Hello, My diesel car is slow to start in the morning AND when I let the car sit for hours even if its really hot outside.It takes about 4 seconds after I press the START button for the engine to start. Only when I start the car minutes after I turned the engine off,it starts imediattely. Another …

back in the days when mechanically controlled injection was the name of the game for diesels, it was much more simple like “check your fuel is there and no air pulled in, make sure it did not turn jelly from the cold temperature, check your glow plugs work… if still no… go for compression… if no - g…

Car slow to start and high fuel consumption on idle

Maintenance/Repairs

thegreendrag0n September 23, 2021, 5:09pm 15

so, the coolant temperature was reported at 40 and then up to 83 when thermostat gets opened, but this one stays at zero?
why is that?
bad sensor or broken wire?

Topic		Replies	Views
Hesitation and high Idle after cold start Maintenance/Repairs	2	1661	August 13, 2019
RPM fluctuations Maintenance/Repairs engines , renault	8	1443	September 4, 2022
99 rav 4 cold start Maintenance/Repairs toyota , start , rav4	5	1357	July 31, 2010
Diesel Car - Trouble Starting Maintenance/Repairs audi , a3	7	1231	November 21, 2016
Why is my car idling so high at start up Maintenance/Repairs jetta , volkswagen	6	24227	November 30, 2010

Car slow to start and high fuel consumption on idle

Related topics