Non-starting digger

[Greenbeast]

I ran the nissan out of fuel (which i have done a handful of times), i've bled her all the way to the top injector nuts and get fuel from each. But when starting she turns over lovely but doesn't want to catch at all. My initial attempts a few weeks back almost wanted to start, but now no chance.

I checked the heater relay, and it's working, not quite sure how to test it's actually pre-heating successfully.
I do appear to get white smoke

 

[roscoe erf]

have you tried sniff

 

[Greenbeast]

No, not yet

 

[roscoe erf]

No, not yet

see if it will run on it it may also help it start if not the list of probabilities is overwhelming but it may have sucked up sh!t if you ran it out could even have got to the injectors to slow the flow iyswim

 

[Greenbeast]

it may have sucked up sh!t if you ran it out could even have got to the injectors to slow the flow iyswim

Yeah that's what I'm worried about

 

[Sharpy]

It could just be needing a sniff of easy start to help her fire, maybe a wee bit of air in the system yet and maybe the pistons are wet with fuel, coupled with a starter not in the first flush of youth so not quite as quick as it used to be.

 

[quavers]

take out the air filter and use a heat gun or hair dryer and heat the air going into the air filter housing before starting

 

[milkloss]

take out the air filter and use a heat gun or hair dryer and heat the air going into the air filter housing before starting

bit of paper towel wrapped with fence wire, dipped in diesel and lit is the bodgers way!

I'd go for the sniff first though.

 

[forblue]

Bity of advice don't use heater and easy start and don't use to much............

 

[tweedale terrier]

Might be worth trying jump leads or a booster just in case it’s not spinning fast enough

 

[Greenbeast]

Might be worth trying jump leads or a booster just in case it’s not spinning fast enough

Certainly sounds like it is, fresh 100A battery, freshly charged on it. Practically new starter

 

[Finn farmer]

Broken fuel pump?

 

[Greenbeast]

Broken fuel pump?

I get fuel squirting all the way to the injector nuts, so presumably not?

 

[Finn farmer]

I get fuel squirting all the way to the injector nuts, so presumably not?

Our Hitachi did start and run for some time, but would soon turn off since the pump was busted. I'd say it's possible.

 

[Kidds]

4 cylinder?
Leave one undone a little and tighten the other three. Do 4th one up when it starts

Apologies if that's what you are doing

 

[TripleSix]

You've definitely refilled it with diesel?

Not managed to pick up a drum of water?

 

[Thick Farmer]

Swan Vestas

 

[spudman*2008]

Had a similar problem on my weidemann shovel would bleed up and diesel at injectors would turn over and over would not start changed fuel filters washed and cleaned out fuel tank though it was the electric lift pump but turned out to be a pin hole in the diesel line from the tank to the pump not just getting enough diesel for it to start and run

 

[agrimax]

It has a Mitsubishi engine IIRC? Indirect injection and must be heated.....
The glow plug relay may be working but check the voltage from it to the plugs. Then disconnect the wires or busbar from all plugs. The right way to check is with a MM and test the ohms, but if you run a wire from the battery plus and touch each plug terminal in turn, there should be a spark. No spark,no circuit...bad plug.

 

[Greenbeast]

It has a Mitsubishi engine IIRC? Indirect injection and must be heated.....
The glow plug relay may be working but check the voltage from it to the plugs. Then disconnect the wires or busbar from all plugs. The right way to check is with a MM and test the ohms, but if you run a wire from the battery plus and touch each plug terminal in turn, there should be a spark. No spark,no circuit...bad plug.

Yes mitsi 4 cyl engine, ok so a meter between the relay and the bus bar yes?