This is the D8A engine swap in a DHY 197 model. The engine settled in and I handed it over to my son, who reported in the second week that it was getting hard to start, so I advised him of the glo plug possible issue and to turn the key to preheat three times and i heard no more so I figured he had it sorted.
Then yesterday he called me from the country and said he had driven 600km without a miss and left the car standing for couple of days and then it just would not start.
Even using the three preheat cycles it would try to start and then stop.
To get him going I told him to turn on the key (which opens the stop solenoid) and hand prime the engine with the squeeze bowl.
This worked and it started.
He did say he had wet hands from fuel leaking from somewhere so I told him he needs to check that he does not have a leaking fuel line which would bleed air into the system.
He said that the car puffed black smoke during cranking and when it finally started it gave out some more black smoke.
He also said that when it tried to run and stopped something moved on the injector pump top (LUCAS). I was not aare of any solenoid that moved any arms/levers on the pump but then I never cranked it and watched at the same time.. Q? Does the throttle arm automatically open when cranking?
Anyone got some pointers as to how we can diagnose the problems, please give me check list that I can pass on.
If we check it in a local Peugeot dealer what things should we tell the service-manager?
My worry is next wekend they are parking it for a few days on a mountain above th snow line while they go skiing (Yes we do have snow in Australia) and if its parked ona slope of the mountain it might be difficult to extract.
If you roll a diesel down a hill in gear will the motor jump/roll/start easily (I hope thats not a dumb question)?
Cheers.
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My son just called. Car would not start again this am.
NRMA roadside service came.
He bled fuel line and fed in some aero start and it started right away.
Mechanic said its "not a fuel issue".
Glow plugs are drawing 7 amps suggestig thats too low and its aglow plug problem as discussed elsewhere on these forums using the three tries method.
So does anyone know the following.........
How to check glow plug performance?
The resistance of glow plugs individually?
Collectively?
The amps drawn by each?
and
All four?
Thanks
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Glow plugs should draw around 15 amps each. If you disconnect the common feed from the glow plugs they should read less than 1 ohm each. Sounds as though you have 3 1/2 duff ones.
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SPOT ON PETER.
Just had update the auto electrician found only 1 working 3 stuffed.
He said they had been in there for 10 years.
Charged $AU200 to supply and fit four new ones.
Unsure why he said that the four spares my son had from the DHY engine would not fit maybe different thread or depth, anyway my son says the engine starts like a petrol car now.
Thats a relief given they are driving to the snow fields Friday
cheers
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