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Offline Horney

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I know it's not a golf but....
« on: 26 May 2010, 09:23 »
.... the glowplug light is flashing on the Polo all the time as of this morning. Not having a manual for the car I can't look up what it's trying to tell me.

Probably a glowplug brokeb or similar but any insight might be useful.

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Nick

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Re: I know it's not a golf but....
« Reply #1 on: 26 May 2010, 14:18 »
Can be so many things, broken brake light switch is a common one to trigger the light. Glow plug relay or get each glow plug on a voltmeter and test them.

Can you get it on Vag-Com?

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Re: I know it's not a golf but....
« Reply #2 on: 26 May 2010, 14:34 »
Can be so many things, broken brake light switch is a common one to trigger the light. Glow plug relay or get each glow plug on a voltmeter and test them.

Can you get it on Vag-Com?

I'm gonna check the brakelights later and hopefully someone near me has VAG-COM and can give it a going over.

Cheers bud.

Nick

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Re: I know it's not a golf but....
« Reply #3 on: 26 May 2010, 15:38 »
Where abouts in Hampshire are you?

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Re: I know it's not a golf but....
« Reply #4 on: 26 May 2010, 15:39 »
Basingstoke. I know a couple of peeps with VAG-COM in Newbury so I might run it over if it proves to be tricky to fault find.

Nick

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Re: I know it's not a golf but....
« Reply #5 on: 31 May 2010, 11:14 »
As said brake bulb or switch can trigger this  :smiley:

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Re: I know it's not a golf but....
« Reply #6 on: 31 May 2010, 11:40 »
Both rear bulbs were fecked. Cheers guys :)