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Dear alex perkins cold start issue solved!!!!!! Yesterday I changed the starter motor for a new one brand HELLA 8EA 011 610-091 2 kw. I cleaned ground wire and now the engine starts perfect cold or warm, The rotation speed is huge and now the engine starts in one or two seconds. I recommended that s...

Ok, thanx again let me try to clean and I will tell you

Vw service told me friday that temperature those days on spain is not enough lower to activate glows.
they say too I must check ground wire to battery to earth and starter motor

I wanna try to change starter motor I see hella is not expensive , cost about 150 pounds, perhaps solve

At the moment I push relay with my finger see

Yes, when I pull off g62 connector and switch on the ignition I can ear the glow relay "click" sound and glows start to heating. Then another question rape me, if the ambient temperature is not cold (I live in spain) must glows come on always or only when ambient temperature is under 4º ce...

Yes, I just remove the plastic case of relay and during 6 seconds I push the armature of relay, then glows come on and then the engine starts perfect.

Thanx for your help , yes I had change G62 (Coolant temp sensor) but now a technician of SEAT tell me that it is possible the car has low rotation speed of starter motor

Can that be the problem?

Thanks friend, Yesterday I changed the sensor for a new FEBI BILSTEIN 29318 Sensor and..... Same problem.
This is a nightmare!!! what more can I change? now all is new and glow plugs do not come on, only come on when the engine it's just throttle running (post heated mode)

My SDI 9N1 POLO has problems to cool start. Mornings with external temperature of 12 degrees the glow plugs do not come on. only when engine starts then. they start to work and post heating is ok Things that I have changed: 4 New ngk glow plugs, new 103 relay. Some people tell me that I need to chan...

Ok, do not care about pinout, a friend that works in a vag service has printed the wiring diagrams for me.

thanx man, I need to know pinout of Headlight Switch