I need to change my glow plugs but it sounds a tricky job. What do you think guys - i
s it easier to get the glow plugs out with the engine hot or cold?
changed a set of glow plugs in a 54 2.0 hdi ullysse today. heres how i done it. part 1 under bonnet
cold engine, remove pollen filter housing, remove throttle inlet body 3 hex's swing out the way. remove bolt that holds dipstick tube next to egr pipe that goes into side of inlet manifold, bend dipstick tube slightly out the way, remove egr tube flange 2 hex's in side of inlet manifold , (dipstick tube in way of the lower bolt.) follow this tube towards rear of engine and undo bolt that secures this tube to a small bracket. all this above will make sense in a minute,
part 2 under vehicle
. remove entire exhaust from turbo to silencer. remove lower engine stabiliser. swing engine forward and wedge with a small block of wood, remove plastic turbo outlet pipe from turbo, one bolt and a jubilee clip, bolt higher up holding this as well so remove and wedge pipe out the way. remove egr unit from exhaust manifold ,2 nuts, also held by nut on manifold stud. remove this nut on stud and bend tab that attaches this egr to manifold stud. push egr body with tube upwards clearing the way to gain access to plugs. impossible without part 1. i cable tied it from under the bonnet to stop it dropping in the way.
from now onwards access to plugs are ok but lots of aching wrists, scratching of arms , you may need to bend the heat shield attached to steering rack to stop scratchin and slicing bits of skin off your hands. also remove the exhaust sealing ring on turbo as this is compressed wire and bits of this wire sticks out and pricks you.
took me 6 hours. not a diy job if not used to working on cars
auto data repair times state 4 hours.
hope this helps if thinking of doing plugs on yours.
don,t forget to replace all parts in the reverse order if you haven,t already lost the will to live. see yer
