mk 3?

[whippetman]

hi,mines a r reg,am i right in saying that its a mk3,the probs i,ve got are,[2.5di]it starts great on warm days but nearly flattens the battery on cold days,it just turns and turns till it eventualy fire,s up,battery is only 590amp not sure if its enogh,plus it wont tick over for a minute from cold,when it first fire,s up there,s a lot of black smoke,but once warmed its hardly noticeable,but there,s no back pressure from the oil filler cap at all,have i bought a bummer lol,thanks whippetman

[pictishpunkgirl]

There are a couple of posts on the subject if you do a search - not too far back either (since the cold weather set in). Mine's the same, i'm afraid. There is a cold start mechanism (waxstat thingy) near the front of the engine which you can get someone to push in while you turn it over - might help a bit.

Morag

P.S. Why not go to Non Transit Talk forum & tell us why you're called whippetman?!

[jonnyshag]

i had that promble on my old one , i replaced the battery for a new one that didnt make any difference , i replaced the starter motor for a new one and never had any probmles after that

[whippetman]

thanks for the reply,i,ll get the battery tested tomorrow or may just buy a new one as i think this one isnt big enough,cheers

[whippetman]

thanks again for all the help,got the battery tested,it was ok but not big enough to do the job,had a new one fitted and could,nt believe how easy it staerted,even though it was -2,thanks

[stevew]

That's good.
What's the spec. on your new battery, for refference?

Steve

[whippetman]

i think my mate said it is a 690amp cold cranking?,he aqquired it for me,its slightly bigger than standerd so it was a tight fit,but when your on a tight budget[xmas]and some one gets you a batt for a tenner,you gotto make do,