I took it to Auto Zone and ran a scan. The AZ guy thought VW had a recall on this problem as he see's so much of it. Is there a place on the VW web site to check for recalls? If no recall, I need to know if it is the harness or the plug. Is there any way to check without an amp meter? Does anyone know how much VW will charge for the part (harness or glow plug)? Is it a big job getting to the #2 cylinder and glow plug?
Thanks in advance!
Dean
No recall and you must check the amp draw of each glow plug. glow plug takes
10 minutes to change.10 minutes without moving the pump. :)
Correct. There is a formula. I think this link will help:
To quick check the system, check the amount of current that is flowing to all glow plugs. A good specification to remember is fast glow plugs pull 12 amps each and slow glow plugs pull 9 amps each.
Listed below are some guidelines to refer to when checking fast glow plug systems.
48 amps - all glow plugs are operating correctly. 36 amps - one glow plug is defective. 24 amps - two glow plugs are defective. 12 amps - three glow plugs are defective. 0 amp - all glow plugs are defective .For slow glow systems use the following amp rating to test:
36 amps - all glow plugs are operating correctly. 27 amps - one glow plug is defective. 18 amps - two glow plugs are defective. 9 amps - three glow plugs are defective. 0 amp - all glow plugs are defective.The above specifications are applicable to four-cylinder applications. If you have more than four glow plugs, just add 12 amps for each fast glow plug and 9 amps for each additional slow glow plug. NOTE: Depending on outside temperature, you may experience a surge of current up to 140 amps.
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