Started up again and its gone. by B_rad » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:29 pm, Post by Tdi jetta 4 ever » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:13 pm, Post Just saw it is a sportline. Had the diagnostic test today, turns out I've got a faulty EGR valve. Thin start and stop engine a number of times until the light comes back on. can i rectify this myself? A flashing glow light does mean something really wrong has been detected and its safe guarding the engine similar to what new transport trucks do. The other day my Fabia's glow plug light started flashing and the car went into 'limp mode'. The glow plug light flashes, the display says 'engine fault workshop', i lose a lot of power which i am assuming is the turbo not coming in and when i drive it the car only revs to 2000rpm before i have to change gear. Engine management light: top 5 causes of amber engine warning light ... A flashing or continuous warning light can show if the engine isn't running correctly. by B_rad » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:30 pm, Post ]Lee. hi, I noticed that today the glow plug light started flashing randomly on the a6 tdi today. by TimeShifter » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:45 pm, Post Driving home from work and glow plug light started flashing , could someone tell me the cause ? The glow plug light came on (flashing). If glowplugs were not present in diesels your car would crank a long time before starting, it would eventually start but with a cloud of smoke coming from the exhaust. Your diesel vehicle is equipped with glow plugs, and also with a Glow Plug Light that will either come on and stay on, or flash or blink when a fault is detected by the ECU (engine management unit). However, today tue glownplug light started flashing but the engine warning light alao came on. FLASHING - if the glow plug light is flashing it means there is a fault in the engine management system and needs to be diagnosed & fixed accordingly. Thanks Scott, funnily enough, this morning the Glowplug light stayed flashing on my 35 mile commute and my emissions controll light came on and stayed on as well Both are amber rather than red (something I suppose). Vivaro glow plug/Engine Management light problem. The only way to confirm the real issue is to have a diagnostic check done (where the car is connected to a computer and the … To my understanding, the flashing glow plug is an engine management warning, which can indicate a whole range of things. by 6R_TDI » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:27 pm, Post by Atsta » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:04 pm, Post A faulty glow plug will certainly show up on a scan, but should NOT bring on the engine MIL light. As I drove I noticed the glow plug light does flash every 10 seconds. Brake light switch, even if the brake lights work it could still be you brake light switch. The only way to confirm the real issue is to have a diagnostic check done (where the car is connected to a computer and the fault codes logged by the car's computer are read). Glow plugs are used when coolant temp is below 9degrees celcius, Ok disconnect your glowplugs and try to start it on a cold morning. The most common reason to replace glow plugs is age. What the diesel engine pre-glow light means. by KingBunda » Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:58 pm, Post ..So buddy at work scanned it today (with Full VCDS - Ver. Having pulled over and turned the engine off to look under the bonnet, the glow plug light remained off when the car re-started and it didnt come on again. This can get into the engine and cause damage but normally it doesn’t although the subsequent extremely important thorough clean out of the system takes a lot of labour time and the turbo is much more expensive to repair. VW Golf Mk6 EPC warning light - this indicates a fault within the engine management system. by KingBunda » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:14 pm, Post Replace brake switch. Having encountered the flashing glow plug indicator followed by a limp mode a few weeks ago, I can give a few pointers. You do get traffic film and oil picked up of the road. Could it be possible that if they agreed to 100% of the part I could take it elsewher to get fitted. by KingBunda » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:22 am, Post Ideally if it does that again plug your scanner in right away. Youll see what I mean. i have vw crafter 2007 we bought it second hand on 2/12/11 and it has not worked 1 day. Post JavaScript is disabled. The car has a full service history up to the last service, which I took to the local garage, in truth I'm glad I did, because he made it evident that at VW had been doing shoddy service work on it throughout its life. If not then it may be okay. I was in heavy traffic so I continued, unable to stop. Dissconnect the glow plugs the car will start in our temps. On your car it can be serious in that the turbo is usually made by KKK and if they over speed (as they easily can during over boost) the compressor wheel can disintegrate and throw oil and shrapnel through the charge air system. VW Amarok Glow Plug Light Flashing- Repair. Glow plug light is probably the brake light switch, under the brake pedal. I have a Glow Plug warning light problem and wonder if anyone can help-maybe had same problem. Over time, after repeated warm up cycles, the glow plugs age and are not able to produce any heat. 14.10.2) & x3 faults are logged.. A flashing glowplug light will log a fault code. My wiper blades are 5 years old and still wiping clean because I clean the blade rubbers and screen with Methylated Spirit which you can get from. by VGTI » Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:00 am, Post This should extinguish the engine light. by Sinbad » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:20 am, Post (she was following me on the motorway, as we took our T25 camper to get it fixed !). Can't get into Audi until next week, so I got the AA to check it today. by B_rad » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:11 pm, Post by Bird87_ZA » Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:36 am, Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited. by Tdi jetta 4 ever » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:36 pm, Post It would make sense to get a fault code read done and if it is an over boost situation, have the turbo rebuilt before it goes pop. by Schabzo08 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:21 pm, Post Do read the thread on Mk6 Golf and EGR issues over on Moneysavingexpert for tips on how to negotiate. Therefore no DPF so that is not the problem. glow plug flashing and engine management light on skoda octavia 1.6 - Skoda 2010 Octavia 1.6 question Both the flashy light and loss of power are both common with a sensor in the fuel pump on the engine itself going bad in 2005-2010ish cars. As an aside, im told the EGR valve isn't even needed and can be bypassed. My Passat is a 2012 2L dti Bluemotion dsg. Neither of my local Audi garages can take the car until either the 20th or 23rd. To know why this happened you need a fault code read and from experience I would suspect it will be a turbo overboost error. Related Discussions, ↳   Technical: Detailing Related Discussions, ↳   Technical: Volkswagen Vehicle Test Information, ↳   Technical: Frequently Asked Questions, ↳   Digit - Vehicle Tracking Fleet Management Fuel Monitoring, Flashing glow plug with Check Engine light, Re: Flashing glow plug with Check Engine light, http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=183329, http://vwclub.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=157603, http://www.vwclub.co.za/phpbb3/viewtopi ... 1&t=151355. alarm came on, glow plug light illuminated and the car I think went into limp mode. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 9 of 9 Posts. Gonna jump in on this thread as I had the glow plug / 'Engine Fault - Workshop' warning on my Mk6 BMTDI 2 days ago. But then at 17500 miles I had a complete loss of power and an engine stall while driving on a highway. We were on the way to France so I took the risk and carried on (nervously)! Location Bristol Vehicle T6 Ocean 204 4Motion Sep 7, 2017 #2 I believe it means there is a fault somewhere in the engine management system and it needs a diagnostic tool plugged in to tell you what the fault is. So I let it go. I take it this is like an engine management light? A flashing glow plug light can be attributed to several conditions, most likely a burned out brake light or two and a defective brake light switch. You will need to have another code scan done. No noticeable difference in the drive. Hi, there's no real way forward unfortunately without a diagnostic read out as it could be numerous things. Normally, the glow plug indicator light will come on only when the engine is cold. All the more annoying therefore that it is costing me money. There are experienced people on here that will be able to point you in the right direction once you have a fault code to work from. This will re boot on-board computer. by KingBunda » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:30 pm, Post Current: 2015 Ford Fiesta ST180 Brake lights are working fine, thats the first thing i checked. I don't know whether that will aid my cause, but if they try to penalise me over not using them for the last service I'd be tempted to take the matter of their poor workmanship further. Howzit gents just got the car scanned at VW and it gave the following error code P0341 no camshaft signal,faults were cleared but i'm still not at ease, thanks for the help gents, I read the pd technical article in the faq section last night. Evening guys, thought I'd ask the question here after finding the forum following a Google search with the issue I've got. 1st instance we've had & car has just went into 59k miles & is due it's 10k service in the next month or so. Every diesel needs glowplugs to heat the cylinders in order for the diesel to ignite as a diesel uses compression to ignite the diesel/air mixture. This time i noticed that when I touched the brake pedal it went off. With ignition on: It is normal for this lamp to appear for a few seconds when the ignition is switched on to signify that the glow plugs are preheating. 1k miles later the engine management was still on but everything was working fine. hi, flashing glowplug light is a warning light just like engine management light. Typically, this light flashes only when an issue has been detected. Engine emissions light came on and stayed on, next day flashing coil light came on too. by Schabzo08 » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:08 pm, Post Then while driving the "engine fault, garage!" If the light remains after 3 engine cycles then take it to a dealer to be code read. Hope this is the right place to ask. The engine was in standard limp mode which protects the engine in certain scenarios, this resets each time the ignition is cycled. Better to be safe than sorry but engine warning lights go off after 3 engine cycles if it doesn't detect any issue. engine management light comes on then the glow plug warning light comes on and is flashing. by chucker02 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:56 pm, Post by Edmund Hattingh » Wed Oct 02, 2013 5:54 am, Post The flashing glowplug and EML together will result in limp-home mode (reduced power) - which again will result in a fault code. Erase all faults showing at present. Check your engine oil level, might be on the low side. Check if your brake lights work when the glow plug light is flashing, if not, just get a new one at the dealership! Flashing "Glow Plug" with steady "Check Engine" light I know it's been some time with an update to my problem, but I needed the time to make sure the problem has been resolved. - posted in Audio, Electrics and Lighting: Only noticed it whilst out just now, the glow plug light flashes on/off while the engines running.It dissapears as usual when you turn the ignition on, then after a minute or so it starts flashing[!][! had it checked by vw commercial here on the gold coast australia they are still shaking their heads. it then goes into limp mode. Have it scanned to make sure. While the engine was running: There is a fault in the engine management system if the lamp appears constantly or flashes while the engine is running. They correct it will only work below 9deg. You are using an out of date browser. Mrs wife was pootling along at 45 - 50 behind me, in 5th when it happened. I had the exact same lights on my dashboard. by Bird87_ZA » Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:04 am, Post It may not display this or other websites correctly. hi. It came on again after few minutes but after tapping the brake pedal it goes off. by chucker02 » Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:12 am, Post Getting mine diagnostics tested on Tuesday, for those interested. by MK2 G60 » Wed Oct 02, 2013 11:37 pm, Post When the Glow Plug Light comes on, the ECU stores information about the condition that has caused it … Also this tends to lock the turbo solid so the engine can't breathe and it leaves you stranded with a collapsing inlet pipe. The glow plug light has just started flashing on my 2.5 tdi whilst the car is running. The EML will also log a fault code. If this is glow plugs, is the only consequence of failure a difficulty starting in the cold or are there more serious consequences? 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