guys here's the problem
when the car is cold i start it fires and dies immediately,
if i keep cranking i get a lot of white smoke,
if i turn off the engine wait about 20 seconds and then start again i normally get it to start
then after about 20 seconds i get white smoke and the car stalls.
if i ...

update,
cleaned the EGR valve, replaced it with new gaskets,
the lambda light went out ! but i still have a cold start problem
engine usually starts after the first firing runs for about 20 seconds
and then i get white smoke and it stalls.

if i switch off the engine and restart it and give it some ...

it was the vaccuum hoses were leaking that go into the egr valve / controller and around there,
my egr valve is stuck open too i am waiting for a gasket and i will remove that and clean it and that should fix it completely ...

how do you disable that bloody ear numbing siren!
i switched the car on and the siren started blaring,
the immobiliser kicked in and i couldn't start the car,
kids were crying and i was contemplating smashing a window!
couldn't open the doors, luckily managed to wind the window down
and unlock the ...

need to replace the radiator soonish,
would be nice to replace the coolant pipes
anything that i should look out for ?
diagrams and how to guides would be very useful
thanks in advance.

guys,
my brake got stuck today front drivers side,
was smoking and disc was red hot,
my discs look pretty corroded too,
whats the best way of sorting that out.
diagrams would be very useful.
how do i get those wheels nuts off without the keys
is there a tool ...
thanks

guys flipping brilliant news ! shes alive !!!!

my car's working again, pump timing and some air leaks
63.45 and worth every penny, the car is roaring along, nay purring along, and that sweetesst of all sound, whirrrr brroooom started! first time every time, from cold from hot ! and that tdi 2.5 ...

my lambda light is on in the dash is that telling me something?

ok guys checked from the relay pin 3 to the glowplugs and there is continuity,
checked the voltage at the glowplugs, when i turned the key, i got 12 volts
coz the glowplugs come on for about 10 seconds in the cold, when i started,
i got 12 volts during the cranking and it started in about a minute ...

hello guys,
thanks for the replies it is very much appreciated,
haven't done anything with the car yet because of the weather and holidays, i posted on another forum as well and i now have a circuit diagram of the 15.7 msa starting system, i need to go and get a t30 socket, to get the engine cover ...