coil light on diesel cars

[buzzer]

after been stuck in traffic jam for approx 9 hours with engine running and going nowhere, this light started flashing on my dashboard...

now i know this light comes on when you turn egnition, but what does it mean when it is flashing with engine running????

i didnt want to cut out engine incase it didn't start again so i left it flashing for about 2hrs.....

my car is an astra diesel 10 plate...
yesterday i had to change a fuse because of water bottle freezing.
i sort of damaged (smashed)fuse box cover trying to open it.... (which is in the engine compartment and prbably open to the elements now...roud

wondering if this has summit to do with it....
any help appreciated....

 

[speedy1234]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

had the same on a galaxy about 6 yrs ago in this type of weather...
turned out its like on other cars that have diff warnig lights for diff probs..
my back lights were out wen i got them fixed it went out .......might be simaler on that car ???

 

[buzzer]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

maybe m8, never thought of lights,
had it in my head it was because the engine had been idleing for so long...
will check lights tomorrow when i rever it...

 

[Ratts]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

i think thats a glow plug light...

usally comes on when you turn the key to postion 1 and then you should let it go out before you turn the key the whole way...

seeing it is staying on you could have a fault with you glow plugs...

 

[charlie senator]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

On a lot of diesel cars its an engine management light mate .
Have it scanned

 

[buzzer]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

i think thats a glow plug light...

usally comes on when you turn the key to postion 1 and then you should let it go out before you turn the key the whole way...

seeing it is staying on you could have a fault with you glow plugs...

i know that m8,
it was off to start with, then i was sitting with the engine running for seven hours , then it started flashing????
wasnt turning the engine off incase it didnt start again....

 

[buzzer]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

On a lot of diesel cars its an engine management light mate .
Have it scanned

i will m8,
it's a fleet car, i'll book it in to get checked out......

think they might not to too pleased at me destroying the fuse box enclosure lol

 

[Ratts]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

i know that m8,
it was off to start with, then i was sitting with the engine running for seven hours , then it started flashing????
wasnt turning the engine off incase it didnt start again....

you might need to take it on a long run then ....

seeing you were sitting there for so long....

bare with me mate, lots of cider today roud:

and a bottle of wine..

 

[buzzer]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

you might need to take it on a long run then ....

seeing you were sitting there for so long....

bare with me mate, lots of cider today roud:

and a bottle of wine..

good man...

 

[Joe1989]

what car is it ?

 

[cushy17]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

my car is an astra diesel 10 plate see first post

 

[buzzer]

update:
went and collected car that i had to abandon last night.
had a look in the owner manual and it says summit about automaitc filter cleaning. iot would seem because the car for idling for so long it couldnt clean.
all i have to do is drive it a long journey, like ratts said earlier...


i have a new mystery now....

like i said i had to abandon it last night...
when i collected it earlier.. someone has taken the time to clean and polish it!!!!!!!!

its fookin spotless, windows, wheels the lot......lol

and it was filthy last night..... don't understand it.....

 

[witchy]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

wasnt turning the engine off incase it didnt start again....

A 10 plate Astra Diesel and you were scared incase it wouldn't start, lol :err:

I've got a 53 plate Astra Diesel and it starts first time every time, even this morning when the cars digital thermometer was telling me it was -17c.

 

[buzzer]

Re: coil light on dieslel cars

A 10 plate Astra Diesel and you were scared incase it wouldn't start, lol :err:

I've got a 53 plate Astra Diesel and it starts first time every time, even this morning when the cars digital thermometer was telling me it was -17c.

yep but the heater plug light was flashing, if they werent working right then it might not have started....
turns out anyways it was fook all to do with heater plugs......

 

[thebigman]

I'm geussing that the dpf or diesel particulate filter couldn't complete a regen cycle. That's why the light would be flashing . Should do a regen on the next drive cycle. If it keeps failing the regen cycle the mil lamp will come on and you'll have to go in to the dealer to let them do a forced regen. (regen is just burning off the soot that the dpf collects at high temprature). They are a right pain in the arse on some cars.

thebigman

 

[buzzer]

I'm geussing that the dpf or diesel particulate filter couldn't complete a regen cycle. That's why the light would be flashing . Should do a regen on the next drive cycle. If it keeps failing the regen cycle the mil lamp will come on and you'll have to go in to the dealer to let them do a forced regen. (regen is just burning off the soot that the dpf collects at high temprature). They are a right pain in the arse on some cars.

thebigman

thats exactly it,
i drove 8 fookin miles in nine hours so engine was basically idling,
says in the book to take on a long drive and keep engine revs above 2000...
fat chance in weather lol

 

[witchy]

thats exactly it,
i drove 8 fookin miles in nine hours so engine was basically idling,
says in the book to take on a long drive and keep engine revs above 2000...
fat chance in weather lol

Fook mate, what was it like stuck in that traffic, I was keeping a close on on it on the news channels and live traffic cameras, it looked like a living nightmare.

Did you have stuff to eat and drink?

Plenty of fuel to keep the heater running?

 

[buzzer]

Fook mate, what was it like stuck in that traffic, I was keeping a close on on it on the news channels and live traffic cameras, it looked like a living nightmare.

Did you have stuff to eat and drink?

Plenty of fuel to keep the heater running?

brutal m8,
in twenty years driving , i have never seen anything like it.....

just sitting there for hours and hours....

i had plenty fuel, but no fookin food and no fookin toilet lol

 

[witchy]

Where were u stuck mate?

 

[buzzer]

Where were u stuck mate?

i drove from motherwell along m74, then came off at m73 and turned back...

about 8hrs of the 9hr journey was spent on the m74 at mothwell cut off on way back...
place was a nightmare....