Flashing glowplug light!

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Flashing glowplug light!

Post by Mountain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:34 pm

Just been for a spin to check my latest temporary compression bandage to my latest pinhole leak is holding....thankfully it is.

Got Bongo hot and pulled over, popped up the passenger seat. Thought I'd give it another wrap to be on the safe side. I did have to pull up the the wiring above to do this.

Got back in to drive away and my glowplug light is flashing :shock:

There is absolutely no problem with performance. Changed the fuel filter today and noticed the turbo pressure pipe to the fuel pump was off.......so I replaced it and the Bongo now flies around and performs wonderfully :) .

Anyway, I'm waffling.....
I wonder if I have dislodged something to make this light flash. I'm getting no ill affects other than my paranoia.

Any ideas?
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by mister munkey » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:37 pm

Is there a sequence to the flashing, slow slow, quick quick, slow - or something similar?
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by Mountain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:38 pm

Just on and off, but I'll pop out and double check......
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by Mountain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:40 pm

On/Off about a second apart?
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by missfixit70 » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:43 pm

check your alternator is charging battery( ies?) ok, the spray from your pinhole leak could have gone that way? there's a diagnostic factsheet in the members that tells you how to interrogate for a fault code. Make sure everything is connected back properly. Check all you fuses, especially no 1 I think? or do a search on "flashing & glowplug" or other similar combinations.
I think it will only ever flash on/off/on, until you interrogate it to get a flash code.
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by Mountain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:00 pm

Phew......fuse number 1 it is. Thanks :D

Squirt of water has caused a short I presume.
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by mister munkey » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:04 pm

Problem resolved in 26 minutes.

Standards must be slipping.


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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by Mountain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:13 pm

A non coolant problem to boot :D
You guys are fast =D>

After today's latest leak I would have actually cried if it was something complicated or expensive. :cry: :cry: :oops:
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by missfixit70 » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:32 pm

mister munkey wrote:Problem resolved in 26 minutes.

Standards must be slipping.


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Took him 17 minutes to check the fuse though :wink:
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Re: Flashing glowplug light!

Post by Mountain » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:59 pm

Took him 17 minutes to check the fuse though :wink:
I had to put some beer in the fridge too :D
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