poor starting

[stu0500]

Hi all, after having my transit idling for 5 mins ive been having cold engine start problems. it feels like poor fuel supplie. does anyone have any problems like this?

Thanks stu

[jay]

engine type and age of van would help.. Doubtful its anything to do with engine idleing as i have left transits running for hours at idle before now..

[stu0500]

Hi, its a 2001 2.0 TDDi, I'd been starting and stopping the van on the drive.
Ive given it a good run out now and it seems to be ok, just wondering if this is normal.

stu

[jay]

I leave mine running for more than a hour at idle before now with no problems..mine also gets a good 10 mins idle when at my yard in the evening to warm it up before i jump in it.

[stu0500]

hmm, it did it again today, started fine 1st thing then once i arrived at my job it had been left for 3 hrs then i went to it tried to start it and it was like it was suffering from loss of fuel. im convinced that theres a engine man light on but it has been covered over. can you put up on here when lights go where on the mk6's please jay.

Stu

[ake]

Engine management light on MK6 is also glow plug light, it flashes if there is a fault, it might be worth gettin codes read anyway

[stu0500]

Ive carried out diagnosis and theres no codes/faults/past faults listed. I took my self to ford today and bought a fuel filter £13.49, I replaced it and noticed that on the old filter the inner seal was disslodged. i'll see how it goes over the next day or so...