Chaps and Chapettes,

How long does/is the glow plug light meant to stay on for a TDV8, on all the other diesel cars we have its off in matter of 1-2 sec. on the FF it can take 5-8sec.....

is this normal?

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The older the plugs the longer it takes. To be honest most will go out pretty quick unless ubber cold outside as they will actually stay on for so long after the engine stops cranking and is in run position to aid quicker warm up and smoother idling by helping the diesel ignite  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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The e39 i had used to have the same engine as the td6 and they did go off pretty instantly. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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This morning in +5'c it was out in about 2 seconds  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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TDV8 this morning was about 5 seconds

Never really thought about this before - I think it was a similar amount of time in my old TDV6 RRSport and maybe the same in my old Merc E270 Cdi.

Doesn't bother me to be honest, routine is to get in car, ignition to stage 2, then do up seat belt and by that time the lights are out and the engine is ready to start...

I never wait on the glowplugs to go out

Good practise to wait normally 2-5 seconds on a Range Rover TDV8

as long it doesnt stay on too long such as 60 secs it isnt a problem to worry about

i always start straight away, tried the 'heat the glowplug' method but found my nav screen wouldnt fire up , why i dont know but it was somehow connected... ... - .- -.




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The glow plugs are all controlled by a timed relay that "should " supply power to the glow plugs for approx 30 sec which you will hear click off if you are near it on most cars they are under the bonnet and the light is just a rough guide and i would have thought that being land rover they set the time on the light to stay on longer to cover all bases in extreme cold etc. which is why it stays on longer than a BMW car.
Roger

About 5-6 secs this am.

Like the idea of belting up whilst waiting.

Mime sounds normal. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Stan I have had the same issue on the last couple of days thinking the worst, but sounds like its just being a ffrr
Roger