where you land and take it from there. It’s a process of elimination and you should always deal with the issues that you can see first.
what other diagnostic errors are stored?
Easystart is a death sentence. DO NOT USE. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE IN LIMP MODE. When was the fuel filter last changed?? also how good is your battery!
Thank you , I will try source an injector tomorrow, talking to the owner today I explained that glow plugs need doing after injector, thanks for being helpful
2 things I’ve been aware of the downsides of easy start before I was a teenager, I’ve never owned a can it just so happens that the car was brought to me by means of starting it with easy start, I spent a whole day trying to diagnose the car
2 you didn’t even try or bother to help get this car up and running on a forum that caters for one model from one manufacturer, when I seen that someone had replied I was curious, but you just pointed out the obvious, not everyone is a mechanic, i am, but just for your sake I’ll go out of my way to not use it, thanks
I had similar low fuel pressure issues and after changing the filter and the rail pressure sensor it was the injectors. All four required overhauling!
Thanks I’m aware of the fuel filter issue, and also the rail pressure sensor, no4 injector is returning a lot more than the 10cc a minute stated acceptable by Bosch , the other 3 are within spec, the rail can only achieve about 120/150 bar cranking because of the leak back on no4, was your case a non start issue too?
I wouldn't be so noxious when asking for help from a relatively new (to you) source