Sunday, June 22, 2008

Types of Diesel Cold Start Issues

After researching diesel cold start issues for diesel engines I've come to understand the following common set of symptoms encountered during a cold start:

1. Engine takes a fair bit of cranking to Start when Cold, but eventually starts.

2. Engine Starts easy when cold but run lumpy for short period then runs fine.

3. Engine Starts easy when cold but stalls after a short period.

4. If your are unlucky you could experience combination if not all of the above scenarios :(


But depending on your cold start symptoms will depend on which tests you could perform to narrow it down or correct the issue.

I'm sure there are a few more symptons that exist, and if you have these symptons let me know, and more preferably provide solutions on how you diagnosed your symptons to fix the cold start issue.

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