[Vwdiesel] Glow plug

[travis gottschalk]

My PD did through a code when I first bought it for one glow plug. Now after the recall they had to get the ceramic plugs out and replaced with steel my car won't start below zero unless I try about 6 times or it is plugged in. It is rarely not plugged in but there is times were that happens. I almost wish I would have waited on the recall but I could have been up the creek if I burned a plug out since they don't make the ceramic ones anymore. Typical in the fact we have to wait for a government program to certify that the new code to replace the recall code takes forever to approve and it happens to be winter. Heaven forbid our fuel guzzling monstrous 1.9 litter engines are just spewing out the toxins for us all to breath so they need to certify the code. 
Travis G

For the things to start cold as a question was asked. Glow plugs, timing, compression all matter in that area. VW has a higher compression to help heat the air enough to ignite but it isn't actually the most efficient compression. Lowering it would give better MPG but it would start harder. Fuel quality helps also and injection pressures help. The higher the pressure the smaller the fuel particles-hence they are able to light up and burn easier and more completely. My 81's start as good as the Golf did (till the recall was done). I have started both 81's and the 04 in -35 many times. Most of the time first crank as well (good batteries, starters, timing, glow plugs, compression - all help me with that).

 		 	   		  
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