No ! Your van will be addicted to it more than winehouse was to crack. Once it gets that 1st it will be the end of it.

 

Amy Wine house was a long term drug abuser
Shame she had to die ,,but it was a for gone conclusion that she would end this way
And some very good music will now never be writen

But a derv motor getting hooked on easy start Not a chance ,,as has been siad above ,if it needs it then the motor is sick and needs to be fixed

 

Urban myth Urban myth Urban myth . If your engine needs easystart to get going, then the engine is on its way out anyway. The engine doesn't get 'hooked', the engine is Sha**ed. A: Cheers, LOL: Tony.

 

ok i guess thats a no then lol thanks guys might have to scrap it then :* if its on the way out

 

Could be many reasons not to start. Is she getting enough fuel ?

 

engine isnt knackered just coz it wont start, its prob or could be a simple fix.

you need someone to look at it who knows wot there doin, and i wouldnt bother goin back to that garage either if there sayin that!

 

Doesn't mean its on its way out mate. Does it run ok once you've started it up with easy start?
I've used it loads on my van when I had a glow plug problem, fired it up straight away.
I'd get someone to have a look at it before you think about scraping it

 

not sure about the fuel flowing im a bit of novice when it comes to engines i now bits but def no expert,ive just ordered a new fuel filter and ive already brought the glow plugs to replace (id try replacing these my self but ive heard its a pig of a job and they some times sheer off) :S the engine was running fine and ive started it up a good couple of times since bringing to my place,it turns over fine (also brought a new battery) but it wont fire up just smokes a bit from the exhaust and thats it.could be the glow plugs god knows how old they are, ive also got a oil light flashing but theres oil in there. alternator belt is on its way out and ive also brought a new one to replace this thans for the replies

 

ps not squirted any easy start in it yet

 

Does the pre heat light go off before you try turning the motor over ??

If you glow plugs are cream crackered it will cause it to be a pig to start but not impossible

sounds more like it is in need of a damn good service

Is there no way to get the vehicle towed to the workshop

IE AA breakdown service etc ????

 

Pump timing maybe :*

Glow plug 50amp fuse :*

 

well the garage is less than a mile away so i might just get the garage to tow it for me or ill have to get a friend to pull me there, erm pre heat light comes on when key in first position then takes about 30 seconds give or take before it goes out.ive tried turning it over until the battery started running down but just smokes you can nearly hear it start so it is trying lol, would pulling the cold start help? i pulled it out but it took ages to get it to go back in i couldnt get it to stay when pushed in

 

Check the glow plug fuse as t4 chippy says, if its a 1.9td left hand side of the engine bay in a small black plastic box, used easy start loads of times till i found the prob on mine only take 30 secs to check this so worth a try.
kev

 

its an engine how does it get addicted???LOL

what happens is people never fix the reason why the engine dont start and carry on using easy start.

i think you wanna use easy start just to get it going to take it to garage for repair?

theres nowt wrong with using a little squirt of easy start just to take it garage, read instuctions on tin and dont go mad with it to much and you can damage something.

if ya that worried just tow it.

cant ya get somebody to come out to you and replace glow plugs and fuel filter?

 

The plot thickens

if the cable from the cold start lever is rusted and hard to move

Do you know if it acctually works at the pump end ??

it could have broken totally, and is not working at all ??

 

o so i might try a small squirt tomorrow see what it does if its not gonna knacker it completly or anything the cold start pulled out fine but pushing it back in was a bit of a problem erm hard to explain as ive not had a vechical with a cold start for a long time lol but pushing it in it wouold just pop right back out again so almost like pushing it against a spring or something or a bit like putting your finger over a bike pump and trying to press down on it and it pops back out lol technical im not pmsl.

 

and thanks for all your suggestions so far and the help everyone

 

Might be the reason most of my past work vans run on ezy start.Just the fact they have never been fixed.

 

Seen on another forum that Easy Start should only be used sparingly, (too much can strip vital lubricants from certain engine parts), and should be used when the engine is being cranked. (as the fluid/gas expands so rapidly it can bend conrods and stuff). BTW I'm NOT an expert.
I'm just about to post a query about how to test glowplugs while they're in place. It's a 2.4D so it's five glowplugs and one especially hard to get at.

 

my 2.4s' glow plugs packed up last oct, so over the winter I used easy start till I found the time to fit new ones, anyway after about 6 months of easy start I replaced the glow plugs and it starts up a treat now, without any easy start

 

I had the same problem with my t4 1.9, i changed the glow plugs,no good then my son in law said its probably the cold start,he did adjust the cable and it did the trick try getting the cable checked to make sure its doing its job,regards bighook

 

hi guys i have had some large diesel engined boats over the years and have lernt that spray start is a last resort as i was tolledby my uncle it is so violent that it can damage ie piston rings eventully then you get loss off compresion will result in having to use it all the time in cold i have another way to start engine.[ heat air up]. blow torch even lit newspaper on air intake be carfull tho dont set fire to anything these are old school remeeeedes that have worked and pulled me out of pupe good luck jgee0_1