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oldhamfan | 12:56 Fri 02nd Apr 2010 | Motoring
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I have a diesel VW as most of you will know, with me asking repeated questions about it! Just another quick one, which I've forgotten to mention in previous naggings.

I always try to remember to allow the glow plug light to extinguish before starting the engine, which is only a second or so. I have occasionally forgotten.

Will it do the car any harm in the long term if I forget? I had a Seat Leon company car a few years ago that became hard to start (same engine) but that car had a hard life in general!
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Hi, the only thing thats going to suffer is the Battery, other than that no problem.
13:47 Fri 02nd Apr 2010
Hi, the only thing thats going to suffer is the Battery, other than that no problem.
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Thanks very much for that.
doubt if many drivers do wait for it to go out, probably more noticable in the real cold weather..but they are a wear and tear item and will need replacing sooner or later
On a point of what Chas has said, if they start to give trouble replace the lot.
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Are they expensive? No trouble at the moment but having had it in the past I will know when it's in the post!
Hi, you can either get off EBay or your local Motor Spares shop, DO NOT go to the dealers unless you have plenty of money lol, it's a while since I had a dev car but as of now the wife has a 206 derv. You will be in the region of £40+ a set of 4. but as said, if they start to go, your indicator will be, when the Orange light goes out & you try to start the car it will obviously take longer than usual.
Just checked, set of 4, £18 +
Paid £14.99 for 4 off ebay on wifes peugeot 306, good value.
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Excellent answers all, thank you very much.
What anyone has failed to mention is that if you buy CHEAP glowplugs, they will have a cheap life .. nearly always.

Make sure you buy Beru or Bosch if poss. They last much much longer.
Sorry to disgaree with Albags, but most of the cheap ones are Lucas or Bosch, same as fitted a standard, just not dealer prices
There are Chinese ones Chas ... on eBay.
I run a banger for carrying work stuff ... Ford NA 1.8 diesel. Beru/Bosch have lasted 4 years, 2 plugs still going strong. Set of four cheap ones .. eBay ... 2 packed up less than a year. The trade guys know this. So pay a bit more for a brand name you know!
Albags is correct,in my experience people who buy cheap plugs usually change them within a year.There are odd exceptions,but as the saying goes,you get what you paid for.

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