Hi Guys.... Me again;
Any suggestions on the following problem?
Car : Vx Corsa '98 1.7D 104k
Problem, over last couple of days, the car has been a reluctant starter, it spins over happy enough and plenty fast enough, battery in tip top condition and starter runs fine.
It just runs and runs on the starter with lots of white smoke, but it wont bite, then 10-15-20secs into the crank it bites knocks/misses a bit and pumps more white smoke for a second or two..... Then runs and drives fine as ever.
It seems the longer I leave it / the colder the engine is the longer I have to crank it, extra time on the glow plugs makes no diff what sover, nor does the ambient......
What do I think??
Fuelling problem..... possibility of air leak into fuel system allowing fuel to drain back into tank, I was thinking of giving the connections on the fuel system a squirt with some sticky spray grease to try and gum up the leak, and if it works, just try an nip them up replace some seals....
Any other ideas??
What does the white smoke smelling of diesel suggest...other than blowing my no fuel theory up?
TIA
Tom