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Mk1 Focus 1.8Tddi Starting Problems

Simon.B
Simon.B
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Hi there can someone help me please?

I've been having starting problems starting this car in the mornings so put a new battery on it! Same sort of thing after so thought a new set of glow plugs might be the answer! Put these in this afternoon and still starts poorly, ran a volt meter to the plug rail to find 0 volts! Any ideas? I did also swap the glow plug relay over with on for the heated screens still 0 volts!

Many thanks in advance!!

Simon

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    Sounds like either a fault harness, or perhaps a bad connection. Check that its grounded correctly and also check the fuse and relays. Might be worth swapping a relay over with the suspected faulty one and see if that helps.

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    Glow plugs are just there to heat the combustion chamber to aid starting and will only be active for a very short period of time. If it is a glow plug fault I would be checking resistance from the battery to the plugs. You might find a high resistance or open circuit, if not then check all your earth straps, 1 on the gearbox at the mount and a few on the body.

    When it does run does it lurch under heavy acceleration?

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