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Glow Plug: Service and Repair

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Negative (-) battery cables.

Left side of engine

2. Glow plug lead wires from the glow plugs.
3. Glow plugs from engine.
^ Use a 3/8-inch deep-well socket to remove the plugs.

Right side of engine

4. Raise vehicle
5. Right front tire.
6. Slash shield from the right front wheel well.
7. Lead wire from the glow plug in the # 2 cylinder.
8. Lead wires for glow plugs in cylinders # 4 and # 6 at the harness connector.
9. Heat shroud for the glow plug in the # 4 cylinder.
10. Heat shroud for the # 6 cylinder.
^ Slide the shrouds back far enough to allow access for unplugging the wires at the # 4 and # 6 glow plugs.
^ Use J 39083 or equivalent to disconnect the glow plug wires.
11. Glow plugs from cylinders # 2, # 4, and # 6.
12. Lead wire at glow plug for cylinder # 8, by reaching up from underneath the vehicle.
13. Glow plug from cylinder # 8.
^ For easier access to cylinders # 6 and # 8, it may be necessary to remove the exhaust down pipe from the turbocharger and muffler inlet pipe.

INSTALL OR CONNECT

Right side of engine

1. .Glow plug into cylinder # 8
^ Tighten glow plug to 17 Nm (13 ft.lbs.)
2. Lead wire to # 8 glow plug. 3. Glow plugs into cylinders # 2, # 4, and # 6.
^ Install the glow plugs by reaching through the right front well.
^ Tighten glow plugs to 17 Nm (13 ft.lbs.).
4. Lead wire to # 6 glow plug.
^ Slide the shrouds over the wire lead and fasten to the studs.
5. Lead wire to # 4 glow plug.
^ Slide the shrouds over the wire lead and fasten to the studs.
^ Heat shroud nuts to 23 Nm (17 ft.lbs.).
6. Wires for glow plugs # 4 and # 6 to connectors at the wire harness.
7. Lead wire to # 2 glow plug.

INSPECT
^ Wire routing, making sure the lead wires are not rubbing against the exhaust manifold or any part that may harm the wire insulation.

8. Slash shield in the right front wheel well.
9. Right front tire.

Left side of engine

10. Glow plugs
^ Tighten glow plugs to 17 Nm (13 ft.lbs.)
11. Lead wires to the glow plugs.
12. Negative (-) battery cables.