Best way to test glow plug?

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Best way to test glow plug?

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My glowplugs have been in for some years now and while she (1.9TD) always starts first turn recently there's been a bit of white smoke which i understand indicates unburnt fuel so i guess it could be time to replace them. Have bought replacement BERUs and would like to test them before i fit them. Possible? If so, how?
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Re: Best way to test glow plug?

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Any help?
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Glowplugs, not spark plugs...............
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Re: Best way to test glow plug?

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I hold them in a jumplead and make a circuit by touching the plugs contact post on the battery terminal, they glow !
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Re: Best way to test glow plug?

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vborovic wrote:

Any help?

Nope! But this will be.

Man is, by nature, a lazy beast, he does not need twice encouraging to do nothing.
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Re: Best way to test glow plug?

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Well, at least it will be left for future reference, I automatically went for the sparks not glows while searching ... :D
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Re: Best way to test glow plug?

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old-un77 wrote:Glowplugs, not spark plugs...............

That's the easy way but a more techy way in my post :)
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Thanks ... although i'm not convinced that he knew what it was that he was testing against. Anyone able to view and confirm that this guy knows his stuff?
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Re: Best way to test glow plug?

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Whilst not directly related to the OPs question, I found this interesting - more the comments that the 'demonstration'



As many here have found empirically, Beru seems to be the best choice.
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