OUT OF CURIOSITY: Regarding diesel pre-heat...

[tidus1203]

I haven't done it and don't dare do it, but out of curiosity what happens if you start the engine when the pre-heat indicators is still lighted?

[dadz]

Hindi siya mag start mag redondo lang some times it will start............yun lang po.

[tidus1203]

Ah ok so may fail safe naman pala?

[s_quilicot]

I haven't done it and don't dare do it, but out of curiosity what happens if you start the engine when the pre-heat indicators is still lighted?

usually mas mahaba ang redondo pero minsan hindi naman.

pero mag start talaga yan.

[rion]

I tried it many times when I just learned how to drive, nag sta-start naman. and I also realize one ride of ours, even the indicator in the dash is off, the heater is still heating. I have attach my own light indicator directly to the glow plug.

[XTO]

tidus, is it for the santa fe? how many sec. before the light go out? thanks

[tidus1203]

tidus, is it for the santa fe? how many sec. before the light go out? thanks

Yes sir for Santa Fe. Mabilis lang po around 3 seconds lang, pero this is just a question of curiosity. Just wondering if its damaging to the engine? Of course, I can always afford 3 seconds no problem

[XTO]

normally pag may glow plug it takes a few seconds and sometimes gets even longer depending on the condition of the plugs and/or battery.....the crosswind don't have them. straight start agad.

[lexie]

AFAIK mas madaling masira yung engine at cold start kc malapot yung engine oil at low temperature

[alwayz_yummy]

as if maabutan mo buhay pa yung indicators ng glowplugs.

sa delica ko noon or sa liteace less than 1 sec lang even * coldstart sa baguio ng dec-feb. original glow plugs. pag ung tig-100-250 lang japeyk yun, madali lang buhay nun...

well diesels need heat to combust fuel kaya nga may ganun e. gasolines just an ignition.

[tidus1203]

Actually we have also a Landcruiser its a 1999 model pero old school diesel pa... Pero mas matagal ng konti sa kanya compared to Santa Fe siguro sa kanya mga 5 seconds siguro... Is it because mas bago lang yung Santa Fe or is talaga because of technology na din?

[rion]

sa delica ko noon or sa liteace less than 1 sec lang even * coldstart sa baguio ng dec-feb. original glow plugs. pag ung tig-100-250 lang japeyk yun, madali lang buhay nun...

same here, less than a second lang kahit walang pre-heat. for our Japan Pajero and a Townace. though I don't intend to practice it. And also on cold starts kahit nag-off na yung glow plug, uma-andar pa ulit yan after the start basta sensor type yung glow plug though in the dash hindi nag-indicate.

[eyshmechanic]

I haven't done it and don't dare do it, but out of curiosity what happens if you start the engine when the pre-heat indicators is still lighted?

nothing happens to your engine. the pre-heat is used to help increase the temperature of air/fuel mixture in the chamber for easy combustion coz' diesel engines don't have spark plugs.
if the pre-heat stays too long the glow plug will be busted. diesel engines with very good compression will start even without pre-heating.

[afrasay]

Wala naman. YOur heater still works for a couple of seconds after your engine has started. It's just to guarantee a quick start. Observe that during the rest of day you don't really need to wait for lamp to turn off or it just goes off after a second or two.

[checkgwa7]

AFAIK mas madaling masira yung engine at cold start kc malapot yung engine oil at low temperature

hindi po pang engine oil un...para po inyon to preheat the combustion chamber for the air-fuel mixture of diesel...