Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8072
Could the Iid tool be used to run the FBH in a situation like this?- although it would be better used for what it's designed for and help find the real cause of poor starting, although even the Iid tool cannot test cylinder pressure's.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
30th Nov 2016 5:50 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
Robbie wrote:
the FBH circulates watrer around the ECT sensor, fooling it into hot start mode even though the cylinder bores are cold.
but....but.... it starts without hesitation.....
Mind you it's running for a good 40 mins before I drive off in it.Dave
D3 2006 HSE, Cairns Blue - gone
D4 2016 SE, White
Member Since: 21 Aug 2007
Location: Wales, mun ;-)
Posts: 164
A bit of a follow up on my cold starting problems.
I conversed with Bodsy via several PMs and decided, for the money, I'd give the kit a go. As it happened he was in the delights of South Wales on a Friday so I wouldn't have to wait long. This was a stroke of luck as on Thursday, it was so cold I could not start the car at all and had to get the in laws to drop the kids offat school and I had to work from home.
Anyway, Bodsy turned up on Friday and fitted the kit. It's one of them Altox jobbies and there's another thread on here about them. I suspect I could have had a go myself but I'm pretty sure I'd have b***ered it up somehow. So to me, it was worth getting someone in who knew what he was doing.
Obviously Bodsy made the fitting look easy but there was a PITA factor of registering the SIM card, downloading apps, visiting websites, entering in unique device numbers, phone numbers and passwords. Thankfully he'd done that a few times as well and now all works like a dream.
I had a chance to test it on Saturday morning as we had another cold sub zero start to the day and after 30 minutes of running the FBH, it fired up first time. Personally, that's all I care about. I'm not ripping out a head and having stuck glowplugs drilled out because that's up to three weeks off the road, waiting for the head to be returned from a specialist and the cost is extortionate as well.
I'll give it a month and report back to let other s know how it's working out.
4th Dec 2016 8:25 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
It is still worth getting your plugs and injectors checked. If you are masking a problem it's best to know what it is.
Glow plugs are needed for engine efficiency, throttle response and low-down pickup. They are not just there for starting. Spending money on an FBH remote rather than diagnostics is potentially unwise. Given the reliability of the FBH, unless it has been serviced (unlikely), you are probably not out of the woods just yet.
And yes, I am sure Bodsy was keen to sell you something. Did he test your engine sensors, plugs and injectors?
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 26 Feb 2018
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 1
cold starting
I have a problem starting on cold mornings. Ive been told that its the glow plugs and they are a devil to get them out.
There are people who drill and re-tap them, that is an answer.
I hit upon a method, a bit heath robinson but here goes :-
I put my wifes hair dryer on max speed and heat and placed it under the bonnet on the left side pointing down. into the engine bay alongside the engine. Waited 5 mins and fired the engine up.
I know its a bit of a daft thing but it works especially as the temperature goes down to -1C
Hope this helps (Its a bit cheaper than the alternative).
26th Feb 2018 11:49 am
Erea
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Munster
Posts: 1509
Tried and tested method. Also if you have long arms and RHD hold the hairdryer drier to the air intake while staring the engine.
26th Feb 2018 12:37 pm
Jasper1000
Member Since: 27 Jun 2017
Location: Co Londonderry
Posts: 10
Hi my jeep won't start in the cold weather so I thought it was the Glo Plugs which will be a nightmare to get replaced. So I was reading on the forum were I got information on the FBH which I know nothing about other than I think it is actually disabled on my jeep. Why would the previous owner have disabled the FBH? perhaps I won't need glo plugs? Can anyone help?
Thank You
31st Oct 2018 12:39 pm
ClassikFan
Member Since: 02 Nov 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1026
You appear to be lost, you have a jeep but you are asking questions on a Land Rover Discovery 3 forum.
1st Nov 2018 1:05 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Jasper1000 wrote:
Hi my jeep won't start in the cold weather so I thought it was the Glo Plugs which will be a nightmare to get replaced. So I was reading on the forum were I got information on the FBH which I know nothing about other than I think it is actually disabled on my jeep. Why would the previous owner have disabled the FBH? perhaps I won't need glo plugs? Can anyone help?
Thank You
Disabled to save fuel, most likely just unplugged or just the can wires removed from the plug.
Ps the word jeep is highly offensive to land rover owners
1st Nov 2018 8:45 am
Jasper1000
Member Since: 27 Jun 2017
Location: Co Londonderry
Posts: 10
Ooops I didn't realise that referring to my Landrover D3 as a **** was offensive lol. Thank You for your reply.
1st Nov 2018 9:41 am
ClassikFan
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Location: Surrey
Posts: 1026
4th Nov 2018 6:11 pm
Dobbo
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Warrington
Posts: 9
Cold starting issue
Constant cold starting issue below freezing
Took plug off coolant sensor and connected a resistor in parallel across the 2 wires through a switch.
Next cold start below freezing pressed switch which fools temp gauge into moving above cold and starts first time
£4 done - works perfect
11th Jan 2019 5:37 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10360
Tell us what value resistor you fitted in parallel? 😀
11th Jan 2019 6:01 pm
Dobbo
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Warrington
Posts: 9
Resistor size
5k resistor - press switch and it lifts temp gauge just below half way in approx 6 seconds - it then starts no problem
11th Jan 2019 7:34 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8072
If you fit a resister to make the ecu think the engine is warmer than it is then surely that will make it harder to start as it will be delivering less fuel the the glow plugs will not operate and injector timing will not be adjusted for a cold start, you want it to think it is colder!It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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but....but.... it starts without hesitation.....
