Crank Delay
 

Hi All,

I have a 2003 X5 3.0d. Recently i have noticed that the car is taking longer to startup during cranking.

It will take around 4-5 seconds to startup when before it used to be very quick.

I know from the previous owner that the battery was changed around 2 years ago.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thanks,

Tommy

Are you up to date on your maintenance? Fuel filter replaced? How much mileage is on the X? Could be a failing fuel pump that requires additional time to pump up the fuel rails and injectors.

Full service done a few months ago. Mileage on the car is 90,000km.

Being that you have a diesel, maybe your glow plugs are starting to go...

Just throwing out a potential culprit but I honestly have no idea.

Let us know when you figure it out!