Recently my 98 Mondeo Turbo Diesel has been harder to start recently. Once the weather got colder it was neading 2 cycles of the glow plugs but now, even with that, it turns over for two or three seconds before it starts and sometimes it takes another try. The battery is 2 years old and the glow plugs were replaced last summer. Voltages are as follows :
Battery 12.2 v (drops to 11.5 when the glow plugs are on) Bus bar and glow plugs are at 10.8v.
Has anyone else experienced this problem before ? Any advice or ideas would be welcome.
Regards Mike