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battery drain

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evening all

wondering if anybody has experienced an issue of glow plugs draining the battery,(new battery)tryd a new glow plug relay but still have the same issue.

any thoughts would be much appreciated.

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Maybe try changing the glowplug temperature sensor? Can you hear the relay clicking off or does it stay on?

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boatbuilder wrote:Maybe try changing the glowplug temperature sensor? Can you hear the relay clicking off or does it stay on?

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hi bb

went out earlier couldnt here the relay click apart from when i plug it, in, been leaving out to avoid the drain,
will try a sensor tmmrw if gsf have them.

cheers......

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Dis connect the sensor , it's a thermostat switch , the relay should click off as you disconnect it if it's the fault
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