Problems with Starting on Golf TDI

[SLH]

I dont know if anyone can help. I have a 2001 1.9 diesel TDi and am having huge problems starting my car.

It turns over but takes at least 4 attempts to fire and when it does fire there is a huge amount of diesel smoke which is omitted from the car. If the car is hot it fires immediately its just when it has been standing for a period of time. The glow plugs have been replaced and I still have a problem.

Anyone any ideas what else it could be?

[s0niX]

battery

[mkpp786]

battery

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[Eshrules]

battery

care to ellaborate?

yes... i agree... the idea of this forum is to promote a helpful community, whereby problems are identified and together, resolved.

a one word answer isn't sufficient.... you can't possibly say it's just the battery without doing certain tests... it could well be the alternator not charging sufficiently, or a poor earth on the start motor, it could be a whole host of things.....