[OT: TDI] Eternal error code & stealership

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

What is the code?

My 2000 TDI Golf had the same issues.

Common suspect on glow plug CELs is the harness itself.  Cheap to try.

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Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
1981 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel -FOR SALE-
1990 Corrado TDI -FOR SALE-
1990 Fox Wagon
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)
1994 Jetta GL

Spewey said:
> The gf's 2000 TDI Golf is going back in to the stealership for the
> umpteenth time since birth for a CEL that won't quit. It has been
> previously diagnosed as an obscure warm-up (glow plug system) problem
> code by VW and that is what her regular shop (
> http://www.sciperformance.com ) confirmed as well. Trouble is, they turn
> it off and it comes back right away. Once the (then almost new) car died
> on they way home on her but mostly it works.
>
> I am going in to try to lay some smackdown on them on Thursday but am
> looking for any advice that our TDI fans may have. I don't know the
> specific code and have looked at TDIclub.com but saw nothing similar. It
> would be really nice to have the CEL function as intended instead of
> always on.
>
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