My van has started playing up earlier this year. It takes forever to start and if I haven't got the battery fully charged it will pull the battery down and not start at all.
It does this in the nice weather as well as cold weather. Middle of summer it was a bugger to start.
What I have done so far is replaced the Alternator and got a new battery (again) turns out the old one was still good.
I have a charger linked up and give the battery a good charge before trying to start. The battery voltage reads 12.7V after it has been left for an hour or 2.
When I turn on the ignition the voltage drops to 12.4 or 12.5V. After cranking for about 10 seconds it drops to 12V or less.
When the van is warm it starts straight away no problems. Because it happens in the summer I don't believe it is the glow plugs? Do they even do anything in the summer?
Any advice or suggestions much appreciated.
It does this in the nice weather as well as cold weather. Middle of summer it was a bugger to start.
What I have done so far is replaced the Alternator and got a new battery (again) turns out the old one was still good.
I have a charger linked up and give the battery a good charge before trying to start. The battery voltage reads 12.7V after it has been left for an hour or 2.
When I turn on the ignition the voltage drops to 12.4 or 12.5V. After cranking for about 10 seconds it drops to 12V or less.
When the van is warm it starts straight away no problems. Because it happens in the summer I don't believe it is the glow plugs? Do they even do anything in the summer?
Any advice or suggestions much appreciated.