OwBist Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Hi, My TD4 (2003) won't start easily when cold. I thought that it was the fuel pump, but a mechanic friend identified that the plugs won't working. In fact all plugs were open circuit - so have been replaced. However ... no change ... no power is reaching the plugs. There is a timed click when turning to the middle ignition position ... but no glow plug (curly wire) icon appears on the dash, and the plugs don't heat. The glow fuse is fine. Sooooo ... is this due to a duff glow relay? Or is there a circuit board that has packed up? Any ideas? (By the way, where is the glow relay located? I'll change it if I can reach it!) Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Modern DI diesels often won't use the glow plugs when it is warm (this time of year in the UK), when you say difficult to start, do you mean slow to crank, many cranks to start ..... bit more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwBist Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi, Many cranks to start cold. Several cranks when warm - sometimes many sometimes one or two. I'm suspecting fuel draining away promptly after a stop, requiring a vacuum to pull it back. Also the duff glow plug system won't help - I plan to overide that with a remote push button ... once i can work out where the glow relay is located! Any ideas on that location? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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