Hi and thanks for admitting me to your forum , I have just purchased (cheaply) a 2001 focus estate ttdi , it drives smoothly and idles steadily at 750rpm but it is a bit of a pig to start first thing takes a good ten seconds continuous cranking before firing , thereafter starts on the button all day . It does seem a bit sluggish on hills too but low revs pulls ok . Any ideas would be greatly appreciated before I go on a wild goose chase of replacing things . Many thanks in advance . Oh the mileage is 170000 so I understand things may be worn out