HI EVERYONE PLEASE CAN YOU HELP
I AM A DISCOVERY 2002 TD5 I AM STARTING BUT CUTTING OUT NEARLY STRIAGHT AWAY[:@] THEN I TURN OVER FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR SO AND START
IT SOUNDS LIKE NO FUEL IS COMING THROUGH THEN OUT OF THE BLUE I START ??IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN I AM COLD OR BEEN ON A RUN?? I HAVE BEEN SERVICED REGULAR CAN ANY ONE HELP
PLEASE HELP YOUR FELLOW DISCO.

 

Wish we had more of the diesels here in the states so we could help you, they are really foreign to us.
Mike

 

Hi Jim,
I would agree with Mike's comment, but I would say just in thinking about your situation that your fuel pump might be on the blink. Seems like the first time you start it it cranks over using the fuel that's already in the lines near the engine then the pump doesn't supply enough so it dies but it does provide a little bit in the line. Then the next time you start it's built up enough pressure to get the fuel in there and the vacuum on the fuel supply assists the pump in getting it there enough to keep the engine running. Either that or if your truck has a fuel filter at all, it could be very clogged (but you did say you've serviced it regularly - did they ever replace the fuel filter assuming it has one?)

Best of luck and let us know how it turns out...

Walter

 

thanks for your response some one said the same solooks like thats the way to go cheers will let you know jim