The battery and starter in diesel vehicles are designed to be much larger and more robust than gasoline vehicles. It is normal to keep cranking diesels until it starts.
@@TheGoose31 All diesel-rated batteries (measured by groups or Amp-hours or CCAs, take your pick) are capable of cranking the engine during cold starts and providing the amperage needed to glow the plugs (which take a huge amount of power on top of cranking the engine). You can't just plop in any cheap Wal-Mart battery and expect it to work as well. You have to stick with an OEM or a heavy-duty (expensive) battery that can handle the demand, especially in the cold. The same applies to the alternator.
@@CertifiedGShep and this battery is still impressive. the end. I know this is the internet and everybody is dumb, but dont assume youre the only one who knows anything about diesel batteries
I noticed a lot of people were commenting that you're going to kill your starter. He didn't crank it that much and it minus 18 degrees. I don't think it's in risk of overheating LOL
Its not the heat that might kill the starter, its the Amperes! If the motor isn't running, the ohmic resistance is really low, which cause a very high current (I = U/R). And this is too much for the wires and coils inside the starter, so they'll just fail no matter about the temperature. But you're right, what he had done isn't critical at all. It's a starter, those things are made for currents way over 100 Amps, so you can crank them up a bit :D
@@1998delangston of course it have a reason to come, maybe you dont't know what it is but my egr valve had some malfunction+i cleaned my dpf.. i bet i know more about cars than you
YEP !!! This guy hasn't figured out you MUST cycle them *USE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH!* and when the light goes out, cycle the key again. Do that 3-5 times THEN Turn the starter over ! Jeeze! You're gonna kill that starter.
No need to do more than twice. Very fast preheating coil goes off. My 1.9 tdi 66kw runs fine in -27 with few preheating cycle. Oil changed before winter, good diesel, good battery, good glow plugs.
my 2004 TDI with almost 1,000,000 KMS fired up at -30C no problem. proper oil, proper fuel, proper fuel additives, good battery and new glow-plugs every year before winter..... sounds like glow-plugs though... they may not be dead but they sound tired from that laboured start. and no, that cranking won't burn out your starter....
I think owing one of these is a blessing. My work parking lot doesn’t have power outlets for staff cars but my boss allows me to park by the building thats close to a power outlet just because I drive a TDI. One -45 evening my car was literally the only one that fired up
I mean, I have a 2006 VW Jetta and it starts to not like temps at 40 F (4 c) and I'm AMAZED at how the car started at the end. Really good car! Wish they would make it again and give it more recent features!
Used to have this car 4 months ago, but the turbo broke probably from the harsh winter start ups. Sold it cause it was too much in repairs. Was the best car I've owned. Had around 260k miles with little maintenance till that point.
Oil pan heater would help to circulate some heat a bit faster and cut the resistance of the crank spins down substantially . Also new glow plugs are a must .
What a lot of guys don't understand - you don't have to heat the combustion chamber or the air, you don't have to cycle the glow plugs multiple times. It takes 5-10 seconds for the glow plug to get red to white hot. that is the source for your fuel to ignite, you don't need anything else: change all glow plugs at once, check them annualy when they are more than 5 years old.
@@shahrozalijafri8816 yeah it would, it's not up to temperature but the cylinders and plugs would be a lot warmer than the -18c that it was when he started. If he gave it a few minutes the cold engine block would probably suck out the little bit of heat but the heat wouldn't transfer away immediately
Did you check the "emission workshop" failure? That could indicate that one or more glow plugs are failing. Another problem could be a dirty EGR valve. This thing was filled with lots of soot in my 2005 Passat PD TDI after 160000 km, so that the engine couldn't get enough fresh air. After cleaning it started much better.
Have you started a old mechanical injected diesel in -25? No glow plugs, just the old blowtorch inhalation routine. Not as much struggle. I've started tdi b4 passats at much more frost, and those where rental cars with 300~400 thousand kilometers on the odometer. On diesel vw forums people suggest changing the fuel filter every 40k km or earlier. Go for a compression test, but i do not belive that a tdi should give up so soon
@@alfiebrotherton935he may be talking about cars that used to be in rental associated companies that were sold to the public after having too many km/miles for their customers.
You're gonna kill that starter. There is a Glow plug light that's on the dash. The glow plug only heats as long as it's on. The colder it is, the more times you're gonna have to cycle the starter key. I use 10 degree increments below freezing as my guage. SO, if it's 0 degrees F outside, that's 30 degrees below freezing. problably overkill, but I key it 3x at 0 before fulling enguaging the starter. but it starts on the FIRST Crank every time. Say it's -20f, that's 50 degrees below Freezing in F. SO in this case, I key it up 5x before I actually enguage the starter... it will ONLY Turn over 1 or 2 times doing it this way.... I might be wrong, but it WORKS ! Never drained the battery, never burned up a starter.
the starter is fine. I've owned lots of these and the starters don't die from cranking for 10 seconds. Also in this car it doesn't matter if you cycle 3 times. The injectors may be going. The camshaft is getting worn. 1 glow plug maybe was out on this day.
Just talking from experience of the 7 VW TDI's (3 my boys have and 4 my buddy has bought for his Grandkids) my boys have in this Northern Mn Climate, along with 2 90 & 91 IDI Ford trucks. But while you're craking it that long, you might as well put your fry pan with your eggs, on the battery post to make use of the melting posts if you watch them. But obviously what do we know. LMAO! And running without oil doesn't hurt the bearings either ! All we all know is that that method works to get it to fire no matter what the time in one or two turn overs, but if you like that grinding sound have to it....
Timmyc4t it ok, according to him he sold the car and still thinks it’s on the road and driving , plus he mentioned in a previous post that he doesn’t need to read the car manual .. he knows more than all of us
NO !!! There is a LIGHT on the dash@!@ When that goes off, it means you have to Cycle the key again. Do that maybe 3-5 times.. THEN Actually engauge the starter... LET THE DAMN Cylinder warm up. That's what they're for !!! Use the BRAIN !
You can use paraffin to thin the fuel on cold weather, also if you spam the ignition on and off you’ll generate more heat in the glow plugs to help start quicker
You have to put in diesel fuel additive when it gets below 5 degrees F. Diesel fuel gets thick when the temps are low. I had a 2001 Golf TDI in western Pennsylvania. We would always have a week or two of subzero temperatures. I never had a problem starting once I started putting in a fuel additive. You have to do it with every tankfull as per the directions.
I have two cars with petrol and I can live without no worrying about when I could drive. Yes, petrol costs a bit more but actually this is not that big difference considering the fact that I could always start driving, even within an emergency.
Its an older car and also probably dosent have the compression that the motor had 12 years ago, which will make it start harder. Let the glow plugs go atleast 3 times before you try and start the engine. Give the starter more of a break
The fact that it started at all is quite amazing considering the fact that no glow plugs were working! YOU NEED NEW GLOW PLUGS!. You see, the glow plugs light on the dashboard did not stay on for very long at all. At -20 degrees you expect the plugs to glow for at least 5 to 10 seconds the first time around!
Mine is about the same. I will be installing a coolant heater to help with cold starts. Pretty much the only thing you can do is lighter oil, strong battery, glow plug system working properly and warm it up somehow. It's a lot to ask from a little diesel. My truck starts colder than that withou being plugged in but I feel bad about it.
You could have ruined the starter by cranking it like that,you need to cycle thw key a couple of times when the glow plug light goew out and then start it,could have started way better,considering the car wasnt running for a couple of days in that kind of weather and that the car had over 200k on the clock,its pretty cool that a diesel started at this kind of temperature.In my region it also gets cold sometimes as close to -20 degrees celcius and my Passat Diesel starts without problem,it may be becuse it a bit newer than this Jetta,mine is a 2013 and has over 260.000km.Thanks for sharing👍.
Mine didn’t start couple of days ago and it wasn’t really that cold, only -5 deegres, but luckily the reason was just a bad battery, so i changed it and now its starting at first try every morning 👍🏽
I would also suggest a new fuel filter just before it gets cold out. You cycled your glow plugs so many times that all of them could not be faulty all at once. If anything, after a few glow plug cycles, it should have fired on cylinders with working plugs and ran rough until enough heat was generated for proper idle. (Maybe rough for 10 or 15 seconds) Makes me think it is starving for fuel. I change my fuel filter every year in early November (02 Golf TDI..370000 kms and original glow plugs). At these temps, the fuel gets thicker and doesn't flow as well, so until the pump warms it a bit, the flow is minimal and starting can be more difficult. Also, condensation which sinks to the bottom of the filter, will freeze, so depending on how long ago the filter was changed, there could be some blockage there as well. I find as soon as I change the filter, my starts are much quicker. The glow plugs can be tested to determine if they are functioning properly. This is from my experience only. Watch this video from a fellow in Lithuania.. - 16.5 C, so similar temp. this is what I would expect. th-cam.com/video/4rgeobZmoiY/w-d-xo.html
thats why i have ignition or glow or what is it.. the spiral on dashboard, for manual button, i press it for 15sec, with key in 1position, and then my engine starts in 1second.
Definitely a glow plug issue but with that many miles/kilometers on it those glow plugs owe you nothing. Also at the temp the fuel is most likely jelled up. With diesels once u get them started the warm fuel that returns to the tank will melt the jell and then they run fine.
You don't know how to use a diesel ! You must start IMMEDIATELY after the glowplug light switches off. If you wait, combustion chamber is gonna cool down.
YOU dont know how diesel works, the glowplugs keep their heat up for a couple of seconds even after the light has switched off. Dumb fuck dont comment without info.
@@turboahdettusupra58 In this video he waits too long. Glowplug light indicates that glowplug are operating. When the light is off they don't operate. There's no need to wait so long.
I don't need no book learnin'! That starter was ice cold. I've owned lots of TDIs and never seen a starter fail. 20-30 seconds cranking is fine for these fine German/Mexican automobiles.
All are shouting about the Glowplug light don't know one thing. Usually they keep glowing for several seconds after the light went out. I think it's 11 seconds in total for the TDI engine and then you can cyle the glowplugs. Also they stay on the whole time whiöe starting and also for the first 2 minutes while the engine is running
If it's like my mk4 Jetta then yes you do. If you turn it to acc then turn it on again it won't work. It needs to be of then on for it to engage the starter.
My 06 tdi has to be turned all the way back to fire the glo plugs a second (or third) time. But glow plugs only get to a certain temp then will not cycle until cooled enough
I had a Mercedes diesel 350ML and bought new. The first cold winter day it wouldn't start and an electronic device responsible for starting failed, before I even began to attempt a cold start. Brought it back got it fixed under warrenty and sold it. Never went back to a diesel again. My other complaints were it had high torque but felt under powered when I tried to move into thruway entrances. I've stayed with petrol engines after that and never looked back.
i had a golf5 same year 1.9tdi, and in the winter at -35c starts w/ a problem... but the secret is u have to let the glowplus heat up like for 3-4 minutes...its the same story with every diesel ive owned...
It's definitely tire pressure
Kimberly Galvin 😂
😂😂😂
... Also, check for low Blinker fluid...!
Whenever I read tire pressure I hear spongebob doing that driver test pre-check
This guy liked the comment he’s actually thinks it’s true
This battery is amazing.
The battery and starter in diesel vehicles are designed to be much larger and more robust than gasoline vehicles. It is normal to keep cranking diesels until it starts.
@@CertifiedGShep no the comment was correct, THIS battery is amazing
@@TheGoose31 All diesel-rated batteries (measured by groups or Amp-hours or CCAs, take your pick) are capable of cranking the engine during cold starts and providing the amperage needed to glow the plugs (which take a huge amount of power on top of cranking the engine).
You can't just plop in any cheap Wal-Mart battery and expect it to work as well. You have to stick with an OEM or a heavy-duty (expensive) battery that can handle the demand, especially in the cold. The same applies to the alternator.
@@CertifiedGShep and this battery is still impressive. the end. I know this is the internet and everybody is dumb, but dont assume youre the only one who knows anything about diesel batteries
@@TheGoose31 I usually assume everyone is dumb, but you've confirmed for me that you really ARE dumb.
That battery is an absolute champion. Amazing Cold crank amps. Even below freezing.
Costco Kirkland. $89.99
@@gregs_garage Looks like its time to renew my Costco membership.....and get their great pizza while i'm at it.
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I noticed a lot of people were commenting that you're going to kill your starter. He didn't crank it that much and it minus 18 degrees. I don't think it's in risk of overheating LOL
smart comment of 2018. Starter is fine to crank like that.
The size of the starter in these Volks is huge, it can cope with lots of cranking.
Its not the heat that might kill the starter, its the Amperes! If the motor isn't running, the ohmic resistance is really low, which cause a very high current (I = U/R). And this is too much for the wires and coils inside the starter, so they'll just fail no matter about the temperature.
But you're right, what he had done isn't critical at all. It's a starter, those things are made for currents way over 100 Amps, so you can crank them up a bit :D
@@bassterminator3608 amperes don't just kill conductors by magic, it's the heat generated by high current that's the problem.
I'd preheat more and longer. Also I would crank it a bit longer. And kill all electronics first, heater and stereo.
Wouldn’t be a VW without that glorious amber glow of the check engine light
U clearly dont know anything about cars if you say the 1.9tdi is a bad engine
IV Camel hahhahhahhahahahhaahhahahahhaa
@IV Camel ahhahh
@IV Camel Vw makes one of if not the best reliable engines
IV Camel my family drives one car for 20 years and that is our passat 2.0 that has passed over 600.000 Km. Sorry to hear about ur friends cars though
VWs should have a button on the centre console that allow you to snooze the check engine light that inevitably comes on
True that
I got check engine light a day after i saw this comment 🤦🏻♂️ on my 2015 Polo
Fuck you mean check engine lights come on for a reason lol!! You obviously know nothing about cars
@@1998delangston of course it have a reason to come, maybe you dont't know what it is but my egr valve had some malfunction+i cleaned my dpf.. i bet i know more about cars than you
@@emretanrivermis2750 *cough* superiority complex *cough*
I have a 2006 VW Jetta TDI and I find it helps if you turn on the glow plugs 5 or 6 times before you crank it over. It really helps.
That’s what I do in the cold and it takes slot less time
@@flashymanx2939your glow plugs are dead or the computer that is responsible for preheating
glow plugs 100%
YEP !!! This guy hasn't figured out you MUST cycle them *USE THE LIGHT ON THE DASH!* and when the light goes out, cycle the key again. Do that 3-5 times THEN Turn the starter over ! Jeeze! You're gonna kill that starter.
That is nonsense. Once the glow plug icon goes off, the air is already warm up. Cycling wont heat the air any more..
No need to do more than twice. Very fast preheating coil goes off. My 1.9 tdi 66kw runs fine in -27 with few preheating cycle. Oil changed before winter, good diesel, good battery, good glow plugs.
yes it was 2 bad glow plugs.
@@adamwest4987 when glow plug light goes off , car keep them heeting about 1 more minute longer, so no point to do that 3-5times, just wait.
why is this on my TH-cam recommend, i'm living in the tropics
Haha
Lucky man
I'm living in the Ukraine and my language Russian.....
@@reklamitymoscow no-one cares..
:))))))
This is just me trying to get up on a Monday tbh
Thank you for not revving at 2 seconds after startup like every other TH-cam does!
My bicycle can start faster in the same conditions
Triadii Official of course it can
I take long to start, but that depends on the time I wake up. At 10 AM it goes way faster than 6 AM.
LMFAOAOAOAOAOA
I'm jealous.
It's vw it's gonna suck
my 2004 TDI with almost 1,000,000 KMS fired up at -30C no problem. proper oil, proper fuel, proper fuel additives, good battery and new glow-plugs every year before winter..... sounds like glow-plugs though... they may not be dead but they sound tired from that laboured start. and no, that cranking won't burn out your starter....
Turn on the glow plug several times before trying to crank or plug in a trouble light and leave on under the hood. We did this in Alaska.
I think owing one of these is a blessing. My work parking lot doesn’t have power outlets for staff cars but my boss allows me to park by the building thats close to a power outlet just because I drive a TDI. One -45 evening my car was literally the only one that fired up
Oh gosh I miss the sound of old TDIs
I too
@@preetish2158 tdi?
@@sitsia3808 yes
@@sitsia3808 turbo diesel injection
@@theth-ii9vu ah ok
I mean, I have a 2006 VW Jetta and it starts to not like temps at 40 F (4 c) and I'm AMAZED at how the car started at the end. Really good car! Wish they would make it again and give it more recent features!
Used to have this car 4 months ago, but the turbo broke probably from the harsh winter start ups. Sold it cause it was too much in repairs. Was the best car I've owned. Had around 260k miles with little maintenance till that point.
Oil pan heater would help to circulate some heat a bit faster and cut the resistance of the crank spins down substantially . Also new glow plugs are a must .
Do you hear the bell, randy?
What a lot of guys don't understand - you don't have to heat the combustion chamber or the air, you don't have to cycle the glow plugs multiple times. It takes 5-10 seconds for the glow plug to get red to white hot. that is the source for your fuel to ignite, you don't need anything else: change all glow plugs at once, check them annualy when they are more than 5 years old.
Now imagine if this was manual and he stalled the car afterwards
It would start right back up. He already successfully started the engine.
Btw this is an injector car not carbratuer
Mark S. i dont think it would since it is not up to operating temperature
SAB GAMING im not dumb
@@shahrozalijafri8816 yeah it would, it's not up to temperature but the cylinders and plugs would be a lot warmer than the -18c that it was when he started. If he gave it a few minutes the cold engine block would probably suck out the little bit of heat but the heat wouldn't transfer away immediately
Have you checked the blinker fluid?
Imagine this every day
Oh yeah, I put my 2010 Jetta through the same thing during the winter. Starts like a charm in -18 degree mornings here in Minnesota
Cold start watching at 2 am,🤔
Glow plugs must have enought of it after 11 years. I think there's maybe one working.
There would be a check engine light if there is a glow plug failures.. They are monitored by ecm.
@@redline9579 there is a check engine light
How can you kiss that pretty amber glow of the CEL. Lol
@@redline9579 bruh did you even watch the video.
What is a glow plug?
"for you Americans" 😂
3:04 and turn on captions 😂😂😂
Those are many daughters😂😂😂
That's so wrong. 😂😂😂
@@edwardnjenga1020 i dont get it? i dont get that text
sitsia
Probably the captions “misheard” kilometers, and wrote daughters instead.
So it was like this (203,945 daughters), but it isn’t showing now.
@@johnwick155 that's alot of daughters 😂
Did you check the "emission workshop" failure? That could indicate that one or more glow plugs are failing.
Another problem could be a dirty EGR valve. This thing was filled with lots of soot in my 2005 Passat PD TDI after 160000 km, so that the engine couldn't get enough fresh air. After cleaning it started much better.
EGR is blocked on this car. You are correct on the glow plugs. I replaced one before doing this video but the workshop code was not yet cleared.
Gipfelstürmer egr delete is needed. Fuck egr
It's like a alien spaceship
Love the VW option that comes with the check engine light!
I am positive that you are 10 years old.
The check engine light is on becazse of the glow plugs
Check glow plugs, replace fuel filter, and use a nice 5w30 or 0w30 grade oil.
it's -20C. have you ever started a TDI at -20C? Glow plugs, filter, and oil are all fine.
Have you started a old mechanical injected diesel in -25? No glow plugs, just the old blowtorch inhalation routine. Not as much struggle.
I've started tdi b4 passats at much more frost, and those where rental cars with 300~400 thousand kilometers on the odometer. On diesel vw forums people suggest changing the fuel filter every 40k km or earlier.
Go for a compression test, but i do not belive that a tdi should give up so soon
@@Tomyp89 rental cars won't have 300ks on the clock u just got caught out 🤣🤣
@@alfiebrotherton935he may be talking about cars that used to be in rental associated companies that were sold to the public after having too many km/miles for their customers.
@@alfiebrotherton935 some of them have even more.
I'm talking small rental business in central Europe maybe 7 years ago.
You're gonna kill that starter. There is a Glow plug light that's on the dash. The glow plug only heats as long as it's on. The colder it is, the more times you're gonna have to cycle the starter key. I use 10 degree increments below freezing as my guage. SO, if it's 0 degrees F outside, that's 30 degrees below freezing. problably overkill, but I key it 3x at 0 before fulling enguaging the starter. but it starts on the FIRST Crank every time.
Say it's -20f, that's 50 degrees below Freezing in F. SO in this case, I key it up 5x before I actually enguage the starter... it will ONLY Turn over 1 or 2 times doing it this way.... I might be wrong, but it WORKS ! Never drained the battery, never burned up a starter.
the starter is fine. I've owned lots of these and the starters don't die from cranking for 10 seconds. Also in this car it doesn't matter if you cycle 3 times. The injectors may be going. The camshaft is getting worn. 1 glow plug maybe was out on this day.
Just talking from experience of the 7 VW TDI's (3 my boys have and 4 my buddy has bought for his Grandkids) my boys have in this Northern Mn Climate, along with 2 90 & 91 IDI Ford trucks. But while you're craking it that long, you might as well put your fry pan with your eggs, on the battery post to make use of the melting posts if you watch them. But obviously what do we know. LMAO! And running without oil doesn't hurt the bearings either ! All we all know is that that method works to get it to fire no matter what the time in one or two turn overs, but if you like that grinding sound have to it....
Timmyc4t it ok, according to him he sold the car and still thinks it’s on the road and driving , plus he mentioned in a previous post that he doesn’t need to read the car manual .. he knows more than all of us
I glow the plug 1 time whatever temperatur and my car always starts
Let the glowplugs run. Turn it to ON about 3-5 times without starting it
NO !!! There is a LIGHT on the dash@!@ When that goes off, it means you have to Cycle the key again. Do that maybe 3-5 times.. THEN Actually engauge the starter... LET THE DAMN Cylinder warm up. That's what they're for !!! Use the BRAIN !
Doesn't work
Glow plug heats are a must
You can use paraffin to thin the fuel on cold weather, also if you spam the ignition on and off you’ll generate more heat in the glow plugs to help start quicker
Damn. The LCD display image retention is insane. That proves it was really that cold in there.
It was cold my friend
You have to put in diesel fuel additive when it gets below 5 degrees F. Diesel fuel gets thick when the temps are low. I had a 2001 Golf TDI in western Pennsylvania. We would always have a week or two of subzero temperatures. I never had a problem starting once I started putting in a fuel additive. You have to do it with every tankfull as per the directions.
The glow plugs continue to heat after the light goes out so wait for 10-15 seconds after the light goes off, than start
I have two cars with petrol and I can live without no worrying about when I could drive. Yes, petrol costs a bit more but actually this is not that big difference considering the fact that I could always start driving, even within an emergency.
Not getting enough fuel at start-up. My same tdi with 220000kms starts easier than that in -40°c
Its an older car and also probably dosent have the compression that the motor had 12 years ago, which will make it start harder. Let the glow plugs go atleast 3 times before you try and start the engine. Give the starter more of a break
Also the camshaft wearing on these BRM motors I think may contribute to some lost compression.
Check your glow plugs n cables, my 1.9TDI in a Golf mk5 starts immediately at that temps. 300k kilometers
Sometimes giving it a little gas helps! I drive a 2007 Acura TL and that helps when I have to start her up in the winter!
This is a diesel, not a Honda gasser like the TL
I'm literally on tears for that lovely battery! Champ!
I won’t shut it off in that weather
Cycle your key until glow plug light goes off , to that about 5 or 6 times .
Tommorow Is My Maths Exam And Why The Fuck I'm Watching A Cold Start🤣🤣
That starter is the real MVP!!!!! With the help of his buddy battery.
Glow Plugggggssss! Sound like my TSI Passat haha!!!
Glow plug harness had that issue with mine.
The battery and starter are the real heroes in this video
starters are tough in these. the battery is a Costco Kirkland 89.99
The fact that it started at all is quite amazing considering the fact that no glow plugs were working! YOU NEED NEW GLOW PLUGS!. You see, the glow plugs light on the dashboard did not stay on for very long at all. At -20 degrees you expect the plugs to glow for at least 5 to 10 seconds the first time around!
Put a blanket on the engine
0:36 Hit like if you heard Genesis for a sec.
Phil! That's all
I do the exact same thing when I hear Phil and that wretched song. Turn the radio off. I'd rather listen to a pig tumbling to death in a clothes dryer
I have a nice old tdi, I put new Bosch glow plugs in it, and a Bosch starter, it starts right up and goes no matter how cold.
Mine is about the same. I will be installing a coolant heater to help with cold starts. Pretty much the only thing you can do is lighter oil, strong battery, glow plug system working properly and warm it up somehow. It's a lot to ask from a little diesel. My truck starts colder than that withou being plugged in but I feel bad about it.
I use a small space heater in the garage 😁 when its cold
Same
Change fuel filter. Do it often. Never go into winter without changing fuel filter.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i thought you said FUEL PUMP
That's a my bad bro.
I have a TDI sportwagen and I love it to death. It’s an absolute beast.
You could have ruined the starter by cranking it like that,you need to cycle thw key a couple of times when the glow plug light goew out and then start it,could have started way better,considering the car wasnt running for a couple of days in that kind of weather and that the car had over 200k on the clock,its pretty cool that a diesel started at this kind of temperature.In my region it also gets cold sometimes as close to -20 degrees celcius and my Passat Diesel starts without problem,it may be becuse it a bit newer than this Jetta,mine is a 2013 and has over 260.000km.Thanks for sharing👍.
Sounded like wasn’t getting fuel. Maybe it was jelled up. Was awhile ago you made this video
Are we just gonna ignore the check engine light 😂😂
Mine didn’t start couple of days ago and it wasn’t really that cold, only -5 deegres, but luckily the reason was just a bad battery, so i changed it and now its starting at first try every morning 👍🏽
Watching Cold start at 10:28 morning waiting at barbershop to get my haircut done
where you at homey?
@@gregs_garage eastern europe
@@bitza9883 very good. 1AM here enjoy the haircut. with a mask?
@@gregs_garage barely
do injectors and glow plugs
These new VW's are not as reliable as the old ones. My old MK1 Golf will definitely start first time in this condition
Michael we talk here about diesel !!!! Diesel . Are you aware ????
Legend says he still didn't fasten his seatbelt
I have a vw bora(2001) 330.000km 1.9tdi and it work perfect, i am glad to have such a car
(srry for my bad language)
Wait a diesel car in North America 😂?!?!?
Acts like it's just got too heavy of oil. It definitely was firing but just couldn't get up any rpm.
adriano4530
I would also suggest a new fuel filter just before it gets cold out. You cycled your glow plugs so many times that all of them could not be faulty all at once. If anything, after a few glow plug cycles, it should have fired on cylinders with working plugs and ran rough until enough heat was generated for proper idle. (Maybe rough for 10 or 15 seconds) Makes me think it is starving for fuel.
I change my fuel filter every year in early November (02 Golf TDI..370000 kms and original glow plugs).
At these temps, the fuel gets thicker and doesn't flow as well, so until the pump warms it a bit, the flow is minimal and starting can be more difficult. Also, condensation which sinks to the bottom of the filter, will freeze, so depending on how long ago the filter was changed, there could be some blockage there as well.
I find as soon as I change the filter, my starts are much quicker.
The glow plugs can be tested to determine if they are functioning properly. This is from my experience only.
Watch this video from a fellow in Lithuania.. - 16.5 C, so similar temp. this is what I would expect. th-cam.com/video/4rgeobZmoiY/w-d-xo.html
Why is this so satisfying? Lol.
Ужас так крутить, так и езди на стартере!)))
You are killing the start engine
wrong
Greg's Garage he isn't wrong you will kill the starter as well as the glow plugs trying to keep starting it rapidly like that...
@@dawnlangan9545 smh
thats why i have ignition or glow or what is it.. the spiral on dashboard, for manual button, i press it for 15sec, with key in 1position, and then my engine starts in 1second.
Definitely a glow plug issue but with that many miles/kilometers on it those glow plugs owe you nothing. Also at the temp the fuel is most likely jelled up. With diesels once u get them started the warm fuel that returns to the tank will melt the jell and then they run fine.
New starter motor and that would be fine.
the starter motor will crank and crank. no fail
How would that help ? It's cranking fine mate....stupid comment. Don't comment if you don't know what your saying..
You don't know how to use a diesel !
You must start IMMEDIATELY after the glowplug light switches off. If you wait, combustion chamber is gonna cool down.
YOU dont know how diesel works, the glowplugs keep their heat up for a couple of seconds even after the light has switched off. Dumb fuck dont comment without info.
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In this video he waits too long.
Glowplug light indicates that glowplug are operating. When the light is off they don't operate.
There's no need to wait so long.
Even if the glow plug light turns off there's still gonna be some current going to it for a second or 2 after from the wire
I loved my mk4 tdi but now I have a mk6 gli and I am so glad to have gotten rid of my tdi. 310k on mine.
My VW tells me “emissions workshop!” Too😂
You will kill the starter, if she doesn't start u must wait at least 10 seconde !!
no way - got to keep the heat going!
take the time to read ur user manuel
I don't need no book learnin'! That starter was ice cold. I've owned lots of TDIs and never seen a starter fail. 20-30 seconds cranking is fine for these fine German/Mexican automobiles.
you won't kill the starter...they are designed to crank the engine....
if it doesn't start you're more likely to flood the engine.
leusgs I think he just means inbetween cranks
My Jetta 1.6turbo diesel intercooler (1991) can start way easier than this Lol
Old is gold
Wierd flex but ok
1.9 JTD also way way better than this
All are shouting about the Glowplug light don't know one thing. Usually they keep glowing for several seconds after the light went out. I think it's 11 seconds in total for the TDI engine and then you can cyle the glowplugs. Also they stay on the whole time whiöe starting and also for the first 2 minutes while the engine is running
My car every day start at the first time, 1 second. Golf 4 1.9tdi 101ps AXR. In germay, -5 > -25. 260.000km. Thank you.
I hate how he turns the key all the way off evey time
Buddy you dont have to do that
it adds to the drama
If it's like my mk4 Jetta then yes you do. If you turn it to acc then turn it on again it won't work. It needs to be of then on for it to engage the starter.
@@kamilthegreat2834 yea mine has to be turned off all the way too before you can crank it again
My 06 tdi has to be turned all the way back to fire the glo plugs a second (or third) time. But glow plugs only get to a certain temp then will not cycle until cooled enough
No compression!!!
smart. worn camshaft may have compression implications on the BRM.
you should put the switch on the Pre-warm about 3 to 4 times and then try to fire it up! God bless u!
My toyota corolla from 1992 with 300 000 km sat for 1 and a half year and fired right up in the winter, - 15
Lol love my car
Vacum pump ;)
My 2004 dodge neon starts right up in -50F after sitting for 4 months. She’s a beater with a heater.
I had a Mercedes diesel 350ML and bought new. The first cold winter day it wouldn't start and an electronic device responsible for starting failed, before I even began to attempt a cold start. Brought it back got it fixed under warrenty and sold it. Never went back to a diesel again. My other complaints were it had high torque but felt under powered when I tried to move into thruway entrances. I've stayed with petrol engines after that and never looked back.
well those modern Mercedes diesels are garbage. The check engine light is always on. At least these VWs sound like tractors.
El mejor diésel fabricado del mundo... Al menos que lo cuidas, te duraría mucho, yo hice a un 1.9 tdi 115cv 570.000km and stil working
i had a golf5 same year 1.9tdi, and in the winter at -35c starts w/ a problem... but the secret is u have to let the glowplus heat up like for 3-4 minutes...its the same story with every diesel ive owned...
and what about that check engine light?
The car computer found an fault in the glow plugs thats why its on
Nice engine light there
The amazing world of TH-cam recommendation brought me here.
The real definition of a cold start
My 08 2.0T FSI passat has no problem in Colorado’s -25 with 127K miles.
what does a 2.0T have to do with a TDI?
I love the very blunt German-esque warnings.
Very cold start 🥶