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hi all yesterday van needed cold start lever to start .first time ive had to use it.Today the van starts no throttle response then cuts out lots of smoke van always started first time since ive had it about 4 years any tips were to start cheers .also the van leaves a sooty deposite on the floor when its trying to start if that helps

Try opening the fuel filter drain,let some fuel [ and water? ] out..when did you last do a service?
Check that the glow plugs are all working.

Cheers dave got filter and plugs coming on Monday give that a try first

While bleeding the injectors something when pop now doesn't sound like it wants to fire up at all any ideas cheers .

Why were you bleeding the injectors? Have you had them out or just moved the injector pipes to help with access for glow plugs? When you put the new filter on did you fill it with fresh fuel first? Any idea where the pop came from and any odd noises when turning the engine over?

Jim

Yes just moved one out the way to change glow plugs. It was running bit rough a smokey while I was trying to bleed the air out then pop from around the pump area then completely different sound on turning over and not even trying to start .

It would be a bit rough and smokey if there was air in the system. Is it possible you have snapped an injector pipe at the pump end? Have you got any leaks? I don't suppose you happened to drop anything near the pump/cambelt?

Nothing visibly broken and I renewed all other pipes is there a diaphragm in the pump that could of popped .

When did you last change your cambelt/tensioner? Could be on the way out & jumped a tooth or two.

Cam belt done less than 2000 mile ago

Hi all just looked this morning and your right the pop was the cambelt snapping it's only done 1600 miles on new belt and new cylinder head . Will this cylinder head be damaged now .

Sounds like youv'e bent a valve or two, head off job I'm afraid.