Start up terrible?

[andy2019]

Good to have a update on how your getting on. Yes gone are the days when dropping something in the engine bay and it would just go straight onto the floor.

[Gooner4life]

Quick update I still have the same problems aswell as another problem. Car still starts horrible when cold but has improved slightly. Still sounds like a tractor after about 5min it's fine.

I got my battery checked at halfords and on his little handheld computer my battery was 70% good. I told him about my start-up issue and he said maybe it could be the glow plug relay module if you have already changed the glow plugs.

I got my battery checked from kwik fit as you can see the from uploaded image battery health is okay.

The other problem I have now is I can hear a slight knocking noise from the offside wheel. This car passed it's mot 4 weeks ago without any advisories and recently had a 52 point service and none of them has mentioned anything bad to do with my suspension.

I have rechecked the fuel filter I changed recently and that seems secure I have checked the hoses I discconected. I recently got the wheels refurbished so I am not sure what the issue is.

The guy at Halford said alot of garages miss the subframe bushes which is a common problem for these vehicles. He also said he gets about 4 or 5 qashqai a day with the same issues. There was one in the garage a 2014plate which requires £4500 of repairs and done 83k on the clock.

To be fair I wish I never got one, because in the early mornings I am waking my neighbours with the early starts and it seems this car is going to cost me a lot of money.

What would you advice next? Change the glow plug relay module?

[andy2019]

batt will last you at least another yr i`s say, glow plug heater can be seen here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285498930169 just so you know what your looking for. has your engine got a cover on it as they make it sound quite. as for knocking ask your local garage to have a quick look at the Wishbone / Suspension Arm Front Lower as the ball joints normally go, if they have never been replaced on your car they will need doing soon i think. (get both sides done if it is them thats causeing the knocking) around £42 each side to buy.

[Gooner4life]

batt will last you at least another yr i`s say, glow plug heater can be seen here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285498930169 just so you know what your looking for. has your engine got a cover on it as they make it sound quite. as for knocking ask your local garage to have a quick look at the Wishbone / Suspension Arm Front Lower as the ball joints normally go, if they have never been replaced on your car they will need doing soon i think. (get both sides done if it is them thats causeing the knocking) around £42 each side to buy.

Hi Andy I just like to say thanks for your continued support on here I really appreciate it. Now you mention the engine cover i noticed it only has one rubber mount on it when it's supposed to have 3. I wonder if this is the problem here. I will buy some more off Ebay and report back here to see if it fixes the problem. Than I will move on to the suspension arm front.

As for the glow plug relay do I need to take the bumper off to replace it?

[andy2019]

So you have got an engine cover on the car then? can you post a pic up of what you have missing (should be 4 of these on the engine cover ) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404633728039 . Glow plug relay is near the battery if i remember correct

[Gooner4life]

This is the engine cover. I can see it's missing 3 rubber mounts and and the plastic bit which must of snapped off. So I will probably just have to get a new engine cover. I drove without it on and it did make the knocking noises a lot better. As for the glow plug relay is it best to buy brand new? I just hate that I have to throw money on this car due to this problem.

[andy2019]

Use the link i posted to get the rubber mounts matey. Dont worry about bit has broken it will save you spending £50 + on a preowned cover. I would get a preowned relay as think they are expensive brand new and you won't waste lots of xtra money if it wasn't the relay

[Gooner4life]

Cheers Andy I brought the ones off the Ebay link you sent me.

I can't seem to find the glow plug relay on my car. I am guessing if it's near the passenger side wheel compartment ? I also I've noticed there's 2 different types of glow plug relays?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115974491012 ... media=COPY

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285614952873 ... media=COPY


During cold starts if the car engine is making a knocking sound when revving but is okay after 5 to 10min of driving wouldn't this rule out a faulty injector? Wouldn't a faulty fuel injector cause issues no matter the weather?

[andy2019]

2 diffrent types as 1 is for a 1.5l and the other is for 1.6l in the links you posted. Yes faulty injector would be all the time.
look here matey..

[Gooner4life]

Surely if the glow plug relay was faulty it would throw up some codes in the system? I checked on eBay and they do 1.5 and 1.6 in both so not sure which one I need without stripping that side down. Anyway I decided to take it to my local garage and explained everything and agreed i definitely have a problem with the cold starts and they couldn't pinpoint where the problem was coming from but said it could be the electronics to the fuel filter? Anyway he recommended me a diesel specialist because nissan will have my pants down.