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Cold Start Issues with Ducato 2.8 jtd - Long Ignition Time, No Computer Errors

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Why does my Ducato 2.8 JTD start very hard only after an overnight cold stop, while fuel pressure and compression seem normal and the ECU shows no errors?

The most likely cause is a faulty crankshaft position sensor: the engine can lose the speed signal when cold, so the ECU does not see RPM during cranking and the engine starts only after many turns or stalls after catching [#16708308][#16710240] In this case, replacing the shaft/crankshaft position sensor with a new one fixed the problem completely, and the engine then started after just a few starter revolutions [#16709009] The ECU may not store a fault code even when the sensor is intermittently failing [#16710209]
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  • #1 16708012
    dawidcrx2
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    Hello, I have a problem with my 2.8 jtd. The car is cold, for example, after a night stop in the morning, it starts very hard, I have to turn it long before it starts, no errors on the computer, fuel pressure around 250 bar during start-up, I thought that the injectors were pouring, so I gave it for regeneration, but it did not help, it fires in the same way in the morning , sometimes it starts immediately, and sometimes I have to spin for a long time, it also catches and goes out, then for the rest of the day there are no such problems, it burns without problems even after a few hours of inactivity, the engine does not smoke, has power, the battery is healthy, the starter the same, I checked the masses, only what I noticed was the fuel pre-pump in the tank in the morning as if it would work harder (slower) with breaks slow-fast-slow, clearly audible, it was also changed to a new one, but nothing helped, with the next start-ups this effect is no longer there. Fuel pressure regulator cleaned, O-rings changed to new ones.
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  • #2 16708147
    DriverMSG
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    No word on glow plugs and spark plug controller. Checked?
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  • #3 16708151
    dawidcrx2
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    DriverMSG wrote:
    No word on glow plugs and spark plug controller. Checked?


    here is a flame plug only works below 0
  • #4 16708159
    DriverMSG
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    Check the pressure in the cylinders.
  • #5 16708171
    dawidcrx2
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    The pressure was also checked, there are no excessive deviations 28-29b I have no ideas what can be, during the day it fires almost by touch, the problem is only after a night stop ... in the logs during firing I noticed only that the engine speed jumps during the shooting, e.g. 200 . ----- 0 ---- 180 ----- 0 ------ 220 ----- 0 as if the speed controller was not seen for a long time, not and if it is normal,
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  • #6 16708308
    DriverMSG
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    So everything points to the injectors. Since there is pressure in the cylinders and the right fuel pressure, only the injector can pour and make it impossible to start.
    Unless your timing / ignition is misaligned.

    What exactly is the engine, model, year? I'm asking because:
    dawidcrx2 wrote:
    as if the speed controller has not been seen for a long time, I don't know if it is normal
    could indicate a defective camshaft / camshaft position sensor.
  • #7 16708400
    dawidcrx2
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    Ducato 2000 2.8 jtd 128km. The injectors fall off after regeneration with a new Bosch agent, made by a trusted company
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  • #9 16709009
    dawidcrx2
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    this is some clue, I will also look at the shaft position sensor,

    Added after 15 [hours] 38 [minutes]:

    Hello, the replacement of the shaft position sensor with a new one helped, now it burns without a problem after a few revolutions with the starter, so if someone has problems with morning firing, let them first check the shaft position sensor.
  • #10 16710209
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    It is strange that the computer did not register a malfunction of the crankshaft position sensor. As a rule, the sensor fails when the engine is warm and starts working again when the engine is cold, but maybe it worked for you.
  • #11 16710240
    dawidcrx2
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    here he lost the signal as it was cold, as I described earlier from the logs during firing, once he saw the revolutions, once he did not see how hot it was, everything was ok, the position of changing the sensor is cold after a few turns of the starter, ecu unfortunately did not show any error.

Topic summary

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The discussion revolves around cold start issues with a Fiat Ducato 2.8 JTD, where the vehicle experiences prolonged ignition times after a night stop, despite no computer errors and adequate fuel pressure. Initial suggestions included checking glow plugs and cylinder pressure, but the user confirmed that these were within normal ranges. The problem persisted until the crankshaft position sensor was replaced, which resolved the starting difficulties. The user noted that the sensor's failure was not logged by the ECU, indicating a potential oversight in diagnostics for similar issues.
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