Problem starting my 2002 311cdi sprinter with 138000 miles on the clock. I have greate dificultys starting my van, changed glow plugs, fuel filter, oil filter and air filter but problem still exists. Van will start fine when push started or towed but not from starter motor.(starter motor seams to be working fine turns the engine okbut it just wont start)
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Shouldn't have to remove much to get at them. Does the glow plug lamp flash after the engine has started. I'm not sold on it being a glow plug issue, these engines start without them down to well below freezing without any real trouble, if it IS this its more likely to be a wiring issues rather than sudden failure of 4 glow plugs. Leak off pipes on the low pressure side, or an injection problem is more likely.
P0087 is a low fuel rail pressure code. One of 2 likely causes. the quick diagnosis is to turn the key into the "on" position and listen for the fuel pump hum. If there is a hum, but the van doesn't start, I would then check the fuel filter. in between 80k and 100k miles, some of the sprinters run into a fuel filter issue where the fuel is too restricted to flow to the injectors properly. If you don't get enough fuel through the injectors, the engine will rotate, but not get enough vapor concentration to start.
Normally problems starting could be the glow plugs these warm the diesel up making ignition easier also check the wires going to glow plugs if only 1 of these are off it makes starting harder
I have trouble starting my 313 cdi van. Its a 2003 model. When I spray ether into the air filter, it starts. I know the glow plugs need replacing, but even on warm days it wont start. Any ideas?
i would change all glow plugs and the relay. while doing so make sure the battery is disconnected, also once i had a sprinter with multiple codes and intermittently would run very rough and sometimes not drivable.changed the engine wiring harness and the problem was solved.
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