Bump Starting MK6/7 Diesel Transits

[dirtdevildemon]

That's handy to know!!

[smoky]

Real glad I caught this post.

If the starter motor fails you are basically screwed till it's replaced?

[blue estate]

Real glad I caught this post.

If the starter motor fails you are basically screwed till it's replaced?

Yep a new starter is cheaper than an new engine

[smoky]

Is it only a big No NO if the engine is cold? A warm engine and you are fine?

[winterheating]

you can still TOW start them if you do it as said previously.

[Davidreidy]

Thanx for that hopefully i dont need 2 do it but good to know i would of shot it down a hill start baby start but really this a good post hope more tips come soon thanx u say only cold engine is a no no an warm engine is ok well looks like ill get the water bottles and heated blankets poor sod out there on its own freezing lol i know what u mean though cheers

[ake]

Thanx for that hopefully i dont need 2 do it but good to know i would of shot it down a hill start baby start but really this a good post hope more tips come soon thanx u say only cold engine is a no no an warm engine is ok well looks like ill get the water bottles and heated blankets poor sod out there on its own freezing lol i know what u mean though cheers

You could damage a warm engine as well if the tensioner was knackered

[thebandit92]

Its not only bumping them that damages them,if its not been run for a while timing will jump just from trying to start it with key as i found out yesterday after looking at my cousins van thats not been run for a few months.So the advice there is,if your not gonna use your van for a good while,make sure you start it regularly.

[winterheating]

Its not only bumping them that damages them,if its not been run for a while timing will jump just from trying to start it with key as i found out yesterday after looking at my cousins van thats not been run for a few months.So the advice there is,if your not gonna use your van for a good while,make sure you start it regularly.

And again, only if the MECHACANICAL RATCHET PART OF THE tensioner is not doing its job and has to rely on the oil pressure building up.....

[captainkevey]

does this apply to the 2.2 fwd ????

[Altransit]

ALL mk6/7 Diesels, so yes

[winterheating]

Was looking at a mk7 timing chain set up the other day. Only Single chain and similar chain tensioner as the crap plate one. Didn't really notice anything different maybe just the guides looked better????

[pdmartin87]

just echoing what has been said before, great advice, i would definately have bumped it if i had not seen this guide!
superb fellas many thanks!

[captainkevey]

me too thanks for the advice >>>>>>>

[donnie]

thanks for this, my old van - citroen relay - was terrible starter in cold weather (and sometimes hot) and, as I live on a hill, I'd just roll it down to start it. Managed to stall the transit one morning just as I pulled out (blush) and didn't think twice about rolling her down and bumping it - just for old times sake haha, funnny thing was it didn't seem to want to start with a bump so i had to pull over and use the key, any reason why that would have been?

Thanks again for the info, and I won't be doing it again