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Won't Start & No glow Plug Light on Dash

I have an S reg peugeot 306 1.9 diesel which i drove to work completely fine on the morning but come to start it to leave would not turn over and the
glow plug light which lights for 3-4 secs before you turn the key is not lighting, ther disel fuel light was on but nothing that wouldn't get me to
the petrol garage on a normal day any ideas?

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  • rossturner Feb 11, 2009

    no the battery seemed to be fine at the time the lights were strong all the dials were clear....and bright , but since trying to get it started the battery has now started to weaken

  • rossturner Feb 11, 2009

    Well i did try and jump it from another car, but it seemed to drain my battery......just don't seem to have any luck really

  • rossturner Feb 16, 2009

    well it turns out that the earth leading from the relay for the glow plugs had broken away, once re-attached works fine and dandy

  • gavtrials May 21, 2009

    Hello.

    I have the same problem.

    Just changed the gearbox and went to start her up after the change and

    Nothing.

    I have the first red light come up on the dash for the forst turn of the key but then at the 2nd click the yellow glow plug light isn't coming on and then if i try to turn the car over it wont even do that, the battery light comes on on the 3rd click,

    The battery is fine ect so im wondering if the glow plug box has failded or a broken cable?

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Remove and clean the battery connectors and posts with wire brush and baking soda and water if possible, then reattach cables after brushing/cleaning, tighten and try again.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Then it did crank over a bit? Could be burnt fusible link in the glow circuit. It can happen. Check all your connections and try to get it boosted with another vehicle and cables. Good luck. Thanks for the update.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Do you suspect a weak battery? No interior lights left on, I presume?

  • Patrick Parnham Mar 06, 2018

    check battery earth leads or put a jump lead from battery earth to engine

  • Patrick Parnham Mar 06, 2018

    check battery earth leads or put a jump lead from battery earth to engine

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I am with a similar problem...

After putting on a new sump i found that the starter motor would work cranking the engine but no power is going to the glow plugs. The light on the dash does not appear either.

The relay for the coils does click but that is the end of it. I have a suspission it is the imobiliser but after taking the battery on and off several times to reset... still nothing.

There is fuel, good battery (fully charged), fuel lines are clean pressurised...

Any ideas???

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