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Old 11-30-2011, 02:24 PM
shertex shertex is offline
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Originally Posted by 04 Diesel View Post
When I try to start my car the glow plug light does not come on anymore and starts real rough, Im guessing I have some bad glow plugs? Funny thing is, the glow plug light does not come on right away but does come on when the car is started and stays on for about one minute. I know there is a after glow on this car when the temp is cold, why would the plugs work after the car is started and not before the car is started?
That symptom indicates that one or more glow plugs are bad....it doesn't indicate that the plugs are somehow working after the car has started.
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