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by Dueknave
Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem
Replies: 13
Views: 5420

Re: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem

Glow plugs are fine mate, two weeks old!!

Hmm would a damaged crank sensor cause this??
by Dueknave
Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:23 pm
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem
Replies: 13
Views: 5420

Re: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem

Put new battery in and just turns over

So new battery, new fuel pump, new timing belt and it just turns over and theres a half tank of diesel??


I DONT UNDERSTAND
by Dueknave
Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:27 am
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem
Replies: 13
Views: 5420

Re: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem

Also...mine is a 1999 turbo diesel
by Dueknave
Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:25 am
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem
Replies: 13
Views: 5420

Re: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem

Thanks so much for replies!!! I charged the second hand battery I bought all day and last night, haven't got around to testing it. Wouldn't start the car this morning, but it turned over so quickly, wasn't sluggish at all in the slightest....could it still be the battery? Car wouldn't start on a jum...
by Dueknave
Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:04 am
Forum: Engine, Clutch and Transmission
Topic: Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem
Replies: 13
Views: 5420

Need advice/help on 406 battery/starting problem

Okay first of all...saying im not an mechanical expert would be the biggest under-statement of the year! I'm having diffcult getting my 406 turbo diesel started (same engine as 306 turbo diesel). Badly need it to get to uni! A few weeks ago: If i charge my battery for a few hours and then try to sta...