# New glow plugs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** jetta, volkswagen\ **Created:** [June 28, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408 "2017-06-28T03:24:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![daisydemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@daisydemi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daisydemi)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/1 "2017-06-28T03:24:21Z")
Today the glow plug light started flashing in my '09 Jetta TDI. I stopped at a dealer to explain what happened and find out what could be the cause. The guy said I might just need new plugs. Unfortunately he wasn’t able or willing to say how much this might cost. Anyone out there know? Or know what else it could be? I’m a broke teacher and student so a low price would be helpful! ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/2 "2017-06-28T04:21:59Z")
AutohausAZ has a Kit with 4 glow plugs and a matching relay for $97 with free shipping. There is a u-tube video showing installation. The VW dealer would be more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/3 "2017-06-28T12:53:51Z")
The dealer wouldn’t give you a cost estimate? That’s nuts. Doesn’t your owners manual say what the flashing light means? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/4 "2017-06-28T12:58:40Z")
I would think the OP did not get a cost because until the vehicle is checked and the real problem found a estimate repair guess could just cause problems if it was something else. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/5 "2017-06-28T13:00:54Z")
But ‘how much to replace 4 glow plugs’ is very straightforward. They could add ‘if that’s the problem’ to the end. ---
**Author:** ![daisydemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@daisydemi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daisydemi)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/6 "2017-06-28T14:16:56Z")
Sadly, I’m not mechanically inclined. And we aren’t allowed to work on our cars at my apartment complex. ---
**Author:** ![daisydemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@daisydemi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daisydemi)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/7 "2017-06-28T14:17:43Z")
Yep. That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/8 "2017-06-28T19:03:29Z")
Do you have a friend that has the tools and a place that you could change the glow plugs? ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/9 "2017-06-28T19:24:07Z")
Looks like a simple job: [http://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/glow-plug-removal-and-replacement-on-tdi/](http://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/glow-plug-removal-and-replacement-on-tdi/) But HOLD ON! According to this discussion, the flashing glow plug light could be caused by a burned out brake light or bad brake switch…?!? [http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=149971](http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=149971) ---
**Author:** ![daisydemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@daisydemi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daisydemi)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/10 "2017-06-28T20:06:44Z")
Interesting. There’s a recall on the ABS. The dealer is going to fix that. Could they be related? ---
**Author:** ![daisydemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@daisydemi](https://community.cartalk.com/u/daisydemi)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/11 "2017-06-28T20:10:58Z")
I wish. Not since I moved here. Just a bunch of teachers who are more clueless than me. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/12 "2017-06-28T20:19:13Z")
You may want to do some searching on VW forums, like VWVortex, TDIClub, thesamba, etc. I bet there are folks that have had this exact problem. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-glow-plugs/105408/13 "2017-06-28T22:36:11Z")
Maybe the other teachers have husbands, wives, or children (teens or older, or course) that could do the glow plug replacement. My wife is a teacher and I would be glad to help her friends at work if they needed it. I would even happily help my daughter’s friends at her school if they needed help. Her husband would probably get the call first, though.