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Hi Silversaloon, Thank you very much for the info, very comprehensive 'how to'. I'll get on to this job as soon as i get all the parts. I havent used veg oil on it yet (am considering it when it gets a bit warmer), but have only had the car for a month so don't know what it was running on...

I've just had a tinker with the car and found a fuel leak (pictured) could this be the cause? i'm assuming that if it leaks with the engine running then it will take on air with the engine off. Also, although the noticable big leak is only on the closest pipe in the picture, the other pipes...

Hi, I seem to be having the same problem. Same car, but a 97' high milage. Recently changed the plugs, the battery is fine. Initially, after changing the plugs everything was fine, but a week or so on and the car has trouble starting from cold. usually about 3 or 4 times cranking at about 20...

Started from cold first time today, glow plug light goes out straight away, so looks like problem solved ( fingers crossed). i'm just waiting for minus temperatures again to test it properly. Thanks for the tips.

oh, just found your link. i'll do those tests tommorow and see what turns up..

Thanks for the reply SilverSaloon. I checked all the fuses and they are fine. I'm finding it hard to believe that a new plug could be a dud, but how do you test them? I also checked all the wiring and it seems to be intact. When i took the old plugs out, plug 5, nearest to cockpit was a...

Hi, Recently the glow plug light in my car would stay on for about a minute after the car was started. At the same time, with the mornings getting colder the car has started taking a long time to start from cold. To get it started i would have to crank it 3 or 4 times at 10-20 secs a time...

great, thanks.

Thats great, thanks very much for the response. i'll check the glow plugs when i get a chance. is it worth changing all of them at once? or just the faulty one(s)? One more question, I was told by my parts shop that this car needs fully synthetic oil, i bought it but at £7 a litre for...

Hello, I have just bought a 1997 C250TD estate. On the whole i am pretty impressed with the car, but there are a few problems i am trying to iron out. Firstly, upon changing the oil and filters today i noticed some kind of valve in the engine bay which has no pipes running to it. (pictures)...