[Vwdiesel] 2006 golf tdi glow plug question

[Tad]

Assuming the 2006 is similar to the older ALH engines.. the easy way
is to pop off the harness and check each plug with an ohmmeter
(between the end of the plug and ground).  You should read about 1
ohm, plus or minus say 20%.  As long as they aren't open or shorted
you're probably fine.

The harder but more reliable way is to take each plug out and power
them with 12v.  Don't burn yourself, and watch to see that they glow
properly along the full area of the tip.

If the code is "intermittent" it's probably a bad/dirty connection in
the harness.  A bad plug should stand out as very different ohm
reading from the rest.

There's a good how-to on the TDIClub but you'll have to find it yourself... :)

Oh wait, here it is: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=79819

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:51 PM,  <dhanew at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My friend has a 2006 Golf TDI and he wants to check his glow plugs and the harness to make sure if it's okay as he has a code that comes up as their is a problem with the glow plug system. Does someone have a good how to guide to do this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>
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