A new warning light on your dashboard? You don’t figure out why it doesn’t switch off… It’s normal, an automobile is complex and there are many motives why a light might occur. In cases where your glow plug light comes on while driving your Fiat Tipo, it may indicate some things. In the following paragraphs, we will do anything we can to help you see things more clearly. First, we will see how the preheating light on your Fiat Tipo operates, and then the different reasons it lights up when you are driving

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What is the purpose of my Fiat Tipo glow plug light?

The main goal of the engine glow plug light, which is most of the time symbolized by a yellow coil, is to ensure that your glow plugs are working properly. In reality, it must light up when you switch on your Fiat Tipo to tell you that they are heating the intake air in your cylinders and must go out after a few minutes when the engine is running. This preheat light is therefore not meant to stay or come on while driving with your automobile. However, if it turns on while driving, it may show different failures, we will try to summarize the main ones.

What to do if the glow plug light comes on while driving on my Fiat Tipo?

A glow light that comes on while driving on your Fiat Tipo or at any other time other than when the engine is started is meant to notify you to a problem other than your spark plugs, we will look at this right now. No matter the reason, a switch to the diagnostic tool will allow you to carefully translate the reason for the light up of your glow light.

My Fiat Tipo glow light comes on and I’m experiencing a loss of power

The first probability is that you notice that your glow plug light comes on while driving your Fiat Tipo and that you also knowledge a loss of power. In this case, some concerns can explain its lightning. Here is a list of the main motives:

  • Problem of EGR valve, in fact, if you go through a loss of power, it is possible that your EGR valve is blocked, in such a case, it is expected that your preheat light comes on while driving on Fiat Tipo because it is one of the failures of which it is designed to notify you. Have the status of your valve tested
  • Trouble linked to the turbo overflow valve, in this situation the ECU can no longer control the turbo intake pressure, which can cause turbo boost and a perturbation in the operation of the turbo.
  • Trouble in connection with the injection, either an injector that has seized up or the injection pump that is malfunctioned by filings or other possible foreign bodies that affect its proper functioning.
  • Finally, the last issue that could lead to a glow indicator light on your Fiat Tipo coupled with a loss of power, is that your fuel filter is too dirty, you should encounter jerks because of a bad fuel flow in the engine.

My glow plug light comes on or is flashing but no difference on the performance of my Fiat Tipo

To finish , we’ll give you the reasons for a glow plug light that comes on on your Fiat Tipo without you feeling any difference in power or automobile behaviour. Ordinarily, this is an electronic problem:

  • Glow plug relays or fuses to be replaced, test and change if necessary.
  • A contactor/potentiometer on one of your pedals (brake, accelerator or clutch) has failed, often a simple de-seizure will be enough to solve the issue.
  • You have a false contact somewhere in your electrical circuit, test the other alternatives first because it is not easy to find it alone, we suggest you to go to your mechanic.
  • Faulty injection pressure sensor, ECU error

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