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2004 VW Jetta TDI -31C cold start

This car has a 750w Zerostart coolant heater. It had been plugged in for 3 hours. Sometimes the glow plugs flake out, but they were all recently replaced as per a ...

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5Zylinder commented on 05 Mar 2015

what country is this?

5Zylinder commented on 06 Mar 2015

Ok, i was thinking they never sold the 2.5TDI to Canada.

chaloux commented on 06 Mar 2015

Canada! About 2 hours north of Toronto.

2004 Jetta TDI - Cold Start Challenge 2015

27 degree Fahrenheit start for a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta TDI after a night time low of -33. This is for idparts.com Cold Start challenge. This might not be very ...

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Jon Carpenter commented on 26 Feb 2015

I had the glow plug recall done three years ago when I bought it used with only 58k miles. Plugs and cables were all replaced. Thanks for watchin

Jon Carpenter commented on 19 Feb 2015

Filmed on February 19th in Eagle River Wisconsin. NO ADDITIVES either. Just whatever they are selling at the pump at Holiday Gas Stations.

lolus pololus commented on 20 Feb 2015

little long crank but awesome ,great start

95 12v cummins cold start

Northern IN weather. 22 degrees.

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johndeere0930 commented on 07 Mar 2016

what engine mods have you done?

Kyle Pletcher commented on 07 Mar 2016

nothing crazy. no fuel plate, bhaf, 5" exhaust, and 370 injectors

Parker Kammerer commented on 06 Mar 2016

That high idle switch is hood af

Kyle Pletcher commented on 07 Mar 2016

hahaha don't judge. I'm poor!

Bro Cookie commented on 29 Feb 2016

high idle "switch" great vid

Kyle Pletcher commented on 01 Mar 2016

haha thanks. im all about saving money when I can

BlackForestChevy commented on 20 Feb 2016

that high idle "switch" though ...lol ..but nice Truck, love the color and it looks like a real worktruck (seems like every US Pickup in Europe is matte-black and a pavement princess...) ..greetz from southern germany

Kyle Pletcher commented on 01 Mar 2016

haha thank you. I would love to turn it into a pavement princess though!

Thegunnut1 commented on 19 Feb 2016

Sweet truck. Got to love the Cummins.

Kyle Pletcher commented on 01 Mar 2016

thank you!

Mitchel Lenz commented on 16 Feb 2016

what stickers do you have on your gauges?

Kyle Pletcher commented on 16 Feb 2016

+Mitchel Lenz like crap hahaha

Mitchel Lenz commented on 16 Feb 2016

Damn haha, what do they look like lit up

Kyle Pletcher commented on 16 Feb 2016

not quite sure. I bought it like that

Trout commented on 30 Jan 2016

Did you have to remove your spare tire to get the 5" exhaust to fit?

Kyle Pletcher commented on 30 Jan 2016

I didn't have one lol but I dont think you would have too because how would they hang the stock system? I know you would have to remove it if you wanted to run duals

Ford Focus 1.8 TDCI cold start problems

Typical start up process in sub-zero temperatures. Takes several attempts to start (making a lot of smoke in the process, not caught in the video). Once started ...

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robert jaskulski commented on 25 Jan 2015

A jednak świece a u mnie dokładnie przegrzany i spalony przewód zasilający świece a biały dym to nieprzepalone paliwo po odpaleni świece grzeją jeszcze ok 1 minuty więc jeśli są niesprawne z tyłu pojawia się biały dym do momentu aż komora spalania osiągnie odpowiednią temperaturę i nie będzie potrzebne wspomaganie świec żarowych koszt przewodu 85 zł a u mechanika to było tak wtryskiwacze pompa czujnik położenia wału wymiana świec obowiązkowa filtr paliwa trzeba wymienić tak profilaktycznie mimo tego że jest nowy i pewno nieszczelność układu paliwowego i cofa się paliwo przez co może się zapowietrzać cuda niewidy warto czasem samemu popatrzeć pozdrawiam

Adskew commented on 15 Sep 2013

I had a new set of glow plugs a couple of weeks ago. Can't say for sure whether this has fixed the problem (as it's not that cold right now) but I reckon the car does run smoother when started from cold. Previously even on a coolish day it would still misfire a little & smoke on startup. It now does neither of those things.

Emil Hindbeck commented on 05 Aug 2015

I'm thinking of buying a diesel Mondeo or Focus, what do you think about the car overall? Is it reliable in cold weather(assuming that glow plugs, egr, injectors etc are in good condition)? Since I live in Finland I need a car that will take me from A to B(and back) even though it's -30 degrees.

Adskew commented on 25 Mar 2013

I thought that initially - but then someone said that the smoke (which is a little blue in colour) suggests that it's more likely to be an issue with the injectors. Having said that, the glowplug light does take a long time to go out, even in fair weather. You reckon that's definitely the problem?

okrojsa1 commented on 25 Mar 2013

First change glow plugs (use BERU, NGK or BOSCH). If that doesn't solve the problem then do a diagnostic check.

Adskew commented on 10 Dec 2013

Confirmed that the glow plugs were the problem.. It now starts perfectly in cold weather!

Bartosz Bzyko commented on 15 Sep 2013

Have you found out what was causing the problem?? and what sort of repair you performed.

robert jaskulski commented on 30 Dec 2014

Cześć mam to samo co to jest ?

Alin Fita commented on 20 Feb 2014

The glow plugs !!!

okrojsa1 commented on 25 Mar 2013

Change glow plugs!

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