[Vwdiesel] Help evaluating Jetta TDI?

Sun Dec 7 02:00:59 EST 2003

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Nobody "told" me this.   
I found this out the hard way.
friend's car, flashy glow light, and vag-com. Only fault was a brake light.
No more flashy light after bulb change.

   -James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of TexasTDI
> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 1:46 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Help evaluating Jetta TDI?
> 
> 
> "Glow plug light flashes to let you know a brake light is dead."
> 
> Who told you that???  I've had brake lights fail in my Golf and never had
> the GP light flash.
> 
> Christopher Thornton
> 1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 240k miles
> 2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 90k miles
> AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> http://www.amsoil.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net>
> To: "VW-Diesel List" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:03 PM
> Subject: FW: [Vwdiesel] Help evaluating Jetta TDI?
> >
> >
> > Now this is gonna sound stupid, but check the brake lights.  Glow plug
> light
> > flashes to let you know a brake light is dead. Dunno if it includes the
> 3rd
> > light cluster or not.
> > The big one is a flashing MIL light (multifunction indicator lamp) or
> > commonly called check engine light.  Steady light is usually emissions,
> okay
> > to keep going. Flashing MIL is "stop now, it's broken".
> > Just one little point... NOTHING ever "just does that".
> > -James
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