Its that time of year again . . .

"TDIGuy" (owenrosier) 11/18/2014 at 23:52 • Filed to: None

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Glow plug time.. and its also boost weather. But today I got out of class and it was 25 degrees in Fredrick and my car had been sitting for two days because I stayed on campus with my girlfriend last night, I go to start it and I has to wait for more that half a second for the glow plug light to go out and she high idled for a while. Thats how I know its officially cold. Best part is my heat takes FOREVER when its this cold because diesels don't like the cold AND my transmission is very chunky when its still cold out.

 > TDIGuy 11/18/2014 at 23:54

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What's this boobs light?

bob and john > TDIGuy 11/18/2014 at 23:57

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ahhh. glow plug time.

I know my dad SOMETIMES leaves his A3 pluged in for 15 mins ona really cold day to get it going quicker. but I've had a day where I took it to school, and it spent 10 seconds turning ofver before it fired

Vic788 >  11/18/2014 at 23:59

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its called warm nuts light.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TDIGuy 11/18/2014 at 23:59

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Glow plug or grid heater?

TDIGuy > bob and john 11/19/2014 at 00:03

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I wish mine had a plug in block heater, the old pickup had one but my car doesn't really need one and the times when I wish it had one is when I would have nowhere to access an outlet haha

TDIGuy > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/19/2014 at 00:04

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Glow Plugs

TDIGuy >  11/19/2014 at 00:04

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hahaha never really looked at it like that ..

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TDIGuy 11/19/2014 at 00:06

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Damn, I didn't know they still used glow plugs.

bob and john > TDIGuy 11/19/2014 at 00:06

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the block heaters were standard on the candian one IIRC

it was funny, we joked that he bought a tractor with a plug in the bumper for a while.

 > TDIGuy 11/19/2014 at 00:17

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Wait is this the light you were talking about?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > TDIGuy 11/19/2014 at 00:25

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A friend of mine had an OBS F-250 and when his engine block heater went out he'd rig a hair dryer to heat his glow plugs.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > TDIGuy 11/19/2014 at 00:25

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FEEL MY SUFFERING

TDIGuy >  11/19/2014 at 00:34

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Yup thats the "Wait to start" basically, it means the glow plugs are running before you start the car

TDIGuy > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 11/19/2014 at 00:35

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Bro we got it the same ! hahah the little diesel is so cranky and grumbly when its cold out haha

TDIGuy > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 11/19/2014 at 00:37

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hahaha thats a new one. The ones in my dads 2000 F-250 died when I was at work and i killed the batterys trying to start the truck. I had to leave it at my work for a week and a half till it was warm enough to start it without the glow plugs.

crowmolly > TDIGuy 11/19/2014 at 08:07

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No electric preheaters in your vents?

GTI Sprinks > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 11/19/2014 at 08:09

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know the feels. all summer car was split-second start. Last few mornings have been "turn key, no start, realize it's cold, let light go out, then turn over and let high idle.
This is now a diesel commiseration thread.

TDIGuy > crowmolly 11/19/2014 at 12:38

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I'm pretty sure it has an aux heater that runs for a little while but its only luke warm

TDIGuy > GTI Sprinks 11/19/2014 at 12:40

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Yup she was high idleing for quite a while this morning