stneville
Member Since: 21 Sep 2011
Location: Essex
Posts: 23
  
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Hi All
I am looking for some help with an issue I had at the weekend.
I started my 2007 Disco 3 up early on Saturday morning and being in a rush and being stressed I just turned the key to start up without waiting for the glow plug light to go out. Usually it goes out pretty much straight away.
The car didn't start and it just chocked on itself. I turned if off and then waited for the light to go off and again it didn't start. It took a couple of attempts to start but the engine fault light stayed on.
The engine fault light doesn't come on now once the car has started, on turning the ignition on I am not getting any “bongâ€. The battery light doesn't go off until the car has fully started up, I can’t remember if it did this before.
This morning I started the car up, I waited for the glow plug light to go out. It took a couple of more seconds to go out that it usually does but it started first time. I drove off straight away without waiting for the engine to warm up and for the first 50 meters, I had no power, I was moving but I couldn't accelerate. I just turned around and took it back home and took the other the car.
Any one advise what the issue is?
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 1st Dec 2014 1:47 pm |
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Woolmeister
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: Chandler's Ford
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Sounds as though you have an EGR problem, which might explain your lack of power.
It's that time of year when it's definitely worth checking your battery and alternator to see if they are also contributing to your problems.
Another possibility is lack of fuel pressure and failing glow-plugs.
Good luck. 
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| 1st Dec 2014 2:38 pm |
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maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3171
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stneville wrote:Sounds as though you have an EGR problem, which might explain your lack of power.
It's that time of year when it's definitely worth checking your battery and alternator to see if they are also contributing to your problems.
Another possibility is lack of fuel pressure and failing glow-plugs.
Good luck. Thumbs Up
Steve
Gets my vote - been there (and my EGR's are blanked off), patience is the word I'm afraid.
Steve
Last edited by maplecottage on 1st Dec 2014 3:44 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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| 1st Dec 2014 3:11 pm |
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BarryT
Member Since: 09 Jan 2013
Location: North Wales
Posts: 295
 
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Sounds simmilar to what I have just posted, EGR problem.
BarryT
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| 1st Dec 2014 3:41 pm |
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