2009 Tiguan 2.0TDI 4 motion Glowplug warning lamp

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2009 Tiguan 2.0TDI 4 motion Glowplug warning lamp

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Hey all,

So the glowplug warning lamp came on the other day followed shortly by the engine warning light

The car went tinto limp mode, but if i pull over and start the car again it goes away got another 20 minutes or so

I took it to the mechanic who said they reset the computer and all warning lights and they drove the car and all is well

Well, all was not well as i didnt even get 1km down the road and the glowplug light went on again

They seem to be bagging their heads against a wall

Any ideas anyone?

Can someone recommend someone in cape town i can take it to?
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Herrowpreeze wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:30 pm

Can someone recommend someone in cape town i can take it to?
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I don't see just resetting the error codes is going to make an issue go away. The codes would be useful in finding out what the issue actually is.
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yes look what the codes are then fix that.
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Could be a range of issues so as they guys say best would be to scan the codes and work from there. I had two such event on my 2009 Golf 2.0TDI, first one was one of the EGT sensors that failed and one was the turbo actuator - VW was not very efficient in dealing with these issues complaining that it was only intermittent and difficult to figure out. I just used my basic code scanner, did some research on the internet and fixed the problem at hand.

If you get someone to scan the codes - share here and we can surely try and point you in the right direction.
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