Hi,
I am really hoping somebody might have some insight or information into a problem I have encountered with not being able to get my 53 Ulysee Eleganza 2.2 jtd (54k miles) started.
It's a bit baffling as well as frustrating !
About 10 days ago now, when the really cold weather & snow arrived, I parked the car in the works car park and didn't go back to it for about 36 hours. (Party season & and all that ) . It had been driving perfectly well up until the point I parked it.
I think the temperature reached - 9.5 degrees or so on the night it was in the car park. Car wouldn't start the next evening after work, so called the AA. It was turning over but not starting; They tried the usual jump start pack, 'easy start' spray approaches, but we had to agree to abandon efforts after about 40 mins of trying and getting nowhere. It was 'alive' but not kicking. Diagnosis was that it could be frozen diesel, which when checked on the internet wasn't quite as far fetched as I first considered, and should get it somewhere to 'warm up'.
So got car home. (long story but no AA available due to unprecedented nr of calls to them, no garages available over Christmas & did not want it in car park any longer).
Fully recharged battery, "wrapped" it up, weather warmed up a bit etc etc, and was hopeful.
But now when I turn the ignition key, the engine / starter motor just 'spins' and it's the same result when I try a bump start - there's just no response from the engine.
- there appears to be no compression within the engine?
I'm sure I can rule out busted cambelt because can see it going round.
(it was only done 10k ago).
I'd really appreciate any knowledge you could share so that I can do something about understanding what I could do or might need to get the garage to look at so I can get the 'bus' back in operation for the school run in the New Year for the wife.
It's definitely not a good time of year to have a 'dead' car.
Thank you
I am really hoping somebody might have some insight or information into a problem I have encountered with not being able to get my 53 Ulysee Eleganza 2.2 jtd (54k miles) started.
It's a bit baffling as well as frustrating !
About 10 days ago now, when the really cold weather & snow arrived, I parked the car in the works car park and didn't go back to it for about 36 hours. (Party season & and all that ) . It had been driving perfectly well up until the point I parked it.
I think the temperature reached - 9.5 degrees or so on the night it was in the car park. Car wouldn't start the next evening after work, so called the AA. It was turning over but not starting; They tried the usual jump start pack, 'easy start' spray approaches, but we had to agree to abandon efforts after about 40 mins of trying and getting nowhere. It was 'alive' but not kicking. Diagnosis was that it could be frozen diesel, which when checked on the internet wasn't quite as far fetched as I first considered, and should get it somewhere to 'warm up'.
So got car home. (long story but no AA available due to unprecedented nr of calls to them, no garages available over Christmas & did not want it in car park any longer).
Fully recharged battery, "wrapped" it up, weather warmed up a bit etc etc, and was hopeful.
But now when I turn the ignition key, the engine / starter motor just 'spins' and it's the same result when I try a bump start - there's just no response from the engine.
- there appears to be no compression within the engine?
I'm sure I can rule out busted cambelt because can see it going round.
(it was only done 10k ago).
I'd really appreciate any knowledge you could share so that I can do something about understanding what I could do or might need to get the garage to look at so I can get the 'bus' back in operation for the school run in the New Year for the wife.
It's definitely not a good time of year to have a 'dead' car.
Thank you
