Glow Plugs

[trevkingdon]

Hi

Is it an easy job to change the Glow plugs on my 1993 Diesel transit.

Mine have given up the ghost just intime for this cold spell.

Thanks for your help

Trev

[madmark]

glow plugs you shouldnt have any mate on a 93 .2.5di

[trevkingdon]

oh - shows my ignorance of the subject.

Any good ideas on starting it on a cold morning.?

Cheers

[Luke]

Decent battery! check all conections- battery to starter motor and earths!!

[jay]

what does the engine do when trying to start???does it try to fire ...run on 2 or 3 cylinders on start up....turn over slow???

[trevkingdon]

thanks for your help guy's

Think it was the cold this morning- Hooked up to the wifes car when she got home and (plus it was only -2) and after a few minutes of leaving the battery connected it fired up first time.

Maybe I should drop a hot water bottle into overnight and tuck it up with a warm blanket.

(anyone shed any light on why they stopped using glow plugs as it seems a silly thing to do)

Trev

[MrMPuk]

Direct injection engines don't require glow plugs, even the engines with glow plugs would still have trouble starting on cold mornings.

[Luke]

anyone shed any light on why they stopped using glow plugs as it seems a silly thing to do

Mate you should try starting a York -The Di's predecesser!!!

[madmark]

wow what a engine they were loved them to bits! it felt so good when you got it fired up in the end!
di,s must have a reel good battery! mine has 2 and that start first time !

[gemini]

Trev, yours will no doubt be a lucas injector pump, there is a cable on these from a thermosensor that works from the cooling system, its on top at the front of the engine, it slackens off as it warms up, make sure its working it gives a bit more diesel when its cold

[MrMPuk]

Also it may help to know that a diesel should be started at full throttle and as soon as it fires up release the throttle! This is not true for modern diesels which have computer controlled injection.

[jay]

that may be true of starting a diesal transit with out a ECU......but on one of my classic tractors (fordson diesal)its says in a manual i have to start it on half throttle.otherwise excess fuel can build up in the cylinders..
on my van it will start up when cold with just a little throttle.

[stevew]

Also it may help to know that a diesel should be started at full throttle and as soon as it fires up release the throttle! This is not true for modern diesels which have computer controlled injection.

Yeah that's interesting. My TD engine is certainly computer controlled but I recently got around to reading the Ford user manual (that I bought from Ebay) and says start with the clutch and accelerator fully depressed. I have always started with the clutch down but after have been experimenting with the accelerator recently and it does seem to start easier I would have thought the ECU takes care of everything. Hmmmm...
Steve

[john leeman]

Always always press the clutch down and full throttle to start di's. pressing the clutch reduces the drag on the oil in the gear box, even stiffer when cold.

[Luke]

pressing the clutch reduces the drag on the oil in the gear box, even stiffer when cold.

never thought of it like that
i always do anyway cos i allways leave vehicles parked in gear but its a good tip!!