DS3 Glow Plug removal?

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sixfoottwo
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DS3 Glow Plug removal?

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Thoughts?

I've read plenty of horror stories of them breaking quite easily but I need to remove them to insert my compression tester I've got hold of in order to see if the engines ok after issues!

What we thinking? Leave well alone??
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mickthemaverick
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Re: DS3 Glow Plug removal?

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If the engine is performing ok without odd noises or leaks and no fault codes I'd leave well alone!
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Mihael_M
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Re: DS3 Glow Plug removal?

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Since I don't know which engine it is, I assume that it is one of the diesels. Removing the glow plugs is always risky, especially if it is rarely done. But the glow plugs are 8 mm thread, how can the pressure gauge be attached? In gasoline engines, this is done instead of a spark plug. Is it not possible to measure here on the hole instead of the injector nozzle?