Glow Plug System Engine Failure?

[tom619]

Hi there the Glow Plug Sustem/Engine Fault light flashed today manual says need to take it to vw straight away but still drove like a dream, any ideas?

cheers

[SteveP]

Without reading the fault codes no one can do anything but guess TBH.

Has anything changed on the car recently and is it remapped?

[mortygttdi]

easy one,  the glow plug light acts as a fault warning for the electrical system.  I would hazard a precise guess and say its a faulty accelerator switch or brake switch. 

But has said until you get a diagnostic test you wont know which it is,  just to show you what I mean if you take the plug from the top of your accelerator pedal the glow plug light will flash on and off.

Darren

[bacillus]

I would first check your brake lights to see that one of the bulbs isn't blown.

[mortygttdi]

If the light had blown it would come up in the mfa aslong has you have the midline or highline clocks   

[tom619]

only have the lowline but bulb failure does show if present, the light flashes for a few mins then goes away but still drives like normal? i think i'll get it checked soon how much does it cost to get checked at vw approx?

[bacillus]

only have the lowline but bulb failure does show if present, the light flashes for a few mins then goes away but still drives like normal? i think i'll get it checked soon how much does it cost to get checked at vw approx?

See if anyone near you has a Ross Tech VCDS cable. You can scan the car for fault codes and hopefully narrow down the problem without using VW.

[tom619]

only have the lowline but bulb failure does show if present, the light flashes for a few mins then goes away but still drives like normal? i think i'll get it checked soon how much does it cost to get checked at vw approx?

See if anyone near you has a Ross Tech VCDS cable. You can scan the car for fault codes and hopefully narrow down the problem without using VW.

Good idea, does anyone in the midlands here have the Ross Tech VCDS cable and willing to check my car? Think it might be cruise control you know thats been temperental recently.

[bacillus]

Is there anyone in this thread near to you?

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=120.0

[tom619]

Derby -- neg -- Hex+CAN & REVO Select Plus
Nottingham -- 182_blue -- MicroCAN
Nottingham -- Davo01 -- Hex+CAN

These guys are, but i have no idea what those things are that follow their username?

[SteveP]

They are the type of cables they have, so anyone of these guys will be able to help you if they have some spare time 

[mo]

Tom,
What did the problem turn out to be.My misses Touran 170 is doin this today.
Cant scan it till i get honme later :(

Mo

[tom619]

Hi mate sorry for the late reply

It turned out to be break light switch after all, got it replaced in july and been working like a dream since!

Let me know how yours turns out!

[Norbreck21a]

Bloody hell Darren, are you that good that you can now diagnose electrical problems without VCDS just by a short description. You got it spot on !

Always knew you had the force 

[Andy]

he is the chosen one for mk5 golfs