My Panda is an '05 with 90,000 miles and was quite smoky on start up from cold. I had assumed that this was due to its age. It wasn't until the recent very cold spell when one morning it clearly started on just one cylinder that I got to consider if the glow plugs were OK.
Today I changed the plugs - quite easy if you have a long reach 8mm 1/4" drive socket. I disconnected the air inlet pipe (2 x 10mm bolts and the electrical connector) from the turbo and pushed that to one side to improve access.
I found three of the plugs were dead. The good news is that now there is no smoke on start up. So if your 1.3 diesel is smoky on start up consider checking the glow plugs!
Obviously for those who read the manual they would have known that the glow plug symbol flashing after start meant check your plugs. :bang:
Today I changed the plugs - quite easy if you have a long reach 8mm 1/4" drive socket. I disconnected the air inlet pipe (2 x 10mm bolts and the electrical connector) from the turbo and pushed that to one side to improve access.
I found three of the plugs were dead. The good news is that now there is no smoke on start up. So if your 1.3 diesel is smoky on start up consider checking the glow plugs!
Obviously for those who read the manual they would have known that the glow plug symbol flashing after start meant check your plugs. :bang: