glowplugs

**chris1804** · 22nd December 2009, 23:10

i know this is stupid but what glowplugs do i use for my 2.0dti? aint going to dealer gonna go halfords

**John LE** · 22nd December 2009, 23:14

Originally Posted by chris1804

i know this is stupid but what glowplugs do i use for my 2.0dti? aint going to dealer gonna go halfords

Stick with the bosch ones, costs more but they will be better quality

**mgp** · 22nd December 2009, 23:14

hi mate have u go any pics of ur dti

**chris1804** · 22nd December 2009, 23:18

Originally Posted by mgp

hi mate have u go any pics of ur dti

wha just of what it looks like?

**bigmac** · 22nd December 2009, 23:20

Originally Posted by chris1804

i know this is stupid but what glowplugs do i use for my 2.0dti? aint going to dealer gonna go halfords

Glowplug's 93178225 £13.86 + VAT each from dealers

I need mine doing but i'm going to get them done at the dealers as if they snap your in a world of pain

**chris1804** · 22nd December 2009, 23:22

you might of seen my other problem with the spanner light coming on when i first start the car, how do i find out wich plug it is? how do you test each one?

**bigmac** · 22nd December 2009, 23:23

I would replace all of them at that price

**damian s** · 22nd December 2009, 23:46

GSF or Euro Car parts will be cheaper. you can test them by measuring the resistance through them, show be low, if high impedance then they are rubbish. To be honest its best to change all four.

**TonyP2020** · 22nd December 2009, 23:55

I'm Interested in changing my glow plugs, as I think one, or more, is faulty as I get spanner light when starting from very cold. Plus car starts on two/three cyclinders on recent mornings.
Need to check resistance readings.
Is there a recommended technique for removing them without snapping them??

**Big Knox** · 23rd December 2009, 10:17

Originally Posted by bigmac

I need mine doing but i'm going to get them done at the dealers as if they snap your in a world of pain

I had a glowplug in my astra that just spung because it had snapped internally, would have needed head off and glowplug drilled out, hole re-coiled. I think there are some techniques to get it out without taking head off but I don't know how successful they are, plus you got to watch nothing falls down the hole into the cylinder.

In the end, the astra started fine on the remaining 3 glowplugs so I just left it.

Is there a recommended technique for removing them without snapping them??

I would soak them with WD40 each day for a few days before trying to remove them. WD40 should evaporate and shouldn't cause any problems if some gets down into the cylinder.