Jack Sprat, good morning.
Larimore here................ been having trouble with the wifes beetle initial hard start when cold. Did an auto scan and can post but no codes except the usual mirror one, but insignificate. IMO.
Cranks for 5/5 seconds, may or may not bark. Stop..........then crank again and may take 4/5 seconds then lites off, and has quite a bit of smoke so was getting fuel, and from then on good, and morning temp here about 55/65F so not cold.
Thought maybe timing a hair off, but spot on, and I mean spot on. So Hooked up light to fuel solenoid, and it is coming on with key. Then swapped it with my other TDI for giggles, no change. Then noted this morning testing further test light to Glow plug, no light on initial crank or key on.........then light comes on about 4/5 seconds after running, but none up to then.
Had @ one time a glow plug light code too cluster, but none now and light in cluster has not worked for a long time (maybe something too the problem??? ) but doubt it. I stated maybe a problem as with some Euro equipment (PVC welders) here @ work the light on the panel is part of the system, and when they are out so is the whole tree, don't know if that applies here, but just mentioning it.
Have not looked further as is this an ECM command issue?, (don't know) but thought I would ask before I chase down relays and such, but glow does come on but not until engine is running for 4/5 seconds, seems wrong.
Larimore
Larimore here................ been having trouble with the wifes beetle initial hard start when cold. Did an auto scan and can post but no codes except the usual mirror one, but insignificate. IMO.
Cranks for 5/5 seconds, may or may not bark. Stop..........then crank again and may take 4/5 seconds then lites off, and has quite a bit of smoke so was getting fuel, and from then on good, and morning temp here about 55/65F so not cold.
Thought maybe timing a hair off, but spot on, and I mean spot on. So Hooked up light to fuel solenoid, and it is coming on with key. Then swapped it with my other TDI for giggles, no change. Then noted this morning testing further test light to Glow plug, no light on initial crank or key on.........then light comes on about 4/5 seconds after running, but none up to then.
Had @ one time a glow plug light code too cluster, but none now and light in cluster has not worked for a long time (maybe something too the problem??? ) but doubt it. I stated maybe a problem as with some Euro equipment (PVC welders) here @ work the light on the panel is part of the system, and when they are out so is the whole tree, don't know if that applies here, but just mentioning it.
Have not looked further as is this an ECM command issue?, (don't know) but thought I would ask before I chase down relays and such, but glow does come on but not until engine is running for 4/5 seconds, seems wrong.
Larimore