Help needed starting issue Mgzt Mk2 Diesel

mgzrjake · 16th February 2021, 09:24

Help needed starting issue MG Zt diesel Mk2
Mgzt cdti auto. Mother went to start it and it turned over for fun, nothing. Remove fuel pipe running into top low pressure pump fuel arrives after a few cranks. Replaced it car starts drive it about park up and left for 30 minutes try again and it’s not starting just as before ? So what’s the issue fellow Zt diesel owners.

Thank you
Jt

trikey · 16th February 2021, 09:55

Dead intank pump or failing underbonnet pump (or both)

AndrewJames · 16th February 2021, 10:03

Hit the underbonnet pump with something (eg long screwdriver) and see if it starts. You can also turn the ignition on and use the screwdriver to listen to the pump and see what you can hear (if anything)

16th February 2021, 09:24	#1
mgzrjake Loves to post MG ZTT 135+ diesel, MGZS 180 saloon MK2 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: stockport Posts: 434 Thanks: 137 Thanked 72 Times in 53 Posts	Help needed starting issue Mgzt Mk2 Diesel Help needed starting issue MG Zt diesel Mk2 Mgzt cdti auto. Mother went to start it and it turned over for fun, nothing. Remove fuel pipe running into top low pressure pump fuel arrives after a few cranks. Replaced it car starts drive it about park up and left for 30 minutes try again and it’s not starting just as before ? So what’s the issue fellow Zt diesel owners. Thank you Jt

16th February 2021, 09:55	#2
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16th February 2021, 10:03	#3
AndrewJames Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 291 Thanks: 133 Thanked 102 Times in 61 Posts	Hit the underbonnet pump with something (eg long screwdriver) and see if it starts. You can also turn the ignition on and use the screwdriver to listen to the pump and see what you can hear (if anything)