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Title: Glow plugs
Post by: stoxman on 31 December 2010, 16:30:47

Hi all,
Bit of a basic this one but I want to change the glow plugs on my 2.2DTI and I cant get the connectors off. They look like plug caps and I can rotate them, so I just pulled and have pulled the top off one of the plastic caps. This makes me think they dont just pull off and I need one of you to confirm that this is how you do it or put me right on removing them.
Thanks in advance
Stoxman

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Welung666 on 31 December 2010, 16:33:05

On the 6 cylinder engines they have a small nut (8mm) to hold the cable on and then a 12mm deep socket to remove the plug itself.

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Andy B on 31 December 2010, 16:34:02

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On the 6 cylinder engines they have a small nut (8mm) to hold the cable on and then a 12mm deep socket to remove the plug itself.

and a diseasal Astra is the same idea.

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: stoxman on 31 December 2010, 16:35:44

Mine is a 4 pot and I cant get at any nuts, if there are any until I can get the plug cap looking thing off.

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Welung666 on 31 December 2010, 16:37:06

Can you take a pic?

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Elite Pete on 31 December 2010, 16:42:00

You have to pinch the caps, they are a bit like a child proof bottle if you get my drift ;)

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Elite Pete on 31 December 2010, 16:46:27

Be careful when undoing the glow plugs from the head as well, they can snap :o

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Welung666 on 31 December 2010, 16:47:31

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You have to pinch the caps, they are a bit like a child proof bottle if you get my drift ;)

Oh it's that type! Same as the the later Zaffy's. I can never get those off ;D ;D

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: stoxman on 31 December 2010, 17:02:26

Thank you people. I shall make another effort to remove them tomorrow. I dont like the prospect of them snapping. I am guessing this will be the first time they have been removed since new,  104K ago.......

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Elite Pete on 31 December 2010, 17:12:17

Last set I did were on a 120,000 miler and they came out ok ;)

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: JasonH on 31 December 2010, 21:34:35

Use plenty of penetrating oil (proper stuff not WD40) ideally change the plugs on a hot engine.

The glow plugs shear in half at about 35Nm so to play it safe take them out with a torque wrench set to less than this.

If the caps are how I think they are there are some horizontal marks for your fingers. Squeeze firmly between finger and thumb and off comes the cap. Think of it like a clothes peg. The plugs have a huge ring round them that the cap clips onto.

Title: Re: Glow plugs
Post by: Graceland on 01 January 2011, 20:06:58

Just done a set on my 165k DTi and they came out alright :)

New set in and pushed the leads firmly home and the car starts first time now as opposed to 2 mins of cranking 8-)