Hey,

Just a quick question.

It used to be on 'old' diesels that you waited until the coil light had went out before you turned the ignition over - is this/should this still be the case in newer diesel lumps? Want to 'educate' my wife on the new motor to reduce the chances of any potential problems.

Cheers:thumbup:

Yes you wait until the glow plug light goes out before starting the car.

the fabias still have them, but they need little more than a second and the coil has done it's job. I remember waiting 8+ seconds to fire up a ZX TD. Fabia is much faster.

You should wait really, but the wait is very short and unless it's very cold I don't bother.

I always wait for mine to go out, can sometimes take a few seconds longer on cold mornings but it's not a problem.

Likewise; in fact I normally wait til the diagnostics lights start going out.