96 tdi glow plug light flashes whilst running

[numbnuts]

hi guys, i have a problem with my recently bought golf, its a 96 tdi and the glow plus light flashes whilst running, it then goes out after a while. I have also noticed that when the ignition is turned on the glowplug light does not stay on very long at all, don't know if these are linked or not.
Cheers

[the caveman]

flashing glow plug light is just like a MIL engine check light. It means you have a DTC . Go to a shop where they'll plug in a scanner to see what the fault is.
 TDI's don't need very much to start. Hardly any glow plug time is needed because of better combustion.

[the caveman]

I t may also mean almost nothing . For example i have a 99 TDI in the shop and his glow plug light was flashing. Problem was his 2 outer brake light bulbs were burnt. Get the system scanned.