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davemk1gti Guest	Help!! Any GM diesel bods in?davemk1gti @GUEST
	Oct 13, 2008 16:51:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Right then.............. I have a K reg astra diesel (GM engine non turbo) It got MOT'd the other day and on the way back it spluttered lost power and coughed then stopped, I managed to restart it a couple of times on the short 1 mile trip back and once back it has not started since............... I have checked the following fuel pipes blown through, filter not blocked, etc. glow plugs have voltage. It appears no fuel is getting to the pump - was thinking either pump solenoid. it s got a mechanical pump run from cam belt so no electronics of sorts to worry about. My question is if its not an obvious fault to fix, what about plumbing in an electric fuel pump (for a carb engine) and supplying fuel to the pump that way? any thoughts gratefully received as I may need a second car running and ready. cheers dave


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lordyoung1980 Posted a lot Posts: 1,456	Help!! Any GM diesel bods in?lordyoung1980 @lordyoung1980
	Oct 13, 2008 17:34:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I had a similar fault on a Citroen once and it turned out to be the fuel cut off solenoid.Check also that the filler cap is breathing correctly or that the tank vent is clear.Usualy MOT inspectors disturb pipes and things when they poke around underneath.


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<Type desired username here> Part of things Posts: 938	Help!! Any GM diesel bods in?<Type desired username here> @dtuning
	Oct 13, 2008 17:58:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	When I worked for Vauxhall this used to happen to the diesel Astra police panda cars. We used to rig up a Ford XR3i pump up. The police were happy to pay for that rather than have the pump rebuilt. They were Astra Fs so the pump fitted nicely where the fuel filter would go on petrol Astras. We would just rig them up to the ignition with a small relay. We would diagnose it by cable tieing a 2 litre juice bottle in the engine bay, 3/4 full of diesel then run a pipe from the pump into the bottle!
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davemk1gti Guest	Help!! Any GM diesel bods in?davemk1gti @GUEST
	Oct 13, 2008 18:08:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	We would diagnose it by cable tieing a 2 litre juice bottle in the engine bay, 3/4 full of diesel then run a pipe from the pump into the bottle! Believe it or not I tried that on this one too but with a jerry can - didnt work though. warming to the idea of checking the solenoid first then rigging up pump to suit.


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<Type desired username here> Part of things Posts: 938	Help!! Any GM diesel bods in?<Type desired username here> @dtuning
	Oct 13, 2008 18:16:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The solenoids are bad for jamming on the later ones with the immobiliser attached but I cant remember getting much grief from the earlier ones. Assuming it doesnt have the immobiliser box attached why not try running a live directly to the solenoid? Or an earth to the pump body? I saw one once that had an oil leak near the pump. The leak was so bad it insulated the pump enough for the solenoid not to work! (Yeah, I thought about it earthing thru the mounting bolts too but couldnt have been enough 'cos it worked as soon as you earthed the solenoids metal body!)
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davemk1gti Guest	Help!! Any GM diesel bods in?davemk1gti @GUEST
	Oct 13, 2008 18:50:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	good thinking about running the live, will try it out tomorrow night. fingers crossed.


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sootyridesagain Part of things Posts: 406	Help!! Any GM diesel bods in?sootyridesagain @sootyridesagain
	Oct 13, 2008 19:18:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I had a Carton diesel with what sounds like a similar problem. Although it had a new fuel filter on it, it was faulty. Chucked a new filter on & it was perfect afterwards! Might not be your problem bu worth a try if all else fails.


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