On or around Sun, 6 Aug 2006 17:35:49 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
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>Cyberwraith wrote:
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>|| Hi folks, I was considering changing the glow plugs in Edie, they
>|| have been in for three years now. After saying that should I even
>|| bother if they are OK? I have never owned a diesel before and so am
>|| not sure, with sparks I cleaned and set and changed when called for.
>
TDis almost never need glowplugs anyway - if the battery and engine are in
good nick it'll start without 'em.
Generally, one fails first and isn't noticed, then another goes, which can
make for slightly bad starting in very cold weather. If you notice it
firing up on less than 4 when it's cold, then it's a good bet that you've a
plug or more missing.
I wouldn't bother changing them just on spec, though - you don't know
(unless you've had the motor from new) how much use they've had - more
stop-start use of the vehicle will use the plugs more, which if you accept
that they have a MTBF based on number of times they've been heated, means
they fail sooner.
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