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arch50
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cold start

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hi can someone please help and send me a picture or a diagram off the pipes at the back of the engine that go to the cold start and the exhast recycle valve as they are all loose :oops:
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Would you like that from the HDi90 engine, or the 3.0 v6 (194bhp version or 210?).... or maybe something in-between...?

You need to be a bit more specific mate :)
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hi sorry just trying to do three things at once, the car is 1999 406 1905 TD what is wrong is the car is getting hard to start in the cold weather and i was told that the pipes where off (they are all tied up in a bundle )and it would not be helping it start sorry again
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Re: cold start

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Glow plugs? :?
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Re: cold start

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yep, definatley glow plugs
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hi again no it`s not the glow plugs the engine starts but the vacume cold start is not connected right thats why i was asking for a diagram of the pipe work on this engine diesel td 1.9
besause the engine starts right away and runs really slow and wants to stall when cold can any one help??????
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