A new warning light on your dashboard? You don’t understand why it doesn’t shut off… It’s normal, a car is complex and there are various causes why a light could occur. In cases where your glow plug light comes on while driving your Peugeot 1007, it may suggest some things. In the following paragraphs, we will do everything we can to help you see things more clearly. First, we will find out how the preheating light on your Peugeot 1007 functions, and then the different motives it lights up when you are driving

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What is the goal of my Peugeot 1007 glow plug light?

The main role of the engine glow plug light, which is generally represented 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 Peugeot 1007 to tell you that they are heating the intake air in your cylinders and must go out after a few moments when the engine is running. This preheat light is therefore not meant to stay or come on while driving with your car. However, if it turns on while driving, it may suggest multiple failures, we will try to summarize the main ones.

What to do if the glow plug light comes on while driving on my Peugeot 1007?

A glow light that comes on while driving on your Peugeot 1007 or at any other time other than when the engine is started is intended to inform you to a fault other than your spark plugs, we will look at this right now. In any case, connecting your vehicle to the diagnostic tool will allow you to properly translate the motive for the light up of your glow light.

My Peugeot 1007 glow light comes on and I’m experiencing a loss of power

The first possibility is that you notice that your glow plug light comes on while driving your Peugeot 1007 and that you also encounter a loss of power. In this case, some problems can describe its lightning. Here is a list of the main causes:

  • Issue of EGR valve, in fact, if you suffer a loss of power, it is possible that your EGR valve is clogged, in this instance, it is expected that your preheat light comes on while driving on Peugeot 1007 because it is one of the problem of which it is meant to warn you. Have the status of your valve checked
  • Trouble related 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 disturbance in the operation of the turbo.
  • Trouble associated with the injection, either an injector that has seized up or the injection pump that is broken 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 Peugeot 1007 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 Peugeot 1007

To conclude, we’ll give you the motives for a glow plug light that comes on on your Peugeot 1007 without you feeling any difference in power or car behaviour. Ordinarily, 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 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 suggest you to go to your mechanic.
  • Faulty injection pressure sensor, ECU error

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