Polo 1.6 TDI glow plug light flashing, engine light and power loss

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Polo 1.6 TDI glow plug light flashing, engine light and power loss

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Hi guys.

I am new on this forum and I hope everyone is doing fine.

I have a 2011 VW polo 1.6TDI with 145000KM on the clock that i bought two months ago. Yesterday whilst driving there was a little noise whilst accelerating and after about 20 kilometers the glow plug light started flashing and I lost power. I then stopped the car, switched it off and started it again but the car only allowed me to accelerate slowly, once i tried any hard acceleration the glow plug light will come on and I lose power. I then switched off the car for about 20 minutes, started it again and now the engine light came on along with the flashing glow plug light. Now the car can only slowly accelerate up to 100KM/H, any hard acceleration the car losses power. Please note that the major service was done on the car a week ago at an independent mechanic

May you please give me advise on this issue before I spend any more money.

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You will need to get it scanned to see what it is complaining about. But in those cases - usually either an over or under boost issue or an airflow meter.
Or it can be as simple as a dead brake light switch.
SO basically - scan or guess forever.
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Hi guys

Thanks Panic Mechanic for the response. Today I took it for a diagnosis but the diagnosis says a lot of things and here is a the list.

Air Mass Sensor Signal Improbable
Intake System Air Leakage
Glow Plug Cylinder 1,2,3 and 4 circuit defective
Fuel High pressure sensor short to B+
Fuel Shut off Valve open circuit

I am waiting for the mechanic to come view the report. Anyone knows what might be wrong based on the diagnosis report

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so what would put the light on is the air mass sensor signal and the intake system air leakage most likely
the others could have been caused by a temporary condition and I doubt the car would run if they were really an issue.
What you need to do is clear them, then drive the car and see which comes back.
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PeterTech wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 7:11 pm Hi guys

Thanks Panic Mechanic for the response. Today I took it for a diagnosis but the diagnosis says a lot of things and here is a the list.

Air Mass Sensor Signal Improbable
Intake System Air Leakage
Glow Plug Cylinder 1,2,3 and 4 circuit defective
Fuel High pressure sensor short to B+
Fuel Shut off Valve open circuit

I am waiting for the mechanic to come view the report. Anyone knows what might be wrong based on the diagnosis report

Regards
Peter


Best way to do scan first clear all, take the car for a drive and scan again to see the latest faults.
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Hi Guys

Thought I might provide some feedback so this will assist someone else. As it turned out in my case, the small pipe coming from the air filter to the turbo had blown up and I had to replace that one small pipe for R700. I must say one thing about this car. it is a pleasure to drive but it is not cheap to fix.
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PeterTech wrote: Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:22 pm Hi Guys

Thought I might provide some feedback so this will assist someone else. As it turned out in my case, the small pipe coming from the air filter to the turbo had blown up and I had to replace that one small pipe for R700. I must say one thing about this car. it is a pleasure to drive but it is not cheap to fix.
Good Day Gentlemen

I am having the similar problem with my vehicle the globe plug is in flashing, engine light is on. Furthermore i have lost the power steering however the is no light flashing for the power steering it just went dead. Do you reckon that it could be the same problem as yours, being the pipe from the air filter to the turbo?
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that is definitely not the reason for the power steering not working .
For that have a look at the fuse box on / next to the battery for a bad contact / blown fuse
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