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Hi all just fitted new glow plugs and a new manifold all went well with no problems,
But now I can't  start the car , I have cleared all faults but still won't start ,
Can you advise please  >:( >:( >:(

E53 3.0 d inlet manifold plugs

All the plugs are in and connected

Just done a diagnose  via carley and that didn't  pick  up on anything  >:( >:( >:( >:( :rant:

Could I have an air leak that's stopping it from starting????????

Have you plugged the injector rail power in again....I missed it once  :-[

One on the front and one on the back, I've even sprayed a bit of wd40 just in case sitll nothing

well... if it ran before you did the job & wont start now, then you can be pretty sure it will be some thing very simple & possibly so obvious that you are looking straight past it.

For my money it will be an electrical connection.

At the rear of the inlet manifold there is a connector that is easy to miss & leave un-connected.
its wiring is screwed to the rear right of the manifold (below left of the jump-start connection on the bulkhead) & is a real bitch to see & remove ....

I'm not sure what it is... maybe a cam or crank sensor... this could potentially stop it re-starting...

Have you missed this one ?

fuse

I will have a look tomorrow  but as its pouring down
With snow it might be Monday  now

Ok I have tried or the plugs there all in and it still won't  start  :rant:

Any more ideas I can try,

Also should  I have taken the battery off when taking it all of and on again???

Ok so been looking at the car today and found a puddle of diesel on the floor, humm so check all over and found one of the leak
Pipe T peace broke
So off to bmw's  well they wanted £48 for a set , so I went to a diesel repair place and got on for £5 ,
Anyway  all fitted but still no start , it's trying but I'm just getting  a lot of white smoke and a flat battery  now,
Any thoughts