2004 GT 1.9JTDm glow plug warning...

[moon_blue 92]

it started on sunday went to the car started it drove 20 fast dual carriageway miles, parked up for 20 mins, came back turned the key, glow plug warning flashed and beeped. So I turned her off before trying to start her. Turned her back on again no warning, no beep all fine.

Went to her this morning, no warning and no beeping, but tonight ofter work, warning flashed up again. So I think Im in for new glow plugs.

what do you guys recon?

[Anjenha 44]

I don't know about the GT, but a lot of diesels use the glow plug warning as an engine management light

 

Do you know if this is the case? (check your owners manual)

 

If you have a separate engine management light then I'd guess, yes, you have some sort of glow plug fault

[Smaky 73]

You need to get the fault codes read, but chances are you are correct if this is occuring on start up.

[moon_blue 92]

Thanks for the replies

 

well the car started faultlessly this morning no beeps or warnings, and the temp was cold enough to see breath, bella said it was ~3°?

Bella is going for a 72k service towards the end of the month at CP in Dundee so it will get looked at, fault codes etc. But could I be doing damage?

[Smaky 73]

At this point, no, but I would suspect that the code is more to do with a clogged EGR as when the plugs degrsde the Glow plug warning is normally flashed up on the infocentre every time you start her up. The milage also points to this and 72K is a belt change service so brace yourself.

[Anjenha 44]

Uh oh... Belt time

[Smaky 73]

Uh oh... Belt time

 

Not really Uh ou, just a few hundred extra.

[Anjenha 44]

The money was my point

[Smaky 73]

Belt kit and water pump, not much really.

[Anjenha 44]

Belt kit and water pump, not much really.

I get it all trade and fitted for nothing and it's STILL too much

 

You guys clearly earn too much money

[Smaky 73]

Belt kit and water pump, not much really.

I get it all trade and fitted for nothing and it's STILL too much

 

You guys clearly earn too much money

 

Maybe.

[moon_blue 92]

I spoke to Euan at CP and hes good to do the full 72k service, I got what I think is a great deal price wise and he does come highly recommended, courtesy car as well. The service history of Bella does show an EGR replacement at about 40k so I guess shes due.

[ChrisO 2]

ERGs do not fail very oftern - if you are doing short trips then it will be more likly because the engine does not get hot and blow all the half burned fuel and soot out.

[moon_blue 92]

I do a 60 mile round trip to the office, there are a few straights where I 'clean out' the soot

[Smaky 73]

A clean out of te EGRwouldn't hurt though.

[moon_blue 92]

aye I think you are right, might add it to the service thanks guys