elefant_man
18-10-2009, 03:54 PM
Hi I am new to the forum so Hello :biglaugh:
I have a AFB 2.5TDI Man 6 speed.
The car has an intermittant starting problem.
Most of the time the car fires up straight away no problem but every 2 or 3 weeks it takes 30-40 seconds of cranking to get it to start. It is normally parked on the flat day in a day out. Every time the car is parked nose up on a hill it refuses to start and I have to push/tow the car onto the flat level.. Once on the flat the car will start up after 30-40 seconds of cranking. Today I went out in the car parked it outside started it back up pulled it on my sloped drive washed the car (took about 30 min) and it refused to start I had to put it back on the road (flat) and after 40 seconds or so it fired up no problems
I have checked around for visual signs of leaks as it appears to be that the diesel is draining back to the tank there are air bubbles in the clear plastic fuel pipe that runs to the injector pump. I have replaced the return pipes on the injectors as these were worn. The car had a new fuel pump fitted by Audi last year and has full history runs and pulls well.
I have Vagcom and this shows no faults on the car.
Has any one got any ideas as to the root of this problem.
Thanks
I have a AFB 2.5TDI Man 6 speed.
The car has an intermittant starting problem.
Most of the time the car fires up straight away no problem but every 2 or 3 weeks it takes 30-40 seconds of cranking to get it to start. It is normally parked on the flat day in a day out. Every time the car is parked nose up on a hill it refuses to start and I have to push/tow the car onto the flat level.. Once on the flat the car will start up after 30-40 seconds of cranking. Today I went out in the car parked it outside started it back up pulled it on my sloped drive washed the car (took about 30 min) and it refused to start I had to put it back on the road (flat) and after 40 seconds or so it fired up no problems
I have checked around for visual signs of leaks as it appears to be that the diesel is draining back to the tank there are air bubbles in the clear plastic fuel pipe that runs to the injector pump. I have replaced the return pipes on the injectors as these were worn. The car had a new fuel pump fitted by Audi last year and has full history runs and pulls well.
I have Vagcom and this shows no faults on the car.
Has any one got any ideas as to the root of this problem.
Thanks