Engine not starting after sitting for a few months?

Hi Ken.

So, I took off one of the pipes to the injectors and put a rubber tube on it down into a container and turned the ignition to on (but not crank) and the fuel did end up in the container.

With this in mind, am I correct in thinking that it is either bad fuel, bad injectors, or low compression? Would there be anything else that it might be?

Many thanks

Hi Ken,

Yes, the fuel is getting to this pipe.

Many thanks

Hi Ken,

Can I check, I have a pipe connected to one of the injector pipes. When the system is priming, should this squirt out quite fast, or would it dribble out slowly?

I assumed that it would come out relatively fast as the system should be trying to pressurize it.

Many thanks

Hi Ken,

I tried with an injector connected and I do get a misty coming out the end.

Many thanks

Hi Ken,

So, after my son recorded it for me whilst I cranked the engine, it turns out it doesn't spray very regularly at all. The video is attached.

Many thanks

Hi Ken,

Apologies for the delay in coming back to this one. We eventually had to get it trailered to the "local" Jaguar dealer about 40 miles away.

They checked it all out and apparently adjusted the timing (not sure how they did that unless it is software based). Once they had done this, they got it running but it rough. They then replaced a couple of injectors which has sorted it out.

My son is picking the car up tomorrow. It has only been off the road a year (is that record fast for a 2.0 Ingenium diesel engine?).

I would like to thank you for all the help and advice that you have given, it certainly helped rule things out.

Many thanks.