Difficult start-up

[Mr Malleenos]

Hi all, I've got a problem!! White smoke on start up and struggling to start ever so slightly. It's fine once running but worrying all the same. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

[Koi]

trouble starting and white smoke (unburnt fuel) would possibly suggest glow plugs

[bryanisaoldgit]

i would have thought more black smoke
if plugs naffed
white and trouble starting would to me
be air in system

[Mr Malleenos]

Can I test the plugs in situ? On the facebook page plugs were suggested too. Air in the system I'd know nothing about...

[NiftyNev]

Can I test the plugs in situ?

You can, but have isolate each one so almost as much work as replacing them. Resistance should be less than 1 Ohm.

Nev.

[soramad]

Hi all, I've got a problem!! White smoke on start up and struggling to start ever so slightly. It's fine once running but worrying all the same. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

I had exactly the same problem earlier on in the year which got progressively worse as each glow plug failed until I needed to replace all 4, after which no starting problems, though I have been told that even new glow plugs have been known to fail quite quickly.

[marcdtr]

Had the same fault and replaced all my glow plugs which cured it