(28-03-2015, 09:45 AM)Jonny81191 Wrote: If you're having potential issues with the solenoid, I'd check it's working first:

Get a length of wire, bare back both ends and twist one end round the post on the solenoid, then the other to the +ve terminal of the battery.

It shouldn't melt, I've lashed it up with speaker wire before to get a car home and it didn't melt.

The car should now run but won't turn off unless you remove the wire/use the stop lever on the pump. That rules out the solenoid.

Then get the red wire from that plug, extend it with a bit of wire (that's how most do it, twist and tape works but it really needs to be soldered/crimped) and put it to the solenoid with a decent ring connector.

It's worth checking you have the right wire by either using a light bulb as suggested or a multimeter (It's well worth buying one anyway if you can)

I'd post a picture of mine but I've rebuilt my loom so it'd just confuse things further.

(28-03-2015, 10:52 AM)vincent1 Wrote: Have you undone the injector pipes to see if you now have fuel coming through?

(28-03-2015, 11:30 AM)Mark Wrote: I don't think you need the blue plug connected, I left mine off when doing it. Just the red wire to the solenoid it what was needed electronically for it to run 

(28-03-2015, 11:43 AM)Mark Wrote: I don't really know, may as well try it without as the blue plug is not connected to anything on mine and it works fine. I'd imagine the 3 wires in that don't match up to the same functions on the bosch pump as they did on the lucas anyway

(28-03-2015, 11:44 AM)Nathan1305 Wrote: I'll have to try that tomorrow morning, in work till 9 today so can't do anything

(28-03-2015, 11:48 AM)Mark Wrote:

(28-03-2015, 11:44 AM)Nathan1305 Wrote: I'll have to try that tomorrow morning, in work till 9 today so can't do anything

Hopefully with a charged battery (or jump leads) and only having the one wire connected to the solenoid it will start 

(28-03-2015, 11:49 AM)vincent1 Wrote: Just to clarify what have you swopped on your car? fuel pump/lines/injectors?  did you swop pump mounting point studs or used bosch bracket? is the firing order on the bosch lines correct? is the flow and return fuel pipes on the right way as diffrent to the lucas pump?  i would also make a12v  test light or use a multi meter to check the voltage to the stop solenoid or just use one wire straight from the solenoid to the positve battery lead you can always remove it to stop the engine as for now you just want to get the car running.

(28-03-2015, 12:01 PM)vincent1 Wrote: If you going to get a mutimeter (always worth having one imo) maplin do one less than £10.00 that will do the job ok or machine mart and even argos do them but a little more expensive. also double check the flow and return pipes are the right way as you say (as far as your aware) wouldnt be the first person to make this mistake i have saw a few now.

(28-03-2015, 05:24 PM)vincent1 Wrote: solenoid fault/ air in injector pipes /fuel supply/return pipes wrong start with a fully charged battery then check solenoid is working then supply to pump is correctly plumbed in (i cant find a good picture yet maybe someone will be kind enough to photo theres for you)

(28-03-2015, 10:30 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Would be easy but you'd have to hit that switch to turn off the engine so not really ideal.

Whats happening now?  Have you removed the other wire and put it wherever its meant to go?  If it is for the glowplugs you wont be able to start it without them...crappy IDI.

(28-03-2015, 10:36 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Well someone said it was for the glowplugs in this thread I think?  Usually it'll just go onto the end glowplug and then they're all linked together.

If it was a HDi I'd know all the plugs but not an XUD loom lol.

(28-03-2015, 10:45 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Well you must've removed it from somewhere lol?

It might also be for the alternator, but I don't see why you'd have removed it if it was.