Since I last serviced my tzd I have found that on cold starting it starts first time as usual then stalls for no reason
When I try to restart it it tries to stall again unless I rev it a bit then it’s ok
but some times I’ve had to use the primer pump on the fuel filter to get it going again
It seems that I might have a leak somewhere
Has anyone else had the same problem??
1.7 Td Lucas cav roto-diesel
Stalling on start up
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- BXpert
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Stalling on start up
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Sounds like an air leak to me. Presumably you have the black filter bowl over the thermostat - so it won't be the fuel heater at the back of the engine. As you have the Roto-Diesel pump it will not be the leakoff pipes either.
So its checking everything - including the steel pipes running under the off side.
It is also possible that the thermostat in the fuel heater (which is in with the filter bowl) is leaking - its at the back left side. Something gooey placed over the fitting may help with the diagnosis.
So its checking everything - including the steel pipes running under the off side.
It is also possible that the thermostat in the fuel heater (which is in with the filter bowl) is leaking - its at the back left side. Something gooey placed over the fitting may help with the diagnosis.
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i think that i've found the air leak
I must have disturbed the fuel line when I moved it to do the cam belt
I hadn’t noticed how tatty the end of the line was and tenuously it was hanging onto the fitting to the filter
If there is enough of the fuel line I’ll cut it back to a clean end and refit it
That should cure the problem
I must have disturbed the fuel line when I moved it to do the cam belt
I hadn’t noticed how tatty the end of the line was and tenuously it was hanging onto the fitting to the filter
If there is enough of the fuel line I’ll cut it back to a clean end and refit it
That should cure the problem
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pikey wrote:dont know if it helps much but that doesnt look like a roto filter, dont they have a through bolt and the primer but angled forward?
i'm hoping that is the case because i've been putting veg oil in my tgd turbo in the belief that it is a bosch filter/ injector setup
cheers
your right i do have a bosch filter on the car but the rest of the set up is roto-diesel
i think the somewhere along the way for some reason the filter was swaped for the bosch one
i trimed back the fuel line, refited it and primed it and it's fine now
instant starts and the power is back
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Just worthy of a mention... Just because a car has Lucas/CAV/Roto or Bosch fuel filter doesn't mean it will have the same manufacturer's injection pump... and Vice-versa.
I've seen all 4 permutations in BXs (and other XUD engined cars) over the years. I think it was simply what was in the parts bins at the time.
I've seen all 4 permutations in BXs (and other XUD engined cars) over the years. I think it was simply what was in the parts bins at the time.
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