Glow Plug removal
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Glow Plug removal
Well it finally warmed up enough, so I could change out the drivers side bank of glow plugs. Not as bad as I thought I was going to be. Couple hours and back on the road. The only PITA was the breather on the valve cover. The one thing I did noticed and wondered about, the intake air tube to the turbo was oily and the boot at the Y tube going to the intercooler had a small puddle of oil it. From what I read here I wasn't to worried about the intake tube, but what about the oil in the Y tube boot? Also have any of ya changed out the breather, and if so was it bad or just time to do it. Thanks FTE for all the help, Nodak!!
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I just did all 8 of mine no too long ago. I was debating on changing my crankcase breather as well, but after hearing how much ford wanted for a new one, and considering I've never even heard of anyone changing theres, I left it alone. Just watch out for the o-rings on those. They like to not seal back up when you take them off. A little RTV takes care of those. Before you pull out the glow plugs, make sure to get all the oil that sits around them. You can use some cue tips to get it all. A little will leak into the cylinder but that should be ok. And if you have a nice auto magnet that will help to pull them out.
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Originally Posted by Duane99
I'm fixing to do both sides of my 99 PSD, any helpful hints or suggestions before I tear into it? Hopefully I can do it tomorrow.
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It's best to use a 1/4 drive deep socket and even then sometimes you have to grind the socket a little skinny at the top so you can get out past the rocker arm. Other than that it's just like long skinny spark plugs.
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