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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Sam on 04 April 2012, 11:59
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Not too familiar with dervs yet, just wondering if glow plugs should be replaced as and when they break or every x miles or as part of each service? I only ask cos I noticed that normally she starts on the button bt took a small amount of cranking and then farted its way into life.
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swapped mine over tother day - 114k. Much easier to start now :nerd:
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swapped mine over tother day - 114k. Much easier to start now :nerd:
Big job, little job, cardboard box?
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30 seconds once i'd found them - same as replacing spark plugs.
Mine were underneath a black plastic tube which ran along the front of the head and split into 4 going down which were the caps.
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You only need to replace them if they're not working, GP's are cheap enough to replace to start finding out why your derv doesn't start very well. Mine was a pig to start, I had replaced the GP's and other consumables, the guy who bought my PD powered Galaxy replaced the flywheel and it starts muchos better. £700 later. For a starting isssue. Glad I sold it and got the V5 :evil:
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There is no definate interval for changing them.
I would suggest changing them every 50k to 60k