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by Rog
Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:35 pm
Forum: Powertrain
Topic: Poor warm starting (diesel knock?) 1997 1.9 SDI
Replies: 1
Views: 435

Replaced battery and now all OK :)
by Rog
Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:20 pm
Forum: Powertrain
Topic: Poor warm starting (diesel knock?) 1997 1.9 SDI
Replies: 1
Views: 435

Poor warm starting (diesel knock?) 1997 1.9 SDI

58,000 miles. The car starts OK from cold or hot but if you leave it for about an hour, it will be a pig to start. Keep turning over and there are terrible bangs and knocks, almost like the engine is firing at the wrong time - it's alaming. Eventually the thing will start but it is embarasing and ...