Ungelling diesel

[tmleadr03]

If the lines are gelled, the block heater wont do anything. Spin off the fuel filter cap and see if the fuel is liquid in the filter. If it is gelled there, chances are the lines are gelled also. Either wait it out for the weather to change, get it towed to a warm garage or shop, or tent the car with a heater. Gotta warm the lines up to ungel what is in there before any kind of 911 treatment will do anything.

Get your girl a bottle of treatment and explain why it is important to use it regularly. With the size of the tank on a jetta, it only needs a splash. One bottle will last all winter.

No fuel filter cap on this.

If you want you can have it towed to my shop and have it sleep here overnight (I keep the heat on always since it would never warm up in here otherwise) or tow it home and park it in the garage if you can get the tow truck driver to drop it there.

The PowerService is a good line of additives. It is what I used on my Jetta Tdi.

ETA: It probably doesn't have a block heater on it. My Jetta didn't, but I also never had an issue starting it in sub zero temps. Good glow plugs, and some PowerService and I was good.