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[Welung666]

Does your external temp sensor work? On your dash display does it show an accurate outside temperature?

[bigdavy60]

Is the glow plug indicator on the dash lighting up when started from cold?

yes its the yellow one with coils. cheers

[bigdavy60]

Does your external temp sensor work? On your dash display does it show an accurate outside temperature?

yes it seems to do so.cheers

[bigdavy60]

put your car nose down over the night and see how it starts

p.s. it is not cdti(comonrail) its just dti

ok will try that with the dti  ha ha cheers

[bigdavy60]

Does your external temp sensor work? On your dash display does it show an accurate outside temperature?

yes it seems to work fine thanks

[Kneepad]

Another thought. Have you ever cleaned the filter on the lift pump in the fuel tank?

ive been told by a vauxhall man that it does not have a lift pump in tank ? thanks ill look into it

I would have a look under the boot carpet for a circular access plate held by four screws.
I'll be surprised if the 2.2 doesn't have one but then mine's a 2.5

[tidla]

test the glow plugs are getting 12v for the appropriate time.(30 secs min cold).

will do mate, where do you get the idea of 30secs glow plug time as im pretty sure they dont stay on that long cheers

the plugs should continue to heat according to the temp of the engine.
the dash light does not generally continue for the same period as the plugs.

they take at least 5 secs to fully heat let alone warm the combustion pocket chamber air.

once started, they stay lit for a short period.

the atual time of glow needs to be measured to rule out glow plug relay.

[Boditza]

have you left your car nose down?? if it is tilted forward and starts fine then you have to replace(again) the spill pipes.

[bigdavy60]

Another thought. Have you ever cleaned the filter on the lift pump in the fuel tank?

ive been told by a vauxhall man that it does not have a lift pump in tank ? thanks ill look into it

I would have a look under the boot carpet for a circular access plate held by four screws.
I'll be surprised if the 2.2 doesn't have one but then mine's a 2.5

im going to have a nosey at it now , i guess it will be the same access plate for the fuel sender unit ,ill let you know. cheers

[bigdavy60]

have you left your car nose down?? if it is tilted forward and starts fine then you have to replace(again) the spill pipes.

ive got quite a steep drive so have turned car around now to see if it makes any difference cheers

[bigdavy60]

test the glow plugs are getting 12v for the appropriate time.(30 secs min cold).

will do mate, where do you get the idea of 30secs glow plug time as im pretty sure they dont stay on that long cheers

the plugs should continue to heat according to the temp of the engine.
the dash light does not generally continue for the same period as the plugs.

they take at least 5 secs to fully heat let alone warm the combustion pocket chamber air.

once started, they stay lit for a short period.

the atual time of glow needs to be measured to rule out glow plug relay.

will have a look at that thanks

[Boditza]

have you left your car nose down?? if it is tilted forward and starts fine then you have to replace(again) the spill pipes.

ive got quite a steep drive so have turned car around now to see if it makes any difference cheers

let us know if it does... i bet it would.

[greenfingers 79]

 thought that and still sat there screaming at 6am late for work trying to get my omega started, had to jump it in the end

[bigdavy60]

have you left your car nose down?? if it is tilted forward and starts fine then you have to replace(again) the spill pipes.

ive got quite a steep drive so have turned car around now to see if it makes any difference cheers

let us know if it does... i bet it would.

well it did not make any diference atall the darn thing wont start, so im thinking the fuel cant be running back up a hill ?

[bigdavy60]

thought that and still sat there screaming at 6am late for work trying to get my omega started, had to jump it in the end

yup same again wont start facing down my steep drive way duh