Glow Plugs and Door Handle

We busted out the toolbox to deal with some annoying issues that are

little VW TDI has been having. The check-engine light has been on for

months due to a issue with the glow plugs. I watched a video about

checking for bad glow plugs as well as changing them. Wendy and I then

went out to the car with a multimeter and confirmed all the glowplugs

had the same resistance (~ 1 ohm). We decided the issue was probably a

lose harness so we pressed it back on and zero'd out the code.

 

Next up on the list was a flashing glow plug signal. The VW forums

suggest this to be a dead breaklight or misconfigured break switch. We

confirmed the lights were working and after the OBD-II zero out the

issue went away.

 

Finally, the passenger door handle was not opening the door from

inside the vehicle. We pulled off the door cover and reattached the

cable had fallen out of it's hook.

 

I can only imagine what a dealership would charge for this kind of

work ($100 minimum?).

Done