Intermittent "Cold start" Warning light.

Hi there.

I have a 1987 90 ex 2.5TD which has been upgraded to a 200tdi, Without the Cold start timer relay. Often when I am driving the Cold Start warning light comes on. Before I start stripping back the Binnacle etc does anybody know a possible fix. i.e would changing the Glow Plugs remedy this?

Many Thanks

Sam

hi ,i think you need to check the ...................................................hello :rolly::welcome:

Sounds like a wire to the dash bulb gettting an intermittent feed

Did you alter any of the wiring loom for the conversion

Not convinced it would be glowplug related directly

Cheers, i'll get cracking with my multimeter this weekend. I'll post whatever I find.

As above, I would be looking for a loose connection or chaffed wire giving an intermittent feed. As with any potential electrical fault, try to get it sorted before it leaves you stranded on a dark wet night or worse, warming your hands against a gently smouldering Landy.

Fitting the timer relay is a simple enough task and possibly worth considering if you are going to be delving into the wiring anyway?

As its intermittent I havn't suceeded in finding it and it hasn't come on so I can check that the fault is not powering my glowplugs. Unfortunately it will have to now wait a month as I've gone to sea. Bit of a bugger!!

Have had similar problems with my 1990 TD [now with 200] which is set up like yours and it was the ignition switch,cheers.

That was where I was going to begin, Cheers

It was the ignition switch. I wound up getting a garage to do it. It took him 3 hours and a fair few tools to remove the shear bolts.