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Vehicle & Technical => Toyota => Topic started by: BigSi on January 16, 2009, 21:44:14

Title: Glow Plugs
Post by: BigSi on January 16, 2009, 21:44:14

How many glow plugs do I need for a 1997 Colarado 3.0TD? And how easy are they to change, what tools are required?  :-k :-k :-k :-k

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: paul_humphreys on January 17, 2009, 21:21:12

You will need 4, but I have never changed them so I do not know how hard it is to change them.

Paul

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: BigSi on January 18, 2009, 15:16:28

Just bought a set of Champion Glow Plugs for £27!  :D

So next question is, how do I change them? What torque should they be, do I use copper grease on the screw threads, and should the engine be hot?  :-k

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: propes on January 21, 2009, 18:15:52

Hi, ive changed a set on a surf so cant see that it would be too different. Firstly disconnect the battery then undo the nuts on top of the glowplugs,these hold the positive feed bar that joins the glowplugs to the positive side of the relay. Take a note of how it all goes or a couple of photos for reference. Once all the nuts are off lift the bar/strap off you might have to remove turbo hose to make it a bit easier! Next take a deep 1/4" socket and unscrew all of the glowplugs and replace with the new ones,i did use a thin smear of copperease and just nipped the glowplugs as i would a sparkplug, i find "feel" better on some things better than a torque wrench having had a few cam cap bolts snap with a torque wrench on motorcycle engines.Just replace everything as it was and jobs done. Check the fuse in the glowplug timer relay as the one i had done for a friend had blown causing the sympton of knackered glowplugs! Hope this helps and good luck. regards martin.

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: BigSi on January 22, 2009, 16:18:58

Thats great, many thanks propes. When I get a dry and sunny day, I'll have a bash!

Did you remove the intake pipe?

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: propes on January 23, 2009, 16:05:44

yes mate just so you can get a better view, mind you it was a surf of my mates muddyboots so most of the bits fell off lol only joking daaaave!!! Honestly its really a piece of cake just take a couple o photos just in case of brain fade!

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: BigSi on January 24, 2009, 10:40:32

Knowing my luck, I will finish the job, and have a hand full of screws left! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Glow Plugs
Post by: propes on January 26, 2009, 11:51:38

Ha ha whats known in the trade as "chuck bolts"! Seriously a colleague of mine from the refrigeration trade used to throw a handfull of mixed nuts and bolts into the box before he started stripping a £5000 compressor so if there was anything left over at the end of a rebuild he didnt worry....... and im not joking!!! regards