2.1 td sucking in air

[dervpower]

it wont even fire up on easy start we tried that think were gunna have to drag it down to the garage to go on the scanner,theres not a lot you can do on modern stuff

[shelleyamy]

Heater plugs.
Mike

[dervpower]

Heater plugs.
Mike

surely it would try at least when its warm??

[dervpower]

there doesnt seem to be any power to the fuel pump, whats happened to james the resident guru?

[steve_earwig]

Abducted by aliens? (hmm, point, hope he's ok)

[mjb]

he went and got a passat didn't he?

[steve_earwig]

Which blew up I still reckon he'd have checked in with his old buddies tho.

[jasper5]

If the problem was fuel related, or glow plugs, it would start with easy start?

You appear to have checked timing issues? Have you done a compression test? Did you have any possible overheating issues?

Go back to basics and check that you have fuel up to the injectors or take off the fuel pipe from the filter to the injection pump and see if fuel is pumping up when you use the hand pump.Eliminate fuel completely.

[dervpower]

compression seems fine and theres fuel up to the pump? i pmd james but never heard anything back

[jasper5]

Very strange why it doesn't start with easy start.

With a diesel engine, you only need compression, I would wonder about head gasket, but again, compression issues ruled out.

How did you check the timing?

[dervpower]

took the covers off and placed locking bolts in cam,pump and pinned flywheel all spot on

[steve_earwig]

Stupid question number 4,172: Where are you spraying the Easy Start?

[dervpower]

directly into the inlet pipe after the filter

[steve_earwig]

So the spray has to go down the back of the engine, through the turbo, back under the engine, up the front, over the engine again, into the air disributor and then into the inlet manifold. Man, them little aerosols are powerful!

How about undoing the pipe off the front of the air distributor and spraying in there?

[dervpower]

i would have thought some of the easy start vapour would get through it worked on a turboed transit!!!