gelf Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 the last couple of frosty mornings has given my mondeo TD a starting problem i let the glow plugs go on and off a couple of times... turn the key,it starts,runs for 3 or 4 seconds and stops.....and then you have to keep winding it over and over till it eventually starts. i'll go and get a new set of glow plugs later.... but any other ideas? graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggy Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Dodgy fuel? Diesel emulsifying in the pipes? Even "not" using the glow plugs the act of cranking should compress the air heating it to cause combustion in the diesel with in a few and once gone shouldn't stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 the last couple of frosty mornings has given my mondeo TD a starting problem i let the glow plugs go on and off a couple of times... turn the key,it starts,runs for 3 or 4 seconds and stops.....and then you have to keep winding it over and over till it eventually starts.i'll go and get a new set of glow plugs later.... but any other ideas? graham Toyota Yaris. Have the battery checked out. I could feel my battery struggling a bit more than usual this morning -2 C; good job I replaced it when the last one was on its last legs; Would have had to call the AA otherwise or remove the battery from the LWT and jump start it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 the last couple of frosty mornings has given my mondeo TD a starting problem i let the glow plugs go on and off a couple of times... turn the key,it starts,runs for 3 or 4 seconds and stops.....and then you have to keep winding it over and over till it eventually starts.i'll go and get a new set of glow plugs later.... but any other ideas? graham Sounds more like a fuelling problem to me rather than glowplugs - when was the last time the filter was changed? There's a drain on the bottom of the filter housing to get rid of excess water - at a guess I would say that this was the problem. Hope this helps. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 hmmm.........it is well over due for a filter change.......i'll do that first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I'd suggest glowplugs or diesel filter. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigster Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Its a ford what do you expect... Ford = pile of poooooop. nuff siad. Although that doesn't help you on this matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diff Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Some possibilities: If engine is old and compression is poor, the initial heating of the air in the cylinders by the glow plugs is lost as the engine starts and sucks freezing cold air in before enough heat from the first few firings transfers heat into the metal of the engine. Similar effects will happen if some of the glow plugs are working and others are not even if the compression is reasonable. Basically, the air drawn in is too cold to be heated enough by the rising pistons(compression) to establish combustion of the diesel on their own. Which is why glow plugs need to be working on most engines in winter. Regards, Diff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Battery would be the first port of call for me, followed by Glow plugs, glow plug timer and post start control, Im not sure if Mondeos have a throttle sensing microswitch to shut the post start heating off when you press the pedal - but if it has check that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Blimey Diff, that was a bit technical. I need a lie-down now. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggy Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Thinking about it My dad used to have a mondeo and even in winter it didn't need much glowplugs if any his laguna is the same as is my def110 and his def110? had lots of reports about watery diesel could you have picked up a load? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 it has done nearly 150k...... but runs faultlessly up until now. will have a fiddle 2moro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 the last couple of frosty mornings has given my mondeo TD a starting problem i let the glow plugs go on and off a couple of times... turn the key,it starts,runs for 3 or 4 seconds and stops.....and then you have to keep winding it over and over till it eventually starts.i'll go and get a new set of glow plugs later.... but any other ideas? graham Well i think the problem is its a ford and remeber that stands for Fix Or Repair Daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted November 19, 2005 Author Share Posted November 19, 2005 .............i get less problems from my Ford than i do with the Defender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siggy Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 [touch wood] my def110 hasn't given me major problems [/touch wood] couple of break downs due to carp fuel not major one chip on screen insurance jobby one attempted break in (alarm saved the day) one light switch melted again halfords for replacement it proper one sorted hence me thinking of ways to improve it see heated wash thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discopete Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 it has done nearly 150k...... but runs faultlessly up until now.will have a fiddle 2moro. I had a 93 Mondeo diesel and did the same thing, it turned out to be the filter head sucking in air through the hand primer after being stood for a while, Hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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