[Tashkiukas]

Hello, everybody, i have some problems with the starting motor. i tryed to find similar post on this forum but coudnt.Then i try to start motor it doesnt start. so i turn of the ignition key and try again and it wont start. only from 3rd time it would start. does anyone had similar problem?what it could be? my car is Kia Rio 2006 Diesel 1.5. im using shell perfomance diesel. i was driving in the cold weather and it always started from first time. but now im realy strugling to start from second time. please help

 

[M4trundler]

Is the car starting ok from warm?

 

[BIRDMAN]

Have you checked glow plugs.

 

[Tashkiukas]

hey and thx for reply. car starting okey even from cold cold weather. but sometimes i cant start on suny day from 5 time. i havent check plugs. what about them?

 

[davy]

Could be the immobiliser antenna thats not picking up the chip in key. I had this problem on my Rio CRDI and it was replaced under warranty and all was well after that. Not an expensive part. The fault can be read by a code reader and it doesn't always throw the engine management light on.