Glow Plugs
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:53 am
What happens if your glow plugs fail?
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Re: Glow Plugs
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:07 pm
You have a lot of difficulty starting with a cold engine, When it does start it's lumpy and lots of white smoke (unburnt fuel) from the exhaust.
Re: Glow Plugs
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 2:30 pm
You also have to buy new ones.
Re: Glow Plugs
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 2:50 pm
Well mine has no difficulty starting from cold but it is quite lumpy for a few seconds with some smoke. Could this be glow plugs and is it damaging the engine?
Re: Glow Plugs
Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 3:07 pm
Probably just one of them failed. There's a fact sheet on replacing them in the Member's Area 
Re: Glow Plugs
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:36 am
Fit NGK ones as replacements, they are not expensive (around £30.00ish a set from a factors). I fitted cheaper Bluepoint ones & they lasted less than 6 months before being worse than before. A set of NGK's has her sorted again. The Bluepoint one's went back under warranty but I won't be holding my breath . . .