So I'm having an intermittent starting fault with my van.
It started happening the other day and is getting worse. It probably fails to turn over more than half the time now.
Usually when you turn the key the glow plug light comes on and there should be a click from a relay near the fuse box under the glovebox, followed by a whirring sound which i assume is the fuel pump priming???
However often my engine temperature warning light is on and there is no click from the relay and the glow plugs don't come on. This happens several times until she miraculously decides to behave and starts fine. Sometimes this can take several minutes.
My guess is a bad relay in the SAM unit under the glovebox, does anyone now if that could be the problem? And if so which relay it is?
In the last few days I've also noticed she idles very badly occasionally, with the revs constantly going between 800/1000 rpm. I doubt this would be related if the problem is only a relay, or perhaps my starting problem is more complicated than I'm hoping and it's causing the bad idle?
Like a crank/cam position sensor??
Lots of questions there I know, all help is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot
It started happening the other day and is getting worse. It probably fails to turn over more than half the time now.
Usually when you turn the key the glow plug light comes on and there should be a click from a relay near the fuse box under the glovebox, followed by a whirring sound which i assume is the fuel pump priming???
However often my engine temperature warning light is on and there is no click from the relay and the glow plugs don't come on. This happens several times until she miraculously decides to behave and starts fine. Sometimes this can take several minutes.
My guess is a bad relay in the SAM unit under the glovebox, does anyone now if that could be the problem? And if so which relay it is?
In the last few days I've also noticed she idles very badly occasionally, with the revs constantly going between 800/1000 rpm. I doubt this would be related if the problem is only a relay, or perhaps my starting problem is more complicated than I'm hoping and it's causing the bad idle?
Like a crank/cam position sensor??
Lots of questions there I know, all help is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot