Re: C5 Starting Problem

Hello to all

My starting problem persists.

A new control box fitted yesterday (the control box is in the engine bay,
underneath the ECU (right hand side of the bay as you look down on the
engine standing at the front of the car) by the way) but this morning at
-2
degrees C the car still won't start.

It was OK yesterday after I had fitted the module but this was mid
afternoon
with air temp around 12 degrees.

I could solve a lot of this by having the car on the Citroen dealers
computer - this might tell me what the problem is but not at 75 quid at
time
plus VAT - Talk about a rip off.

Any further suggestions gratefully received

Andrew

"Andrew Hall" <andrew.hall2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:UULoj.291$j95.273@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi to all
>
> Can anyone advise on likely causes for non start of the 2.0 HDi
>
> I have replaced all glow plugs with new and it was working fine for
several
> weeks but then would not start.
>
> It seems that if the air is very damp it won't start.
>
> I have an electric fan heater which I put under the bonnet for about
> 20mins - it will start after this.
>
> I don't think that the heater imparts enough heat to the engine to make
the
> head warm enough to allow the engine to start - could it be that the
heater
> dries out the air in the intake and this solves the problem?
>
> Next stop is a new preheat control box but I am not convinced this will
> resolve the problem
>
> Any help gratefully received.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Andrew
>
>
>