Over the past year it is becoming more and more difficult to start my 240D first thing in the morning. Different ambient temperature and plugging in the block heater have not made a difference.
I have just recently looked into it and have replaced the spin on fuel filter, cleaned the in line fuel filter, replaced the injector fuel return hoses and adjusted the valves all to no avail. I will usually glow the car twice then turn it over between 2-3 minutes for 45 seconds at a time. While this is going on a grayish cloud of semi burnt diesel exits the tail pipe. I have the new type manual fuel pump and have pumped between 100-150 times before and between attempts with no effect. Now I am seeking the collected wisdom of the list. Additional info - I have the old style loop glow plugs. The ones on the vehicle are at least 7 years and 100K miles old. Do these degrade over time? The starter seems to be turning the engine over fast enough as it catches eventually, but it may be original. The Interstate battery is two years old. If it was compression I would think I'd see increased oil consumption but am still using "only" 1 quart per 1k miles. Most of these miles between 75-80 mph. Any ideas or help would be appreciated, outside of selling the vehicle. Thanks, Fred Johnson 1977 240D 1983 300SD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
