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• Glow Plug idiot light blinks by gtiguy1994 on 08 Jul, 2008 18:55
• Quick question.
  My glow plug indicator on on my 85 Jetta TD blinks after staying one solid after the glow plugs heat up. :?  Can anyone please tell me what that means.
    Thank you for your time,
     Joshua
• #1 by Vincent Waldon on 08 Jul, 2008 19:04
• Seek ye "water separator" and you'll find everything you need, including pictures of the offending beast and how to excise its demons.   :wink:
• #2 by burn_your_money on 08 Jul, 2008 19:28
• 
  
  cut it out!
  
  basically you either have an electrical fault or your water seperator is requesting to be drained (it has a sensor that will alert you with a flashing GP light when it detects water). Be aware, it almost never seals once opened and will let air in, which is why mine is on the ground, and not attached to my car
• #3 by gtiguy1994 on 08 Jul, 2008 20:01
• wow! Thank you very much...since Im laying in bed, after working 14 hrs, could you tell me where I find this? I will get to it this week. could this be a cause of my no start situation?
• #4 by vanagonturbo on 08 Jul, 2008 20:09
• Located under the car in front of the passenger side rear wheel.
   
  Like others have said, dont even think that you can just turn the knob and drain it. It will most likely break and if it doesnt do that, it will ALWAYS leak.
• #5 by Op-Ivy on 08 Jul, 2008 20:17
• Quote from: "vanagonturbo"

  Located under the car in front of the passenger side rear wheel.
   
  Like others have said, dont even think that you can just turn the knob and drain it. It will most likely break and if it doesnt do that, it will ALWAYS leak.

  
  
  Actually, I was fortunate enough to be able to open and drain mine. Seals well now too! I guess I'm just lucky! Maybe you will be too!
• #6 by Vincent Waldon on 08 Jul, 2008 20:19
• Quote from: "vanagonturbo"

  Located under the car in front of the passenger side rear wheel.
   

  
  
  Lookin' like this:
  
  
  
  
  
  Man this forum needs a FAQ !!
• #7 by gtiguy1994 on 08 Jul, 2008 20:39
• Thank you all for your help! I do appreciate it all!
• #8 by bert on 09 Jul, 2008 11:53
• never seen one of those in the uk before,must be for us cars only?
  Bert
• #9 by Smokey Eddy on 09 Jul, 2008 17:06
• Wow! thanks so much! I had the same problem!!! My car owes this site it's life