2004 2.0l dCi Starting problem

[Leastra]

Hi,

Had this car for a couple of months now, starting was a sequence of:
- Depress clutch, press start button, dash lights up, curly glow plug symbol lights, car starts after a short delay
until a week ago, now:
- Depress clutch, press start button, dash lights up, no glow plug symbol, no start.
- Do this repeatedly, the starter may turn briefly, symbol lights up for a second, but still no start.
Interestingly:
- Depress brake pedal, press and hold start button, car starts, release button.
Any ideas?

Glow plugs were replaced just before purchase by previous pwner.

Regards,
Leo

[np666]

had this one, it is the wire connections on clutch start micro switch, easy to fix have a good search on here will find how to fix it.

Have had mine 2 months too and have fixed it twice, first time was a bit of a bodge but did it properly and no snags now.

[AlexB]

The wires are too short - extend them.

[Leastra]

Thanks for the info guys, have a great new year.
Leo