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Originally Posted by Clavurion
Like you know after glow is to make the running smoother. Glow plugs have nothing(minor) to do with this problem unless sub -20 C.
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Yep, as I stated - not involved here.
FWIW, this is what I've read is the glow plug role - on LCI cars anyway.
The glow plugs are activated under several conditions and only one of them includes a visual notification.
A short pre-heating cycle (2-8 seconds) is used any time the engine is started with the coolant below 30DegC. This is a silent cycle - no message...
The glow-plugs are activated if the engine coolant temps fall below 75DegC while running. No message....
A long pre-heat cycle (10-20 seconds) is run at start up start-up when coolant temps below 0DegC. - coolant temps, not ambient - and this cycle is indicated by the "PRE HEATING" message on the dash.
The pre-LCI maybe different. I know the glow plug controller is different, being a simple relay and not a controller as in the LCI cars.
Anyway, this isn't helping the OP.
