I have a VW Golf gt tdi 150 bhp, my glow plug light has just come on.. Please can anyone help.

Hi Sue, White smoke is a sign of air in the diesel system. It seems as if the fuel line is sucking in air. The most likely place is the fuel filter seal. The best way of sorting out the problem is to replace the filter with a good quality replacement fuel filter. Regards John

The glow plug light in VW cars are telling you you have a fault not with the glow plugs but with the engine management.Get a garage to do a diagnostic check for you.

low on oil?

their is a unit that times the amount of time the heater plugs are energised ,its a complete unit so its not cheap but its easy to change ,its all transistorised so you have a warning light fault ,most likely not worthwhile to bother repairing it just ignore it till it packs up completly .And as for callng the AA ,well you might as well pray to odin or allah and get a better answer .The AA is only any good to tow you home ,other than that??¿' all the best mechanics work for commercial fleet companys and whats left work for the council /co op/ dealers then the left overs who cant get a job end up you know where .the best mechanics get out and open a spares shop,MOT station or train for other things in the uk because of the social stigma of the fact that you work with your hands and end up covered in black grime (phrase grease monkey)

When there's something wrong with the brake pressure that handbrake warning light comes on.

The ESP warning light could be caused by a lot of things, but most likely it's a dirty fuel filter. Don't take my word for it though, just go to the VW dealer and have it read the faultcodes from the ECU, which should point you/them in the right direction.

Alternatively, when you have the right equipment (= VAGCOM + cable) and knowledge, you or a friend yould diagnose the ECU yourself.

From the sounds of it, you'll need a small service (air filter and oil filter change, etc.) anyways. Don't forget to reset the ECU (or dis- and reconnect the battery) afterwards to erase the faultcode from memory (when there's still something wrong, it'll return soon enough).

You might get lucky with a small service :)

check wires at glow plug are live when you switch on the ignition.Sounds like you have a glow plug relay faulty switching of to quick.

check to see if your brake lights are working.usually the stop light switch fails and is the cause.but before buying a new one check the stop light fuse.its a common problem with a simple fix.hope this helps.

Chris I would get the coolant system pressure tested and it might show up the problem

believe it or not but i have seen a intermittant brake light switch cause that.
if you have a scanner monitor IAT ECT FUEL temp,when cold not running they should be with in 5 degrees from one another

Hi Alan,
The only real way is to get the fault codes (=DTC's) read with VAG software. Check my other VW solutions for details on how.

Hope this helps ya a bit. Cheers, D.