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P037F

Glow Plug Sense Circuit High

Glow plug sense line above upper plausibility — open signal or short to B+. Wiring faults of this kind typically come from chafing, water ingress at connector seals, or pin push-back — a wiggle test on the harness while the code is active often confirms the location.

  • Check engine light: Yes
  • Emissions related: Yes
  • Repair difficulty: medium

Symptoms

  • Glow plug warning light on (often orange coil symbol)
  • Hard cold start or no start in cold weather
  • White smoke from exhaust during warm-up

Common causes

Ordered by how often each turns out to be the cause.

  • Open signal lineCommon
  • Connector pins corroded - high contact resistanceLess likely
  • Supply wire pinched against B+ sourceLess likely

Parts involved

  • Glow Plug

P037F is a generic OBD-II code defined by SAE J2012. Exact wording and diagnostic procedure vary by manufacturer and model. Code definitions are drawn from the public-domain OBDex dataset; the workshop notes are our own.