Poor starting on JTD

[StoneRooster]

I have a Scudo JTD it is rubbish to start in the mornings so glow plugs I hear you cry but..........after driving for half a hour I parked up turned it off counted to three and started it and although it started better it still was not good.

does anyone know of common causes?

 

[Ffoxy]

Crank position sensor or Cam position sensor probably on the way out.

Try a Search for those on here, see if the symptoms in other Threads match yours

 

[sludgeguts]

If this is just recently then I'm not surprised it's difficult starting, it's still wintertime out there - 0.5 deg this morning.
these low temps will completely ruin a half-dead battery.
The fact that it starts fine when warm does suggest battery. (BTW, I'm assured that glowplugs are really only there to stop the smoking of cold engines.

 

[StoneRooster]

Thanks for the input guys I am returning it to the garage where I brought it tomorrow as I have had it less than a week, so will report back with findings.

A thought had come to me about mass air flow meter?:idea: