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Living where you do, unless you like skiing, I would not bother updating the glow plugs for reliability - it should start easily without glowplugs as long as the temperature is above freezing, if the engine is in reasonable condition. When I had one of these engines I have started it at ten below without glow plugs. And the originals are quite reliable anyway, it is just that if one fails, you have none.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muckinhell
John
JDNSW how long would it take to crank it over and start it on a normal summers day if you hadnt started it in a while???
mine takes a bit of cranking with foot to the floor before she fires up.
Foot to the floor while cranking is the correct way to start 2.25Ds (and other IDI diesels).Quote:
Originally Posted by Muckinhell
On a hot summers day mine will start with just a few seconds of cranking (no glow plugs).
In winter - 30-60 seconds of glowing is needed. I (like others) have found that cranking for a few seconds to put some fuel in the chambers, then glowing, speeds the process up slightly.
ok well mine takes prob 30- 60 secs of cranking in summer to get going so i guess she needs a tune and is the reason for alot of bluish white smoke that it blows as well. but once its going it sounds a runs great. apart from the smoke when there are some revs under it,
Great thread Muckinhell et al. I am learning heaps about my 2.25D also. :)
hows your truck for starting and how does it get vacuum for the brakes sleepy?
She starts fine - 10 sec of glow plug first thing in the morning, a couple of cranks and away I rattle. Blows a bit of white smoke until warm. Motor was rebuilt only 2 years ago so runs and starts great.Quote:
hows your truck for starting and how does it get vacuum for the brakes sleepy?
As for the vacuum I understand there is a butterfly arrangement on the inlet (Ben or John can you please explain again for me too:D;))
Here's a pic of mine...
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/01/1273.jpg
I recall Ben saying you can get more power by removing it and going for an independent vacuum source, which I will get to eventually.:angel:
Blue smoke is oil - sounds like your valve stem seals or rings need doing. Which likely means you are down on compression - hence the slow starting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muckinhell
The 2nd pic - directly down from the fuel filter, shows the butterfly - and the vacuum line off the top of the intake. The butterfly is a huge restriction in the intake, which diesels shouldn't have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
if its rings whats the cost expected to renew those or would a whole rebuild be more benificial....
mine doesnt have that butterfly anymore so im looking as you will have read previously in here into an alternate source of vacuum preferably a alternator with vacuum pump but not a new one as there upwards of $400 and 12v vacuum systems are that price too approx. So im also looking into other diesel vehicles vacuum systems to see if i can adapr one of them somehow.
by the way nice s3 wagon i read the thread about that truck...very nice.
I may be getting a surplus 2nd hand Land Rover vacuum butterfly this weekend. Is that what you're looking for to pass rego?Quote:
Originally Posted by Muckinhell