glow plug ?
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glow plug ?
hey guys i replaced the glow plugs on the passenger side.
i wasnt able to get all the oil from around the glow plugs.
i spilled a little oil in each hole. how long should i wait to
start the engine. will this hurt the engine at all
thanx fixitman4710@hotmail.com
i wasnt able to get all the oil from around the glow plugs.
i spilled a little oil in each hole. how long should i wait to
start the engine. will this hurt the engine at all
thanx fixitman4710@hotmail.com
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Well you can still spin it over just gotta take the glow plugs back out. If you think you have too much oil down in there then i wouldn't try to start the truck without going back in there and getting the oil out. Otherwise you are gonna hydrolock the engine.
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i dont need the truck this week. i wont be cranking it until the weekend. should i take
the glow plugs back out and turn the engine over, or sitting for a week will take care
of it. my first diesel. thanx for your help
the glow plugs back out and turn the engine over, or sitting for a week will take care
of it. my first diesel. thanx for your help
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Letting it sit wont fix it. If there is quite a bit of oil down in the cylinders then you need to take the plugs out and spin it over to get some of that oil out. Otherwise when you go to start it, the engine will be hydrolocked. How much oil went into the cylinders? Did you clean as much as possible before pulling out the old plugs?
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Letting it sit wont fix it. If there is quite a bit of oil down in the cylinders then you need to take the plugs out and spin it over to get some of that oil out. Otherwise when you go to start it, the engine will be hydrolocked. How much oil went into the cylinders? Did you clean as much as possible before pulling out the old plugs?
plug ready to go in as soon as i pulled the old one. i used the
rubber hose procedure to pull out and put in.
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When i changed out mine, I'm sure a few drops of oil got down in the cylinder. but as long as its not alot. I think as long as you clean as much as you could around the glow plug, you should be fine. thats all i did when i swapped mine and it started right up when i was done.
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When i changed out mine, I'm sure a few drops of oil got down in the cylinder. but as long as its not alot. I think as long as you clean as much as you could around the glow plug, you should be fine. thats all i did when i swapped mine and it started right up when i was done.
stems of the old ones when i pulled the out. the oil was pretty thick
on the stems. its hard to get all the oil soaked up, beacause they
sit like in a vally. but i could see the bottom of the nut on the plug
before i pulled them. thanx for the info.
steve
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