You bought cheap and nasty plugs, now try and get them out without breaking them
I've got a P38 just fitted new glow plugs now if I heat it once its a lousy started but if I heat it twice works fine so can some one please give me a clue as to why this happens
Thanks
They are not heating as they should on first application. Low battery power or a problem with glow relay or circuit giving volt drop. Check the voltage at the plugs when lamp is on.
Recently fitted new glowplugs to my P38 (Delphi) and it started straight away when it was -13 deg .... does seem as though the plugs aren't up to the job, sadly.
To help us diagnose further, describe how it starts - for example does it turn over nice and quickly and just not fire? Does it fire but not quite catch? When it starts does it run smoothly on all 6 cylinders straight away or does it take a few seconds for all cylinders to come alive?
Cheers
Jerry
What make are they?
hi dopey
i fitted the britpart stc3103 seemed to be the one dealers around here said to go for
Hi Wammers
Put voltmeter on plugs running at about 10volts when light is lit what should it be ?
Hi Wammers
Put voltmeter on plugs running at about 10volts when light is lit what should it be ?
10 volts is on the low side, what voltage do you have at the battery terminals? Having said that, I would expect 10 volts to be sufficient to heat the plugs OK.![]()
Hi Datatek
I've got 12.95V at the battery would there be a drop like that between the battery and the glow plugs ?
Hi Datatek
I've got 12.95V at the battery would there be a drop like that between the battery and the glow plugs ?
I,d just like to thank every one for there help with this looks like I slipped a boob with the glowplugs will replace asap looks like I'm going to be a bloody dab hand at changing these by the time I've finished
Thank once again