Hi all, I'm a newbie here, so first thing....hi!
Today on my way to work, the indicator for the glow plugs on my dash popped on with a nice audio warning. I instantly felt a drop in power from the engine. It didn't matter how hard I pushed the pedal down, I couldn't accelerate much at all. This is the second time that this has happened. The first time was just a month or two after I bought the car (May 2010), and now it happened again 11 months into the life of the car. It's starting to concern me. Has anyone else experience this problem? The dealership thought that maybe it was that they were getting fouled by the diesel fuel, and wondered if I was using cheap diesel. Of course today, I have to question "is there such a thing as cheap diesel fuel?". But that's another issue I guess. Anyway, both times, I stopped the car, turned off and restarted, and the light went away, and the power came back. Very strange.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Don W.
Today on my way to work, the indicator for the glow plugs on my dash popped on with a nice audio warning. I instantly felt a drop in power from the engine. It didn't matter how hard I pushed the pedal down, I couldn't accelerate much at all. This is the second time that this has happened. The first time was just a month or two after I bought the car (May 2010), and now it happened again 11 months into the life of the car. It's starting to concern me. Has anyone else experience this problem? The dealership thought that maybe it was that they were getting fouled by the diesel fuel, and wondered if I was using cheap diesel. Of course today, I have to question "is there such a thing as cheap diesel fuel?". But that's another issue I guess. Anyway, both times, I stopped the car, turned off and restarted, and the light went away, and the power came back. Very strange.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Don W.
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