I got them changed about 9-10months ago?

and now once again i'm hanging on the starter to get her going. I know its effing cold over here, the snow has not gone in 10 days or more, but come on!

Do you think the 'walk in pre-heat' would be the fault? I open door look for something etc etc, and the plugs are being heated even if i dont use the car that day.

I didn't realise there was such a thing as "walk in pre-heat" but even so the time that the plugs are heating shouldn't cause them to die with in a year. Would they?

On old ford 1.8diesels ( I've owned 3 ) I found that the connections to the plugs wouldn't work properly if they were mucky. Could also be the battery on the way out.

new battery at same time as i zapped it trying to get her going last time.

yes the felicia was a walk in pre-heat, open the door the plugs start to heat up

stolen from the golf me thinks

Really need to know what kind of current they are pulling. A quick check will see if you have a duff plug of one thats pulling to much current.

The control units cn also pack up and the fuse can blow, check the n/s suspension turret in the engine bay, they are mounted just there.

errmmm sorry Lummox that all went right over my head :(

No idea what currnet they use??? cant be that high ?? battery is fine

Glow plugs draw a massive amount of current.

Glow plugs are wired in series so you can check draw with an ammeter or an amp clamp. by measuring how much current it drawn you can see if a glow plug has gone down.

ok

will have to wait lost my mum here, now all funds tied up

like you get time to be upset?

oh well

Hello. My normally reliable Felicia has just stopped starting (you know what I mean!) on it's own. Glow plug light on dash works. I can hear relay clicking on and off in the engine compartment. I've checked the battery and it's fine. Due to a lack of money I would like to have a crack at it myself and get back on the road without the use of 'magic spray' in the air intake.

I have sourced the new plugs but, I am daunted by the process of replacing them. The Haynes book shows replacement with the cylinder head off but, in the real world in my engine, the plugs are surrounded by a lot of important pipework and the diesel pump.

I think I'm either going to need miniature tools or start removing stuff. I want to avoid removing stuff.

Has anyone succeded in replacing glow plugs without hassle. If so, could you please let me know how you did it?

T.I.A.,

RSKODA

They are more accessible with the injector pipes removed, if you don't want to take the pipes off, it is possible but fiddly, a magnet on a telescopic pole will be useful.

Don't forget the big red glow plug fuse, these will fatigue after a while and break.

just sorted my starting probs with a £1.99 fuse............

thanks guys :-)