hello can any help me plz i have a ford transit van on a 55 plate its a 115 t350 di i used it every day from new i parked it up and left it stud for 3mth with out starting it went to start it and it just turns over and over and over tryed pressing the little button on the fuel filter made sure the mobilizer is off etc but geting no were any help plz ??
had no probs wot so ever at all was fine when i parked it up

KEV, July 2011

you need 4 things to start a diesel engine,air,compression,fuel and heat.
more than likely you have a fuel problem considering it was ok when you last drove it and that was apretty good model.
get a 17ml open end spanner and loosen the pipe on the top of the engine going to any injector.
get someone to crank the engine over for 5 to 15 second if no fuel comes up that will be your problem.
put at least ten lts of diesel in the tank in case your fuel has been stolen while it was parked.
not much to the fuel system on that model other than the injector pump and they usually bleed up quickley.
if you do have fuel let me know and i will give u a few other checks to do.
i do have some other suggestions but lets cover the basics first

mark, July 2011

crack the fuel injectors and pump the hand bleed pump until it goes hard then crack the engine for 5 seconds at the same time pumping the hand bleed. Stop cranking turn the ignition off then back on but dont turn over continue hand pumping the bleed pump until it goes hard again then repeat the above until pressured fuel comes out of the injector pipes. When it does stop cranking and lock the injector pipes up and hand pump as you crank the engine it should start. If it does not have a standard Ford hand primimg pump on the fuel filter housing you will have to introduce one into the fuel system BEFORE the fuel filter. Good luck

arizona kid, July 2011

thanks you pal but i have try that to still same just dont under stand it had no probs at all in 5yrs left it parked up for 3mth and didnt start it went to start it up to sell it and it just dont start ??

kev, July 2011

you could try a spray of easy start and see how you get on

cdc, July 2011