info on diesel cars- 306 td

[djinuk]

ok , i recently got hold of my first diesel car , a 306 1.9 td.

Ive gota say i love it, effortless to drive, a great mile cruncher etc etc..

the only thing im finding is it struggles on cold starts, usually taking 4/5 times of warming up them coils before it will eventually fire.

Forgive my innocence but is there anything in particular which would cause this or is a pretty normal for a old diesel.

[Nayls]

probably wants new glow plugs :)

[Markey Mark (BD)]

I'd say it sounds like it could do with some new glow plugs if the things taking that long to start.

[Sparkie]

you will need the special glow plug spanner.

good luck with the glow plug on cylinder number 1...no body changes it cos its a pig to get to. i managed to snap the water union next to it one of the times i did one.

[djinuk]

happy days lol.. im a complete noob with diesels so this should be fun.. are glow plugs generally changed 4 at a time, and is it somthing worth salvaging off a 2nd hand motor or buying new.

You say special glow plug spanner ?..

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Worth buying new mate, you never know what the condition of the ones you pull out of a scrapper are like

Yeah you get them in a set of 4

[rs250nut]

Get some penetrating fluid involved to avoid snapping the *******s off in the head.:)

[r5 rich]

i got my glow plugs for my old diesel escort van from halfords, got them with my trade card from about 30 quid down to about 12 quid for all 4:)

[Brigsy]

New glow plugs should sort it.

Set aside 3 hrs to do it the two behind the derv pump are a nightmare. Buy decent beru glow plugs its a job you dont want to do again in a hurry;)

[djinuk]

ahh **** splat.. bal ache of a job then :( happy days.