E320 CDi will not start

Radhaz

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Intermittently my 02 E320 CDi does not start. The AA man got it going by spraying Easy Start down the air inlet. He reckons it's a fuel pressure sensor. Any thoughts? Is this a job I can do (competent amateur), or do I need to get it on the computer at my indie workshop?
 

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If the AA man got it going by spraying in the inlet, and the car ran, would not this just be an air problem with air in the system
 

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i think you could be right there Malcolm. sounds awfullly familiar to me........
 

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look at the plastic pipes on diesel pump replace all as air gets in to them
 
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Thanks for that, I'll check for air... Lucky you lot are out there!
 

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Also a injector leak off test wouldnt go a miss, thats the more common fault!!
 

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Intermittently my 02 E320 CDi does not start. The AA man got it going by spraying Easy Start down the air inlet. He reckons it's a fuel pressure sensor. Any thoughts? Is this a job I can do (competent amateur), or do I need to get it on the computer at my indie workshop?

did it start later without the easy start?

A comon problemwith commn rail engines is one injector down, ie leaking,then thereis insufficient railpressure.


so it could be

1 leaky injector,suggested by another poster
2 pressure sensor aa man
3 pump not producingsufficient pressure
4 air leak leading to 3

good luck in the hunt.

ps DAF fitters use wd 40 rather than easy start, has less "knock" to it
 

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You shouldnt spray anything in there!! it has been known before to bend a rod doing that, its a quick fix for mr AA man!
 

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