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Hello Everyone,
Long time TDI enthusiest and owner of a new to me 2006 Golf TDI. With the awesome forum member threads and vendors I have been able to sort out many details to make this car my new daily driver. However, my glow plugs have eluded me and I am hopeful the knowledgeable members can provide some assistance.
I purchased this car out of province in British Columbia from a dealership in March and it did not come with a documented history other than the PPI I had done by a trusted vendor. The car started and ran great in BC but after settling in Alberta where the temperatures were much colder I started to experience hard starts on cold mornings. Car starts every time, stumbles a bit, puffs out some white smoke and then smooths out after 8 seconds.
After reviewing the never ending threads on the BEW glow plugs fiasco I started with pulling my glow plugs to see if I had the 5V or 7V plugs installed. To my supprise the previous owner installed BERU 0 100 226 227 11V ALH glow plugs. The cold start issue experienced started to make sense and I know ALH plugs do not belong in a BEW, although they do work for some members.
Next I ran a VCDS scan to see what software version the car had and would then use the TSB's posted on the forum to figure out which glow plugs I needed.
Software: 038 997 016 Q
Version: R4 1.9L EDC G000SG 4999
The middle three digits '997' told me I had an update but the 'Q' and 4449 did not match up to the TSB's. I was hoping for an L / 1386 (5V) or R / 0282 (7V) version. Being the weekend I opted to do a little more investigation rather than call a VW dealership to see what recalls had been preformed on the car.
I proceeded to remove the cowl hopeful the glow plug control module might shed some light. I recall some members had a 'D' designation module installed with 7V plugs.
Control Module: Bosch 038 907 281 C
While I was in there I pulled the ECU. My thought is that the car might have been tuned and the tuner wrote something on the ECU. Although the car does not run like has a tune, it feels stock. To my surprise the ECU had written on it with a paint pen '2006 VW Jetta Wagon'. So at some point in time the ECU was replaced but explained why the CARFAX showed a mileage discrepancy - 70k less than odometer. So the previous owner installed the hole trinity to get the car up and running - ECU, cluster, and keys.
Lastly, I checked voltage at the harness although I understand due to pulse with modulation of BEW glow plugs this test may not be accurate. At each terminal it measured: 12.4V (1second) / 11.6V (1second) / and then settled at 5.4V.
I also called some local independents but that did not lead anywhere closer to determining the correct plugs to use. There also appears to be a thread by MoGolf with software versions but it appears to be MIA.
So just wanted to share in hopes someone might be able to provide some guidence on next steps. I am hoping to avoid refreshing the ECU.
Thanks and I look forward to be a participating member of this community.
Long time TDI enthusiest and owner of a new to me 2006 Golf TDI. With the awesome forum member threads and vendors I have been able to sort out many details to make this car my new daily driver. However, my glow plugs have eluded me and I am hopeful the knowledgeable members can provide some assistance.
I purchased this car out of province in British Columbia from a dealership in March and it did not come with a documented history other than the PPI I had done by a trusted vendor. The car started and ran great in BC but after settling in Alberta where the temperatures were much colder I started to experience hard starts on cold mornings. Car starts every time, stumbles a bit, puffs out some white smoke and then smooths out after 8 seconds.
After reviewing the never ending threads on the BEW glow plugs fiasco I started with pulling my glow plugs to see if I had the 5V or 7V plugs installed. To my supprise the previous owner installed BERU 0 100 226 227 11V ALH glow plugs. The cold start issue experienced started to make sense and I know ALH plugs do not belong in a BEW, although they do work for some members.
Next I ran a VCDS scan to see what software version the car had and would then use the TSB's posted on the forum to figure out which glow plugs I needed.
Software: 038 997 016 Q
Version: R4 1.9L EDC G000SG 4999
The middle three digits '997' told me I had an update but the 'Q' and 4449 did not match up to the TSB's. I was hoping for an L / 1386 (5V) or R / 0282 (7V) version. Being the weekend I opted to do a little more investigation rather than call a VW dealership to see what recalls had been preformed on the car.
I proceeded to remove the cowl hopeful the glow plug control module might shed some light. I recall some members had a 'D' designation module installed with 7V plugs.
Control Module: Bosch 038 907 281 C
While I was in there I pulled the ECU. My thought is that the car might have been tuned and the tuner wrote something on the ECU. Although the car does not run like has a tune, it feels stock. To my surprise the ECU had written on it with a paint pen '2006 VW Jetta Wagon'. So at some point in time the ECU was replaced but explained why the CARFAX showed a mileage discrepancy - 70k less than odometer. So the previous owner installed the hole trinity to get the car up and running - ECU, cluster, and keys.
Lastly, I checked voltage at the harness although I understand due to pulse with modulation of BEW glow plugs this test may not be accurate. At each terminal it measured: 12.4V (1second) / 11.6V (1second) / and then settled at 5.4V.
I also called some local independents but that did not lead anywhere closer to determining the correct plugs to use. There also appears to be a thread by MoGolf with software versions but it appears to be MIA.
So just wanted to share in hopes someone might be able to provide some guidence on next steps. I am hoping to avoid refreshing the ECU.
Thanks and I look forward to be a participating member of this community.
