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Why do my glow plugs always burn out in the middle of winter?
Why do my glow plugs always burn out in the middle of winter? I am sure its some form of Murphy's Law. In November I lost one. The Day after Christmas I lost two leaving me with only two working. This is the third year in a row I have lost all but two in the winter.
I have tried both Autolite and Bosch brands. I have cleaned the glow plug holes with a .223 wire brush to de-carbon the prechamber holes. The only thing I can conclude is they are not making the glowplugs as well as they used to. Its not fun trying to replace them out in the cold weather.
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This guarantees that they won't make it one season...........
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They burn out in the winter because this is when you use them the most. Maybe 2 or even 3 full glow cycles every morning if you've got low compression and it's good and cold. Versus the quick 15 second glow in the summer. A block heater will reduce the need for low glow cycles, which will prolong the GP life.
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Actually it takes about 2 hours to warm up to the point where you can start it (easily). A block heater takes about 30 minutes. I think a shock hazard would be more likely than a fire.
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I used to work for the Canadian equivalent of Consumers Union (Consumer Reports). We tested consumer hair dryers. We were alarmed at how easily some melt. The cheap plastic ones. They aren't made to run for extended periods, like the pro dryers.
I have done something similar in extreme cold on a previous car, using a small home space heater. But I only left it for an hour or so and kept one eye peeled for signs of trouble.
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The condition of the Injector Nozzles and the Pop Pressure effects Glow Plug life. The below is from the FSM.
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we'll see in the morning how it worked. it was REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLY hard starting it this morning, and it was only 26... 17 is QUITE a bit colder...
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Because that's when you're using them?
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12 degrees this morning, block heater not plugged in, 3 glow cycles, started and ran rough for a minute then cleared out and ran fine. Car is an "87 300D with 337XXX and the block heater does not seem to be working. Going to fix that VERY soon.
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yes but it still doesn't make a lot of sense.
on my '87 i've driven the car for 6 years - 6 cold toronto winters. i've put about 80,000 Kms on the car in that time and changed the glow plugs last fall for the first time in my 80K period. i would think that glow plugs should last at least 2 years if not more. so this owner having them fail in less than a year makes me think there's something wrong.
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The same reason my ACC unit failed, it's cold!
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