PDJetta
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- Joined
- Nov 6, 2003
- Location
- Northern Virginia
- TDI
- '04 Jetta GLS TDI Pumpe Duce Platinum Grey w/ Leather
At 9000 miles the Check Engine Light came on in my 2004 Jetta TDI. My VAG-COM indicated "Glow Plug Electrical Fault--Cylinder #4" and gave the code. I just did my 10,000 mile service and checked further. Sure enough my digital volt-ohm meter indicated the #4 glow plug is shorted open (burned out). My question is this:
Who here would just spend the $25 or so and buy a new glow plug and replace the plug themselves, or who would take it to the dealer for warranty repair? If I take it to the dealer, that means dropping the car off on my way to work, (dealer is about 8 miles from my work) and schlepping to work on the bus or getting the dealer van to take me to work, and going back to pick it up and dealing with who knows what from the dealer (Like "We found the trouble--a failed glow plug, you know, that thing that is like a spark plug, but not a spark plug, because you have a diesel
.....This is not a warranted item, glow plugs are classified as expendable items, you owe us $200 for diagnosis, repair and to turn your CEL off"). I just do not know if its worth the potential saving of $25 to go through this. What would you do?
--Nate
Who here would just spend the $25 or so and buy a new glow plug and replace the plug themselves, or who would take it to the dealer for warranty repair? If I take it to the dealer, that means dropping the car off on my way to work, (dealer is about 8 miles from my work) and schlepping to work on the bus or getting the dealer van to take me to work, and going back to pick it up and dealing with who knows what from the dealer (Like "We found the trouble--a failed glow plug, you know, that thing that is like a spark plug, but not a spark plug, because you have a diesel
--Nate