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I think I may have found the vac hose, and seems to be connected.
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I may have well found a contributing factor....
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I took my ute to the mechanic today and he said he fixed the fuel filter trouble, however, when priming its not going hard. the primer bulb. So is it meant to go hard or is it simply still sucking through air?
He also noted that the glow plugs arent staying on? Is this possible? I thought once the started they stayed on? because I've had a drama of trying to start it!
2008 GU CAB CHASSIS 3.0L ZD30
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Thats the vac line. Give the lines a bend with your hand to see if there is any cracks in it. Do this to all the vac lines on that side of the engine. Plus check the intake hoses too. As for the air filter, take it out and take the car for a run without the filter. Just make sure the air box is clean first and your not travelling on any dirt roads. If the black smoke stops, that would be the problem I'd say. But either way, that filter needs to be replaced.
I also noticed that the oil is over full? Is this okay to drive still?
drain a bit out....
As for the glow plugs. You can test with a multimeter to see if there is voltage getting to them quite easily. If it were the glow plugs once the engine is warm it shouldn't blow black smoke. The glow plugs are on a relay which turn off after a few minutes( don't know the exact time). Dodgy glow plug/s or relay could cause the starting issue but maybe having air in the fuel lines is causing the starting trouble. I would think its a fuel issue.
Also check the rubber fuel lines for any signs of wear or cracks. Could be sucking in air before the filter...
Last edited by mudski; 18th January 2013 at 02:03 PM.
Are you sure you drained your engine oil when you did the oil change. Some people have confused the engine drain plug with the gear box drain plug. The have drained the gear oil (thinking it was the engine oil) then added another lot of engine oil (meaning there is now double the amount in the engine) and are then driving around without any gearbox oil. I have heard of people doing this on a number of occasions.
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