A new warning light on your dashboard? You don’t find out why it doesn’t shut off… It’s normal, an auto is complex and there are many factors why a light could come on. In cases where your glow plug light comes on while driving your Kia Forte, it may possibly suggest different things. In this article, we will do anything we can to help you see things more clearly. First, we will find out how the preheating light on your Kia Forte functions, and then the different reasons it lights up when you are driving

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What is the role of my Kia Forte glow plug light?

The primary intent of the engine glow plug light, which is generally represented by a yellow coil, is to ensure that your glow plugs are working effectively. In reality, it must light up when you switch on your Kia Forte 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 supposed to stay or come on while driving with your vehicle. Nevertheless, if it comes on while driving, it may suggest several troubles, we will try to describe the main ones.

What to do if the glow plug light comes on while driving on my Kia Forte?

A glow light that comes on while driving on your Kia Forte or at any other time other than when the engine is started is intended to warn you to a problem other than your spark plugs, we will check out this right now. No matter the reason, plug in your car to the diagnostic tool will allow you to accurately interpret the explanation for the light up of your glow light.

My Kia Forte glow light comes on and I’m experiencing a loss of power

The first situation is that you detect that your glow plug light comes on while driving your Kia Forte and that you also experience a loss of power. In this instance, different problems can demonstrate its presence. Here is a list of the main factors:

  • Problem of EGR valve, in reality, if you go through a loss of power, it is possible that your EGR valve is clogged, in this instance, it is logical that your preheat light comes on while driving on Kia Forte because it is one of the failures of which it is designed to alert you. Have the status of your valve checked
  • Trouble related to the turbo overflow valve, in this situation the ECU can no longer manage the turbo intake pressure, which can cause turbo boost and a perturbation in the performance of the turbo.
  • Trouble in connection with the injection, either an injector that has seized up or the injection pump that is destroyed by filings or other possible foreign bodies that disturb its proper performing.
  • Finally, the last problem that could lead to a glow indicator light on your Kia Forte coupled with a loss of power, is that your fuel filter is too dirty, you should feel 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 Kia Forte

To conclude, we’ll give you the reasons for a glow plug light that comes on on your Kia Forte without you feeling any difference in power or vehicle behaviour. In general, this is an electronic problem:

  • Glow plug relays or fuses to be swapped out, test and replace 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 fix the problem.
  • You have a false contact somewhere in your electrical circuit, check the other solutions first because it is not easy to find it alone, we advise you to go to your auto technician.
  • Faulty injection pressure sensor, ECU error

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