Success!
Engine cover off.....located glow plugs....off with electrical plugs and metered each plug to engine ground....one was 0.4 ohm the others were open circuit....so pretty good proof i had 3 knackered glow plugs and one working one. No wonder it took its time to start in cold weather!
Got replacements from eurocarparts.....got 4 of em....about a tenner each.
Had to buy extended 10mm socket and blimey they were in tight...i was trying not to force them too much in case they snapped...but slowly they did come out with a lot of squealing going on! I did liberally spray wd40 on them 1st....and may of been better letting it soak in overnight :-/
Anyway they came out and new ones went in ok....bit fiddley with the fuel pipes getting in the way.
Ignition on glow plug light came on then after a few secs went off (as its suppose to do) gave it a start and glow plug light stayed off (as its suppose to do)
So if any diesel omega owners are reading this.....then yes you can test the glow plugs by metering them.....open circuit they're knackered.....reading of about 0.5 ohm and they're ok
Another garage bill saved