Hi,

this is my first experience of owning a motor which is very very slow to start on a cold frost morning.

i made about 15 attempts this morning to start my doblo 1.9 active 2006 only once my glow plug light was out, but it wouldnt start.

i then decided to attempt a start during the glow plug lighting, and presto, it eventually started.

is starting it like that not to be recommended ? (before i make a habit of it)

The idea is heat the glow plugs first then crank, doing both at the same time may well work eventually but is a higher load on the battery. There may be other factors like fuel pressure.

It could be a lazy starter motor,modern common rail diesels don't like spinning over slowly as high pressure pump can't build up enough pressure to initialize injection,or poor glow plugs,the list is endless,my doblo cranks slower than i'm happy with and is taking a lot longer to start now its cold.

thanks guys