[Vwdiesel] Glow plug How-to

The Barbers TheBarbers at sympatico.ca
Tue Mar 19 22:37:10 EST 2002


This is a newbie question.

Do I need a torque wrench to install injectors and/or glow plugs without
them leaking or stripping something?

Are there special washers that need to be replaced?

Thanks,
Bill

Mary Beth and Chris Geiser wrote:
> 
> Personally I think it's easier to change glow plugs with the injectors
> out.  My hands fit in there much better - especially behind the injector
> pump.  Also, with the injectors out, you can turn the key on and look in
> the injector holes to see which glow plugs are the bad ones.  The good
> ones turn bright orange...
> My .02



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