From cold my 106 1.5 diesel starts but stops after 30 seconds?

Problem was caused by air getting in (Only When Cold). After cahnging lots of bit I found by accident that if you remove the ait filter unit and bits of plastic that on the top/rear of the fuel filter housing is what appears to be some sort of valve. This was bleading when cold and letting in a small amount of air. This cleared once the engine block heated up.
I bypassed the fuel filter buy puting a simple in-line fliter and thje car is fine. It has nevewr run better.

BobH
November 2006

hi ,when you come to the car in the morning try to prime it.if its solid thats good.if it will prime then you are getting air in the system.this often happens when left overnight if theres a leak.it can be anything fom a pipe to the filter not sealing.if this is ok then i suspect a fault with the heater,there is an easy way to check by checking the voltage but you will need a manual and multimeter.hope this helps

mike
October 2006