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hawksy

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glow plugs omega elite 2.2dti 2003
« on: 27 September 2010, 09:17:29 »

i have a glow plug failure on my 2003 elite 2.2 dti and want to know if the job of replacing them can me done by myself or is it a garage job , if i can do do it myself how big a job is it and what do i need to do . regards mike
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Re: glow plugs omega elite 2.2dti 2003
« Reply #1 on: 27 September 2010, 09:44:03 »

Really easy to do and easy to get at
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Re: glow plugs omega elite 2.2dti 2003
« Reply #2 on: 27 September 2010, 09:50:37 »

Straightforward job to do. You will need a 10mm deep socket, ratchet etc to remove them.  You can test them in situ just by pulling off the caps and measuring between the connector and earth with a multimeter.New ones measure about 1 Ohm IIRC. When they are shot they tend to measure in hundreds of Ohms.
The main problem I encountered the first time I did this job was actually getting the caps off.  (They do just pull off) I found it necessary to employ a pair of pliers to seperate them. Since this initial problem they have been much easier to seperate.
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Re: glow plugs omega elite 2.2dti 2003
« Reply #3 on: 27 September 2010, 12:19:46 »

cheers , thanks for the help , i called in at vauxhall and bought 4 new glow plugs on trade club , fitted them in 10 minutes and everything now ok ,  cheers :) :)
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Re: glow plugs omega elite 2.2dti 2003
« Reply #4 on: 27 September 2010, 12:22:04 »

I was going to say be careful as i've heard horror stories of the snapping in the head but you're obviously ok :y
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