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[platty]

Have you tried giving it several preheat cycles? You can normally get them to start with a bit of patience and turning it over for a while...

I had to do this with mine through last winter before I could get time to change the glow plugs - sure way of identifying the problem though.

[Plodder]

Hi,
Check for any signs of fuel leaks around the injector leak off flexible pipes and fuel dampness along the pipes themselves. if fuel present at the pipe ends and on top of the injectors change the leakoff flexibles.
Any good motor factor should have leak off pipe in stock.
What happens when the engine is shut down for several hours, where fuel leaks out when running, air is drawn back into injector when standing, hence air in injector which has to be cleared. The initial priming of the low pressue side when switching on has no effect on the high pressure side of the fuel system.
I know this works becuase I`ve done it on my 2.5 and other diesels.
This problem is usually found on high mileage engines with original flexibles.
The repair is cheap and the fix is quick. Approx 30 mins.
The pipes pull off and push on  . All thats required is a length of pipe, a cutting knife and 13mm spanner to release a pipe bracket on top of engine to give better access to flexibles.

All the above of course only if the pipes are leaking. I`m not discounting dicky heater plugs, just offering a suggestion.

Hope this helps.
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Plodder.