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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tedebear on 06 January 2013, 12:10:47

Title: Dim heater plug light
Post by: tedebear on 06 January 2013, 12:10:47: Hi Folks
Sometimes when I try to start my 2000 2.5TD Elite, the heater plug light and the ECU light come on at half brightness. The engine will not start. If I'm lucky, they will switch to full brightness after about 20 seconds. Then the heater plug light goes out as per normal and it starts ok.
Any thoughts please?
Also, I keep reading "pedal trick" on the forum. What is this?
Regards
Steve.
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: tunnie on 06 January 2013, 12:18:45: Afraid I don't know too much with 2.5TD's but pedal trick is a way of getting fault codes, details here:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90581.0 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90581.0)
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 12:19:11: Check the earth strap to the engine and all other cable conections to see if there is any corrosion or they are good
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: Elite Pete on 06 January 2013, 12:36:03: 2.5TDs need the paper clip test ;)
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: tedebear on 06 January 2013, 13:11:59: Hi Folks
I forgot to add that when the heater plug light and ECU light come on at half brightness, the radiator coolling fans also come on, even with a stone cold engine.
Any further thoughts please?
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 14:08:10: As Pete says d the paperclip test to see any codes come up
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 14:10:29: Here is a link http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: tunnie on 06 January 2013, 14:17:55: Quote from: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 14:10:29
Here is a link http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

Why link to the old site!?
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 14:19:37: Quote from: tunnie on 06 January 2013, 14:17:55
Quote from: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 14:10:29
Here is a link http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1189022687

Why link to the old site!?
does it really matter atleast its the right test ::) ::)
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: tedebear on 06 January 2013, 14:54:23: Thanks for the advice. I've just tried the paperclip test and get nothing other than the 1-2 which just keeps repeating itself.
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 15:00:22: Quote from: tedebear on 06 January 2013, 14:54:23
Thanks for the advice. I've just tried the paperclip test and get nothing other than the 1-2 which just keeps repeating itself.
you may need a code reader then, :-\ but I am sure one of the techies on here will advise
Title: Re: Dim heater plug light
Post by: Andy H on 06 January 2013, 15:07:48: Quote from: kevinp58 on 06 January 2013, 15:00:22
Quote from: tedebear on 06 January 2013, 14:54:23
Thanks for the advice. I've just tried the paperclip test and get nothing other than the 1-2 which just keeps repeating itself.
you may need a code reader then, :-\ but I am sure one of the techies on here will advise
Repeated 1-2 means the paperclip test is working but there are no codes.

Dim/spurious tell tale lamps are symptomatic of poor earth connections (or poor connections generally). Poor connections might bring up an error code for low voltage to the ECU but I wouldn't depend on it.