Having a hard time getting Motorcraft ZD-9 glow plugs locally. The NAPA store down the road has Autolite and said they are actually the Motorcraft ZD-9s just rebranded.

Anyone know if that's true or have any experience with them?

Thanks,

Glenn

 

Not true Motorcraft are Beru . Orileys or ROCkauto.com

 

^^^^ Autolites are the ones most notorious for swelling.

 

Don't use autolites. You don't even want to know how hard it is to get them out if they swell.

 

Autolite=big heachache burn out after one use lots and just don't work. And actual motorcraft one are only couple bucks more 12$ instead of 9$.

 

$79.60 shipped and they'd be there Sunday if you have amazon prime

Motorcraft ZD9 Glow Plug https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C5G110..._VIbcxbZZSRAK0

 

They lied and I would go back and call them on it. I work a parts counter and thats just a lame way to try and make a sell.

 

I'm less picky about what glow plugs I'll use -- I'm happy with the DieselRX/Wellman ones. But I'd /never/ recommend Autolites. They just don't work, for some reason.

 

i don't know about those amazon glow plugs. they claim they are motorcrafts, but made in china.
motorcraft/beru glow plugs are either made in Germany, or Ireland. not china.
i would get the glow plugs from rock auto. they sell true motorcraft/beru glow plugs.

 

Good call.

 

I dunno the brand is motorcraft and you can see Beru on the picture of the one. amazon has an excellent return policy if they arent what they say they are. Not everything that's made in china is made poorly either. I have several cheepo chinese circulation pumps that have outlasted grundfos in several applications for 1/10 the cost.

 

I have autolites in my truck, works fine for me for 2 years. I already bought it this way. I just refuse to believe someone would produce a crap thing for years and they would be still in business. On the other hand the price difference among them and motorcraft is barely noticable, so why not to use Ford stuff.

 

Jan, a few lucky people get lucky with the autolites. but unfortunately most have the pleasant experience of putting them in, getting one start, and then finding them burned out the next time they try to start up.

 

Got my from Rock Auto, replaced the ones that came with the truck. Please do not buy use or recommend Autolite Glow Plugs.

 

i refuse to use even autolite SPARK plugs >>> junk