23-08-2014, 02:15 PM
!.9D DW8, 2002
Just removed old glow plugs which were burned out, and replaced with a new set. used my mutlimeter to determine this and a seperate battery test.
I was having cold starting problems for a few weeks and got worse to a point where cold starting was impossible.
after replacing with a new set it starts good again so i decided to test the voltage and to see when it cuts out,, full 12 volts and about 40 seconds later it cut out. but while i left engine running idle 2 minutes later 12 volts cut back in and stayed there for 4 minutes till i stopped the engine...
my question is this,,, 1, is this normal and 2, if its not normal would it have burned out my old glow plugs,, should i consider an internal push switch where i can control the preheating or just leave it alone,,, tnx from ireland,,,joe
Just removed old glow plugs which were burned out, and replaced with a new set. used my mutlimeter to determine this and a seperate battery test.
I was having cold starting problems for a few weeks and got worse to a point where cold starting was impossible.
after replacing with a new set it starts good again so i decided to test the voltage and to see when it cuts out,, full 12 volts and about 40 seconds later it cut out. but while i left engine running idle 2 minutes later 12 volts cut back in and stayed there for 4 minutes till i stopped the engine...
my question is this,,, 1, is this normal and 2, if its not normal would it have burned out my old glow plugs,, should i consider an internal push switch where i can control the preheating or just leave it alone,,, tnx from ireland,,,joe