im after successfully finishing a small issue that I was having with my car. I wrote up a short guide to help anyone else in a similar situation. VCDS was throwing up an error for the engine. In the logs, it stated that two glow plugs were gone (see below).
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Chassis Type: 8K (8T0) Scan: 01 03 05 08 09 15 16 17 19 42 46 52 53 56 62 72 VIN: WAUZZZ8K1223456 Mileage: 212710km-132171miles 01-Engine -- Status: Malfunction 0010 ....... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine (J623-CAGA) Labels: 03L-906-022-CAG.clb Part No SW: 03L 906 022 B HW: 03L 906 022 B Component: R4 2,0L EDC H01 3210 Revision: --H01--- Coding: 0104002C18072018 Shop #: WSC 06325 000 00000 ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM20TDI03L906022B A01014 ROD: EV_ECM20TDI03L906022B.rod VCID: 245FFA9B7EDB06A25B085A5-8070 2 Faults Found: 4984 - Cylinder 1 Glow Plug Circuit (Q10) P0671 00 [101] - Electrical Fault Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 00000001 Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 212624 km Date: 2016.10.08 Time: 12:24:02 4987 - Cylinder 4 Glow Plug Circuit (Q13) P0674 00 [101] - Electrical Fault Not Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Status: 00000001 Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 212624 km Date: 2016.10.08 Time: 12:24:02
Remove the black cover from the engine. You can just pull it up by hand.
REmove the foam covering from the top;
Locate the glow plugs that you have to remove. You can match up the error code (Q10, Q12, etc) with their location using the image below.
Using a long nose pliers or the special pliers as shown above, pull up the rubber connector.
Once that is done, you will need a 10mm socket, long bodied, to remove the glow plug. I had no 1/4" wrench, so I made do with a large philips screwdriver and insulation tape, as shown below.
With a bit of elbow grease, the glow plug should come loose. Take care removing it as some are ceramic and can break. You dont want any part to be dropping into the cylinder.
Once you have it removed, you can check that it is a damaged one with a multimeter. Using a resistance test, the element on a working one will be around >5 ohm.
Follow the same process to put back in the new glow plug.
Using VCDS, you can then do a Autoscan, followed by a code clear to remove the errors.
I hope that helps!
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