Diesel Peeps

[Darren]

Ive got an '04 1.7 TD Vauxhall Combo van and it wont run.

It was last driven in October last year. Battery's fooked so put a new one on it and it fired up on the button but would only run for 3 seconds max.

Tried to start it and it wasn't having any of it - not even a cough.

Left it a few minutes while I checked for anything obvious under the bonnet, tried it again and it fired up.......for a few seconds then died again.

Tried to start it again and it wasn't having any of it - not even a cough.

Left it a few minutes and it fired up but again only for a few seconds.

Shut the bonnet, walked away and had a think. Could be a clogged up / damp fuel filter I was thinking

Asked a bloke at work who tinkers with wagons etc, we had a quick look and he thought it might be electrical rather than the filter as he reckons little / no fuel is getting through.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

[Simon_e]

Is there diesel going to the fuel pump? do you need to repressurise the system?

[cossie dunc]

I've fitted a few crank sensors to these, they had similar symptoms to yours

[D-Sport]

I've fitted a few crank sensors to these, they had similar symptoms to yours

I've an 08 one and it would always start in the am but at any stage it would refuse to start during the day, you could be turning it over for an hour and it wouldn't start, if I left it for a while it would fire straight up, changed the crank sensor which is a ten second job and its never failed to start since

[matti]

Could be the EDU, an electrical unit that is at the back of the engine, accessed from underneath. It is possible to open it and repair, the soldered joints pull apart inside. Definitely worth a try, I've done quite a few