Skoda Felicia (1995 - 2000) - 00 1.9 electrical fault

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Wed 18 Nov 2009 14:19
00 1.9 electrical fault - brunel
On switching on the ignition the amber glow plug light refuses to illuminate and the engine will not start. Battery is in good order and fully charged.
I suspect that there is no power feeding to the glowplugs rather than glowplug failure as it is most unlikely that all the glowplugs will fail together.
I have ,as far as I am able , checked all connections and have ascertained that no moisture is present. I suspect perhaps that a relay may be at fault however I have no way of discovering which relay it could be or where it is located.......mind you I could well be wrong about the relay.!. !

Please help as vehicle is off road. Many Thanks............

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Edited by Dynamic Dave on 18/11/2009 at 18:43

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Wed 18 Nov 2009 15:33
00 1.9 electrical fault - bell boy
its behind the battery with a green bit on i seem to remember
i had exactly the same problem a few years ago after i had changed the battery
i knew the car was a good starter because i had parked it up in its spot but come removal time it just chundered over
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 16:28
00 1.9 electrical fault - brunel
Thanks BellBoy. Could you tell me what the relay looks like. I have found a box with two fuses and a square relay in it but the relay is black. Perhaps the colour has been changed but did you change the relay to cure the problem?
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Thu 19 Nov 2009 18:09
00 1.9 electrical fault - bell boy
no the plug had slightly dislodged
make sure its secure
as i say i had changed the battery and if you ever have to on this car you will find its a bit of a pain as the battery wasnt designed for the hole so you take out the strut brace then have to fiddle a very heavy battery out
once youve checked this relay the one you mention sounds right by the way you should hear it clicking when you put your ignition on,if you cant hear it it might have gone duff
you really need to be c hecking things like glow plugs before throwing money at anything though
look here
www.ourwanderer.org/peug6.htm
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