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Topic "Glow plugs" was discussed 6,068 times on 303 sites in last 3 months
Started 1 day, 15 hours ago (2009-12-05 19:50:00)
by Martin Price
When I change my fuel filter I put a temporary hose on the output of the filter and cycle the lift pump until I see fuel. It works great, but is it hard on glow plugs to do that?
Started 1 day, 19 hours ago (2009-12-05 16:24:00)
by Joy Through Diesel
Right, so I am a VW TDI neophyte and have no idea as to if there is even supposed to be a dash light for glow plugs. I have a 1999.5 Golf TDI and am wondering what the cold-weather starting procedures are. I thought I was supposed to warm up the glow plugs before turning the engine over, but when I turn the key, there is no indicator on the dash. I figure it's either one of two things; ...
Started 2 days ago (2009-12-05 11:07:00)
by Olivier A
Received the answer why my glows burned, it could be due to "" voltage allowed to flow for too long"" Apparently NGK does not know that Mercedes as an after glow... Therefore, they should check their ability to withstand MB engenering, or just says that they are not compatable. Simple. Anyway, NGK and Merc, nope.
Started 3 days ago (2009-12-04 11:13:00)
by oleblue64
I've searched the forum and I've found several themes. No Autolite gp's. Motorcraft ZD9's seem to have a generally positive following, then there are some who say Berus, and I saw one who advocated Wellmans. I am planning to replace the the GP Controller with a manual switch and relay, and intend to replace the gp's at that time to eliminate all gp related issues. Truck is hard to start in ...
Started 3 days, 23 hours ago (2009-12-03 12:30:00)
by tjgall1
The glow plugs have no power when the light in the dash is on and then they have power while the engine is running? WTF? How can this be? The plugs are new and I've checked the fuses and the relay seems to work(clics) where do I go frome here? Thanks for any help you guys can provide.
Started 4 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-02 22:19:00)
by bondsman
I am about to do injectors on son's truck and am going to change the glow plugs. Rock Auto and Advance Auto say ZD9. Ebay and a few other places say ZD11... This is for my kid's 94.5 with powerstroke vin:F. I don't want to buy the wrong ones... Someone help me out here... ZD9 or ZD11???
Started 4 days, 14 hours ago (2009-12-02 21:35:00)
by Whitefiveo
Well I think my plugs are bad so I am going to replace them. Which plugs should I get anyone have any good or bad experiance with any? Napa has a few different makes to choose from. Also thinking about doing injector O-rings while im in there think this is a good idea? The rings are around 16 per injector and bosh plugs are around 15 sound right to you guys? Any tips on this project would be ...
Started 4 days, 15 hours ago (2009-12-02 19:58:00)
by mcdermottmb
Hi All, I am having a recurring issue with my glow plugs in my 2000 Galloper II TDIC. In the past 8 months I have gone through 6 plugs and my mechanic is blaming it on inferior aftermarket parts. I live in Costa Rica and can't locate any OEM plugs. Is it plausible that aftermarket plugs are such poor quality? Is there anything else that can cause premature failure of plugs? Does anyone...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 15:47:00)
by gilster00
Well, I finished my two day project of replacing the fuel pump and glow plugs on my '97 California model PSD and now she won't start I figured that it would take a good amount of cranking to get the air purged through all the lines, but I think I've ran my battery down from turning the engine over so much. Things I've checked so far: -Fuel filter cannister is full. -Seems to be ...
Started 6 days, 14 hours ago (2009-11-30 20:54:00)
by castillo
feel like a new truck, for long time 60deg. and had to plug her up to get good start in the morning. change the glow plugs,lift pump,selector val. now no plug in and 49deg in the mornig wait for wait to light to go out and hit the key bang start like new. had my older brother over in the morning just so he could see how fast it starts. if i can be any help im me . my brother ordered glow plugs ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 19:57:00)
by robin
Hello, I have an SD33 engine. Some times the glow plug lite doesent coom on and I have to keep wigerling the ignition key to get the glow plugs to ingage. Ime not sure if this is an ignition problem or the preheat controller playing up. Does any one know how to locate the preheat controller, engine coolant senser etc and have any ideas on testing or roots to go down. cheers
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-29 22:34:00)
by scottmurray2890
Hi guys i just got myself a Rover 825 and I need to change the glow plugs, trouble is I see there are 2 different ones from pre 4/96 and post and I dont know which category my car is in. Its a 1996 825 td. Can anyone kindly point me in the right direction?
Started 1 day, 21 hours ago (2009-12-05 14:32:00)
by gav_FR
My Gendan cable came this morning and all works fine! I'm using VAG-COM version 409.1 and it allowed me to clear the glow plug fault code. The only problem is I don't have a laptop so I had to set my desktop PC up on the driveway
Started 1 day, 13 hours ago (2009-12-05 21:51:00)
by BuilderBob
People, good people, use the factory GP system, even as far south as MN. Yes for some stupid reason I replaced the GP controller, and this made me realize that it did not need replacing. I kept it around for 2 years, fell off a shelf and broke.
Started 1 day, 18 hours ago (2009-12-05 17:06:00)
by GoFaster
I should add that if the symptom is hard starting at moderate temperatures, wrong injection timing is the most common fault - NOT problems with the glow plug system. Yes, forcing the glow plugs on will make it start easier, but that's "covering up" the real problem as opposed to "fixing" the real problem.
Je crois que le stealer fait référence aux 2 types de glow plugs. Sur le bloc, c'est 4 avec le bus-bar snappé sur le dessus. Les 3 autres sont dans un flange de prestone, et les contacts électriques sont vissés sur le top. Comme sur les TD.
