2000 Vauxhall Astra trouble starting

2000 VAUXHALL ASTRA
13,900 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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PAUL_12
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trouble starting car so put new glow plugs in and still won.t start properly
starter motor seems to make funny niose also when glow plug lights up on dash car starts up when glow plug light does not light up car won.t turn over properly
but it bump start fine with out problem
Jul 17, 2008 at 9:32 AM
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DAVE H
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you have an electrical fault on the glow plug system somewhere .. have the vehicle computer scanned for faults to locate the cause ?
Feb 23, 2009 at 10:32 PM
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