VW Polo 1.9 SDI glowplug light issue

Apr 10, 2007 5 Replies
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Hi all, On an 02 plate polo, 1.9 SDI, there is an issue with the glowplug light. It flashed on the last minute of the drive to work today, and on checking the handbook it states that there is an issue with the engine computer, take it to a dealer. On returning to the car that evening the car started as normal and the glowplug light went out immediately. About a minute into the drive it started flashing again, so the driver stopped and called the RAC out. When they arrived he plugged his computer in which found no faults. His technical department reckoned it was a minor fault with the software and the car would be OK to drive. 5 minutes into the drive home the flashing light went out and has stayed off since.



Suggestions? Nothing logged in the computer according to the RAC man, I`m about to plug VAG-COM into it on my laptop and see if that pulls anything up. Any other suggestions for a fix, condisering that the computer doesn`t seem to know why it`s flashing the light? :-)



Thanks in advance for your help!


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Further to this, plugging Vag-Com into it gives the following information:

VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-US Control Module Part Number: 038 906 012 AM Component and/or Version: 1,9l R4 EDC 0000SG 4203 Software Coding: 00002 Work Shop Code: WSC 00788 Additional Info: WVWZZZ9NZ2Y102519 VWZ7Z0B4833071

1 Fault Found: 16955 - Brake Switch (F): Implausible Signal P0571 - 35-00 - -

VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-US Control Module Part Number: 6Q1 937 049 B Component and/or Version: BORDNETZ-SG. 1S31 Software Coding: 09358 Work Shop Code: WSC 00788

2 Faults Found: 01598 - Drive Battery Voltage 07-10 - Signal too Low - Intermittent 00896 - Shareware Version. To Decode all DTCs 27-10 - Please Register/Activate - Intermittent

While I was doing this, nothing happened with the lights on the dashboard, but I was revving it a bit (to see what happened, and to explain the miracle of an electronic accelerator to the fiance, who owns the car :-) ). I`ve driven it a few times recently, and not noticed any problems with the car. Any suggestions now? :-)

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Earth loose to the cluster or the ecu.

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Is that a deffinite solution, or an idea? Either way it is much appreciated, and I`ll get it sorted tomorrow morning before she leaves for work. :-)

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

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It's an answer:-) Whether or not it's actually your problem is one of those great questions. The Vag_Com forums are aften really good at these sort of questions.

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Thanks, i`ll get registered and looking on there then.

Thanks again!

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