Glowplugs

  1. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS
    #1
    I think the feckers are going on mine.

    Over the last month, on firing the ignition the engine hits idle then goes a bit mad, almost like an engine is about to stall if you go too slow in the wrong gear.

    Also loads of lovely smog comes out the rear during this. I just blip the throttle on start up at the moment to minimise the dodgy idle, after which its fine.
    Car is fine in every other respect, performance, economy, idle, etcetc

    My guess is the glowplugs yey or ney?

    car has done over 80k now

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  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5
    #2
    i'd say glow plugs.

    dodgey starting on a diesel, i'd check glows 1st everytime.
  3. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS
    #3
    can you think of a cunning way to check them without taking them out dude???
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Birmingham, West Midlands Posts: 704 Saxo Vts
    #4
    only way you can check them is take them out and test them on a battery
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2007 Weston-S-Mare Posts: 3713 Racing Bronze Mazda MX-5
    #5
    no, i can't but the best way i know is to take them out (one at a time) and lay across the battery so each end is touching a terminal, the battery should then start to heat them and make them glow.

    if the glow is dim, and not spreading out propperly, then they are fooked.
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS
    #6
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by pug205gti87 View Post
    only way you can check them is take them out and test them on a battery
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jeeves_101 View Post
    no, i can't but the best way i know is to take them out (one at a time) and lay across the battery so each end is touching a terminal, the battery should then start to heat them and make them glow.

    if the glow is dim, and not spreading out propperly, then they are fooked.
    bugger.

    cheers to both of you

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  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #7
    http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sear...axo+glow+plugs
  8. L-plater Joined: Nov 2007 beccles/ suffolk Posts: 39 mg zs 180 v6 vtr
    #8
    if you take the wire rail off the glow plugs.( so they are all single)
    take a piece of wire and conect to the positive on the battery,
    touch each glow plug with the wire, if it sparks when contact
    is made they are ok.