Hey all,
Picked up an 03 Jetta TDI a few weeks ago and like the title says for the first start of the day it takes about 10 seconds to turn over and a good amount of white smoke (almost positive its unburned diesel from the smell). After the car has been warmed up it starts right up. I've done some searching here and so far I've replaced the fuel filter, replaced the glow plugs but the issue still persists. No check engine light, no glow plug light, I've plugged in a code reader and it comes back with no faults. I have tried starting with the glow plug harness connected and disconnected and same results which makes me think it might be the harness? But at the same time it's not throwing any lights when i start without the harness connected. At this point i'm stumped.
Picked up an 03 Jetta TDI a few weeks ago and like the title says for the first start of the day it takes about 10 seconds to turn over and a good amount of white smoke (almost positive its unburned diesel from the smell). After the car has been warmed up it starts right up. I've done some searching here and so far I've replaced the fuel filter, replaced the glow plugs but the issue still persists. No check engine light, no glow plug light, I've plugged in a code reader and it comes back with no faults. I have tried starting with the glow plug harness connected and disconnected and same results which makes me think it might be the harness? But at the same time it's not throwing any lights when i start without the harness connected. At this point i'm stumped.