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[Rust Collector]

6 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Sorry to be thick, but I've never owned a diesel. Do you mean that you let the glow plug light go out, then switch it off and on again for it to do the glow plug thing twice before cranking it?

No worries, you’re not being thick at all - that’s exactly what I’m doing. Turn the key to the ‘on’ position for the first time, wait for the glow plug light to go out, turn it off, turn it back to the ‘on’ position a second time, wait for the glow plug light to go out a second time, crank the starter and it fires straight up.

I’ve heard of another school of thought that you should crank the starter just before the glow plug light goes out the first time, as the glow plugs will be hotter, but it makes no difference on my XM.

[wuvvum]

I often find the glow plug light goes out before the glow plugs switch off - I've had a number of cars where the relay has clicked out several seconds after the light has gone off.  I think in some cars the light goes off as soon as the plugs are warm enough for the engine to start (calculated on time vs engine temp - obviously can't compensate for knackered plugs).

[Rust Collector]

13 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I often find the glow plug light goes out before the glow plugs switch off - I've had a number of cars where the relay has clicked out several seconds after the light has gone off.  I think in some cars the light goes off as soon as the plugs are warm enough for the engine to start (calculated on time vs engine temp - obviously can't compensate for knackered plugs).

I think that a lot of relays run the plugs for a while after the light goes out, but having taken a measurement with a multimeter it looks like the XM doesn’t function that way. I do wonder if a glow plug relay with that functionality could be swapped in.

[AnthonyG]

On 05/01/2025 at 09:14, GrumpiusMaximus said:

There’s another forum that I’ve been on since I turned 16.  I’m now 36.  20 years.  And I DO remember the early Internet as I was first online in 1995…

According to that ‘who’s posted the most’ link I found out I first joined this forum on the 7th February 2006, so only another year and month to go…😮

[Steve79]

Didn't the felica 1.9d glow plug relay kick in as soon as the drivers door was opened?

[High Jetter]

I've only had 3 dizzles - 87 2.0 Bluebird from new, '94 ZTT from 170 odd k miles, 2011 Vx Combo from 110k miles. Get in, seatbelt on, turn key and it starts, no delays - light on or off.

[Pete-M]

On 05/01/2025 at 15:38, artdjones said:

Why, I don't know, but the average poster on here doesn't give off the vibe of being a Facebook enthusiast. 

The beige page here is the original.  The Facebook one was a later thing, different vibe. 

[lesapandre]

Out and about in Chelsea today. Amazing amount of posh shite about and parked. XJ-S went by - used as an everyday car. And then I came across this parked outside the Conran Shop in Sloane Square...

No idea what it is - Fiat 500 maybe by the engine note.

When I came back a Bridget Jones look-alike was just driving off.

(Portholes are fake - may be a reference to 'A Yellow Submarine'?)

[Metal Guru]

On 07/01/2025 at 10:13, barefoot said:

Back in the year 2019bc, (before covid), I used to buy bog rolls in bulk. Today marks the day that I shall open my final packet of old time shite wipes.

Still wrapped in polythene!

 

Clearing out my mother’s house just now as she died just before Xmas. Let’s just say, I’ll not be buying any bog roll this year.