I have a 99 vw jetta tdi 5 speed manual. I drove home for lunch today (took about 30 minutes) shut the car off and ate lunch (about 45 minutes). When I went to start the car it immediately shut off with the glow plug light blinking. I tried to start the car again while pressing the gas pedal and the vehicle stayed on but the rpms fluctuated terminally as if the vehicle was desperately trying to shut off. I repeated that step 3-4 more times and then finally left the vehicle and caught a ride back to work. Three hours later I got home and started up the car only to find it working fine again. Please give me any feedback or suggestion to remedy this problem before I get stranded.
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Yes it is a turbo charged direct injected diesel.
I tried to drive it today and it started up fine but the glow plug light would not stop flashing. Any ideas?
is it deisel?
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