2001 Volkswagen TDI Glow Plugs

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2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
110,000 MILES

Is there a way to tell which glow plug is bad? The local car tech told me that I had one that was bad.

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 AT 10:35 AM

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DR LOOT

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Take your test light and hooked it to the + (positive) side of the battery, NOT the -- (negative) side, then with your test light check each glow plug, Individually if the light turns on the glow plug is good, if the light does not turn on the glow plug is burned out, it only takes one glow plug burned-out to make it hard to start.