I've just had my injectors off for cleaning (nothing wrong with the running of the car before, but I consider it a servicing item) and after re-installing them, the car takes many more turns before it catches.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Nothing else was disturbed or altered during this process apart from the fuel rail. The injectors were ultrasonically cleaned and re-installed with 8 new seals. I've owned the car for over 4 years and it's always started immediately or within about 3 turns.

So; consistantly fine before and now consistantly ~10 turns before it catches.

It's worse when the car's been sat for hours/days. Doesn't really do it after a few mins.

Is the fuel/fuel pressure being slowly lost from the rail?
Is there any kind of non-return valve as part of the fuel rail or it's associated pipework?
(Does the fuel pressure regulator do this?)
Could any of the new seals be letting air past? Would this even cause the symptoms?
What's the current economic situation in eastern Bangladesh?
Can it be anything to do with the actual cleaning of the injector units themselves?

Cheers chaps.

Don't have the equipment to test pressure lost in the rail. My equipment is my ears and increasing irritation at the embarrasing number of turns from my once free-starting engine.

Fuel pump itself unlikey to be shagged by sheer coincidence, we'll conclude.

No fuel leaks from the rail, engine off or on.
If fuel leaked into the manifold when stood, robbing the rail of pressure, would it cause the starting symptoms?
ECU was reset by disconnecting battery for about 1 hour. Don't have the kit for code reading.
I always let the pump fully prime before starting and it still does it, however I haven't tried repeatedly priming it. Good call.
Hate coincidences so hoping it's not the cam sensor.

Where did you have them cleaned?

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pull the feed pipe off the rail, if fuel squirts out its under pressure!

the only non return valve is in the pump, FPR holds pressure back against this, or should do.

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This sounds ominous. Did what did you do to cure it then? Were the injectors damaged beyond repair?

Best speak to Jimathon and find out what he has to say then

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Update for future search information:

Fitted a second hand fuel pump a few days ago to see if this (or rather the non return valve within) was the problem and hey presto, the car starts within 3 turns like it used to. Cheers Jim.

Now, what kind of tit would say something like: without knowing for sure that it isn't the pump? What's that phrase about assumptions again?

Only tried it a few times so far, so not out of the woods yet, but it'll get loads of miles over the next week for Christmas so that'll be a good test.