- Reaction score
- 6,650
Fully agree with the Euro analysis,in the past,i have had alleged genuine Bosch parts,from them,which were snide,and in snide packaging, Heaven knows what the provenance of the cheap option,is.
As for the testing of glowplugs,remember readings will differ,from cold to operating temp. Your vehicle will as likely have,"post operation" of the glowplugs. This is continued operation,after starting,to enable steady,low rpm running.
The fact that the engine is running,dissipates the heat,and allows extended functioning. If you just apply a feed to the glowplug,without this,it will burn out,or at least become damaged.
You can test this,with a spare,unwanted plug,and watch it melt
They are usually Volt rated,too,so can be designed to operate under load,at anything from 5V to 11.5V.
If that yoke has a similar glowplug control unit,to the Sprinters,etc,it may have failed,and be allowing the plugs to stay on too long,thus burning them out,maybe till they short. The controller will have an input from an engine temperature sender,which may be faulty.
Or do what any good ex-landrover owner would,and disconnect them,just having a pair of heavy cables,entering the cab,under the steering wheel,which smell like the electric dodgems at the fair,each morning,when you squeeze them together enabling it to fire-up
As for the testing of glowplugs,remember readings will differ,from cold to operating temp. Your vehicle will as likely have,"post operation" of the glowplugs. This is continued operation,after starting,to enable steady,low rpm running.
The fact that the engine is running,dissipates the heat,and allows extended functioning. If you just apply a feed to the glowplug,without this,it will burn out,or at least become damaged.
You can test this,with a spare,unwanted plug,and watch it melt
They are usually Volt rated,too,so can be designed to operate under load,at anything from 5V to 11.5V.
If that yoke has a similar glowplug control unit,to the Sprinters,etc,it may have failed,and be allowing the plugs to stay on too long,thus burning them out,maybe till they short. The controller will have an input from an engine temperature sender,which may be faulty.
Or do what any good ex-landrover owner would,and disconnect them,just having a pair of heavy cables,entering the cab,under the steering wheel,which smell like the electric dodgems at the fair,each morning,when you squeeze them together enabling it to fire-up