jr86
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You mean when i turn power on from key, but not start the car? I have to check that in the morning, can't remember. when i start car then it doesn't go on, only glow light flashing.
jr86
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Yes, red oil can light works, it goes on when i turn power on from key, but when start the car, it goes off.
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jr86
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Ok, but it's kinda disturbing that why that wire is missing :-D it doesn't look so dirty that there must have been somekind of wire sometime...
Anyways, that brake light is the biggest problem atm. Any idea about the brake light wire colors? Do they come to brake light switch or fuse box from trunk, so i could compare wires?
Anyways, that brake light is the biggest problem atm. Any idea about the brake light wire colors? Do they come to brake light switch or fuse box from trunk, so i could compare wires?
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What could be wrong now, yellow engine light comes on sometimes, but no fault codes?? First when it came on, was because i unplugged one glow plug wire because it looked like it was loose, that time there was fault code concerning glow plug, but now nothing? It looks like that glow plugs are easy to change? Only that plastic pipe seems to be on my way. Car pops out some heavy diesel cloud and smell when i start car, could it mean bad glow plugs?
And still looking for those brake light wire colors?
And still looking for those brake light wire colors?
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If your glow plugs have gone you will get the engine management light coming on and if you have a code reader then the error code will tell you which plug is faulty. 1 is on the left 4 on the right as you look at them.
jr86
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jr86
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I mean which group in Vag Com show information about glow plugs? And is it possible that bad (not maybe broken) glow plugs cause that smoke and diesel smell when starting car?
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Ok, how should i proceed finding that out?Cause i can't see any unplugged wire in my engine room, i looked under and from top. I didn't understand that where that wire should come for that oil pressure sensor? Language barrier or you didn't explain
Yes my plugs are on their way out and i get that smoke and smell at start up!
Too tight to replace lol
jr86
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Cause no one helped i tried wire by wire and found the brake wires and installed resistors and now all fault codes are gone.
Now only question is that smoke at start up:
When car stays off like half hour, i turn key to power on, i hear weird "squirt" sound from diesel pump, and when i start car, i get a diesel smelling cloud from exhaust which lasts only 1 second. I checked glow plugs and they had only very light black dust on them which was gone almost when i blowed towards them. Any ideas?
Now only question is that smoke at start up:
When car stays off like half hour, i turn key to power on, i hear weird "squirt" sound from diesel pump, and when i start car, i get a diesel smelling cloud from exhaust which lasts only 1 second. I checked glow plugs and they had only very light black dust on them which was gone almost when i blowed towards them. Any ideas?
The squirt noise is the fuel pump priming. And you need to check the glow plugs with a resistance check and check they are getting voltage. You may have a fault with the glow plug relay.
jr86
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Ok, this doesn't cause fault code or does it? Cause i don't have any at the moment. I dont know how to measure resistance but i quess i can find it google, will there be power in glow plug wires when power is turned on or only then when glow light is on in cluster or how i can check volts?
It will bring up a fault code once the resistance gets too high. Set the multimeter to resistance and measure from the top of the glow plug to the body of the glow plug and there should not be any resistance really. Also if your battery is a little week and the engine is not turning over very fast it will not start the best.
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I am not sure that did i succeed to measure them correctly, but i got some numbers like 0,4?
I also tested glow plugs with straight 12v power, and all plugs was glowing under 2 seconds from the tip of the plug, so i quess they are ok? How i can measure harness that are they all having power? All plugs had light black smoke again, i just cleaned them last week, are they suppose to go black that quick?
I also tested glow plugs with straight 12v power, and all plugs was glowing under 2 seconds from the tip of the plug, so i quess they are ok? How i can measure harness that are they all having power? All plugs had light black smoke again, i just cleaned them last week, are they suppose to go black that quick?
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