We're looking at Buying a 1993 Volkswagen Passat. 1.9L Turbo Diesel, 5Spd Manual, Loaded, 280000Km's. The lady who has it, drove it into the garage
2 years ago, and it hasn't been going since, so the battery was dead when I went to try and get it go, I got some life from boosting it, everything seemed to work the glow plug light came on, and it rolled over a few times REALLY SLOW. So the next day dad and I went with his Battery Charger to try and get it to go. At first, everything was fine, there still wasn't enough power, the Glow Plug light still came on, and then somthing happened, and we blew a fuse for the Digital Clock, Dome lights, and Cigarette Lighter, Also at this point in time the glow plug light stopped working. (Kept blowing 15A fuses). Tonight, we went with a battery. And put the battery in, put a 30A fuse in and everything came back on, EXECPT FOR THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT!!!! The car rolled over fine, and it sounded like it was catching slightly, and there was smoke, Lots of smoke, and it smelt liked old Keroseen. The car still wouldn't go through a while of cranking. So what is causing the car not to start, Could the Diesel Fuel be too old to start. Did a fuse for the Glow Plug light/ Glow Plugs die?? and if so, where is this fuse at??Thanks for the Input!! CRC