Hi, I've recently been experiencing a slightly unnerving problem with the Glow Plug indicator light on the dashboard (A2 1.4TDi diesel, 75 bhp).
Recently, this light starts flashing on and off when I'm driving. It may come on for a few seconds, or for 5 minutes before going off again, regardless of whether the engine is hot or cold, idling or under normal road speeds, or length of journey. It comes on as usual for the quick preheat on ignition, then the light goes off as usual and the engine starts fine and the management system diagnostic always indicates "OK". This warning light then may or may not reappear on some journeys. There seems to be no difference in engine idle or performance or driving experience I can detect. The owners manual is a bit hopeless, simply saying "if the lamp should start flashing while movimg this indicates a fault in the engine management system. The engine should be serviced without delay". Well I'm about 2500 miles from service and would prefer to wait until the usual interval.
Any thoughts/help welcome! Is it ok to drive, should I book a service asap or ignore it, could it be a faulty connection or do I risk expensive damage?
Cheers, Z
Recently, this light starts flashing on and off when I'm driving. It may come on for a few seconds, or for 5 minutes before going off again, regardless of whether the engine is hot or cold, idling or under normal road speeds, or length of journey. It comes on as usual for the quick preheat on ignition, then the light goes off as usual and the engine starts fine and the management system diagnostic always indicates "OK". This warning light then may or may not reappear on some journeys. There seems to be no difference in engine idle or performance or driving experience I can detect. The owners manual is a bit hopeless, simply saying "if the lamp should start flashing while movimg this indicates a fault in the engine management system. The engine should be serviced without delay". Well I'm about 2500 miles from service and would prefer to wait until the usual interval.
Any thoughts/help welcome! Is it ok to drive, should I book a service asap or ignore it, could it be a faulty connection or do I risk expensive damage?
Cheers, Z