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My elderly father has been presented with a bill for £800 to change glow plugs on the above car (Halfords Autocentre). Main dealer did diagnotics and said car failing to start was due to wiring issues...
Recently on the motorway I had to accelerate hard. All was fine until about 3,000rpm then there was a noticeable drop in power and the glow plug warning light appeared. I stayed on til I had time to...
My car, a Skoda Roomster, repeatedly loses power on roundabouts/bumpy roads. The glow plug and TCS warning lights come on and the car goes into some kind of low speed mode. I stop the car, restart, and...
Five weeks ago the Glow Plug warning light came on when driving my Ford Focus. I stopped the car, turned off the engine, waited a few seconds, then re-started the engine and all was OK until yesterday. Driving...
I have a Peugeot 306 HDi and am having problems starting it. It takes long to start when cold and warm but it's not as bad when warm and once started it ticks over fine.
I have a Ford Mondeo Ghia TDCI 2-litre diesel. When it's cold it takes a while to start, it starts smoking and I can feel some misfiring. When it's hot it starts first time with no smoking at all. It's...
Could you please make a comment on why my 1999 Mercedes 250 Turbo Diesel Estate engine has become extremely noisy since a faulty glow plug has been replaced? I have owned this car from new and it has only...
I have a Ford Mondeo Zetec TDCi 2-litre. The glow plug light is flashing and it is losing power. Any ideas?
I have a Citroen C4 2.0 HDI and I'm having problems starting it. The ignition lights and the dash all turn on fine, but then when you try and start the car nothing happens. I have checked the battery and...
My glow plugs are fully working, but when I try starting my car whilst the glow plugs are connected to the car they don't work.
 

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