A new warning light on your dashboard? You don’t find out why it doesn’t turn off… It’s typical, an auto is complicated and there are multiple factors why a light could come on. In cases where your glow plug light comes on while driving your Kia Stronic, it may reveal different concerns. In this article, we will do anything we can to help you see things more clearly. First, we will discover how the preheating light on your Kia Stronic operates, and then the different motives it lights up when you are driving

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

The primary purpose of the engine glow plug light, which is generally symbolized by a yellow coil, is to make sure that your glow plugs are working correctly. In reality, it must light up when you switch on your Kia Stronic 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 car. Nevertheless, if it comes on while driving, it may suggest several troubles, we will try to describe the most important ones.

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

A glow light that comes on while driving on your Kia Stronic or at any other time other than when the engine is started is designed to warn you to a fault other than your spark plugs, we will look at this now. Whatever the case, plug in your car to the diagnostic tool will allow you to precisely understand the reason for the light up of your glow light.

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

The first situation is that you perceive that your glow plug light comes on while driving your Kia Stronic and that you also knowledge a loss of power. In this case, different concerns can describe its presence. Here is a list of the most important factors:

  • Problem of EGR valve, in reality, if you suffer a loss of power, it is possible that your EGR valve is clogged, in this case, it is expected that your preheat light comes on while driving on Kia Stronic because it is one of the failures of which it is meant to warn you. Have the status of your valve looked at
  • Issue linked to the turbo overflow valve, in this situation the ECU can no longer manage the turbo intake pressure, which can bring about turbo boost and a perturbation in the performance of the turbo.
  • Issue relevant to the injection, either an injector that has seized up or the injection pump that is damaged by filings or other possible foreign bodies that disrupt its proper functioning.
  • Finally, the last issue that could lead to a glow indicator light on your Kia Stronic coupled with a loss of power, is that your fuel filter is too dirty, you should come to 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 Stronic

Finally, we’ll give you the motives for a glow plug light that comes on on your Kia Stronic without you feeling any difference in power or car behaviour. In most cases, this is an electronic fault:

  • Glow plug relays or fuses to be swapped out, 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 fix the issue.
  • You have a false contact somewhere in your electrical circuit, check the other options first because it is not easy to find it alone, we suggest you to go to your mechanic.
  • Faulty injection pressure sensor, ECU error

    • In the event that you have any further questions about the Kia Stronic, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Stronic category.