300 tdi broken glow plug

Grimmer · Nov 30, 2016

Right, if we forget about the first photo which has just confused matters. This is a new glow plug on the right. The 2 bits on the left are the inner and outer which I have removed. However the tip of the old plug is missing, I have put a screwdriver in the hole and I can confirm that the tip is still in the head.

Magicgrotto · Nov 30, 2016

RIGHT sorry to be the one to tell you this but as I have just been in garage to check ,the glow tip can get in side the bore , SO I'm sorry but it's a head off job

BEFORE you craker the motor

Steve

ProcrastinatorFraser · Nov 30, 2016

Right, well there are a few ways to get the remaining bit out. First try a magnet, and to be honest what i would be tempted to do is disconnect the injection pump and crank it over a few times to force the bit out using the compression of the engine...

ProcrastinatorFraser · Nov 30, 2016

Magicgrotto said:
RIGHT sorry to be the one to tell you this but as I have just been in garage to check ,the glow tip can get in side the bore , SO I'm sorry but it's a head off job BEFORE you craker the motor

Steve

The tip of the glow plug cannot fall inside the bore looking at where it sheared off. If this were possible, it would have fallen in the bore a while ago looking at the state of it.

Grimmer · Nov 30, 2016

Well it's definitely not coming out with a magnet, it's obviously quite happy in there, I think this is way past my level of eggspurtese.......... and guesses how much this is going to cost me???

neilly · Nov 30, 2016

ProcrastinatorFraser said:
The tip of the glow plug cannot fall inside the bore looking at where it sheared off. If this were possible, it would have fallen in the bore a while ago looking at the state of it.

Why do you say, "because of the state of it".

Cheers

Magicgrotto · Nov 30, 2016

Gve me a few mins to up load picys

ProcrastinatorFraser · Nov 30, 2016

neilly said:
Why do you say, "because of the state of it".

Cheers

If you look at the new plug, there is the end part which is skinny, and it gets thicker. The head is cast the same way. Therefor, it is not physically possible for that part of the plug to fall in to the bore.

wammers · Nov 30, 2016

Unscrew the body. Put a small amount of plus gas in the hole leave a while. Put a rag over the hole and start the engine, it should blow the glowplug tip out in to the rag.

ProcrastinatorFraser · Nov 30, 2016

wammers said:
Unscrew the body. Put a small amount of plus gas in the hole leave a while. Put a rag over the hole and start the engine, it should blow the glowplug tip out in to the rag.

Exactly what i would do.

neilly · Nov 30, 2016

ProcrastinatorFraser said:
If you look at the new plug, there is the end part which is skinny, and it gets thicker. The head is cast the same way. Therefor, it is not physically possible for that part of the plug to fall in to the bore.

OK, that makes sense , you really meant shape of it not state of it.

Cheers

ProcrastinatorFraser · Nov 30, 2016

neilly said:
OK, that makes sense , you really meant shape of it not state of it.

Cheers

I meant the state of it as in where it sheared off, sorry

Grimmer · Nov 30, 2016

wammers said:
Unscrew the body. Put a small amount of plus gas in the hole leave a while. Put a rag over the hole and start the engine, it should blow the glowplug tip out in to the rag.

That sounds daft enough to work.
I'll give it a go.

Magicgrotto · Nov 30, 2016

Sorry Fraser but I don't agree !

wammers · Nov 30, 2016

Grimmer said:
That sounds daft enough to work.
I'll give it a go.

You consider the standard way of getting them out daft. But give it a go.

ProcrastinatorFraser · Nov 30, 2016

Magicgrotto said:
Sorry Fraser but I don't agree !View attachment 111780 View attachment 111781

Oh, i could be wrong then

I'd still fire it up mind...

Magicgrotto · Nov 30, 2016

A good few months ago there was a lad on here had the same prob with a 300tdi ran it for a few weeks & it never moved

but he never posted wot the out come was so never did find out if he got it fixed

Steve

ProcrastinatorFraser · Nov 30, 2016

Magicgrotto said:
A good few months ago there was a lad on here had the same prob with a 300tdi ran it for a few weeks & it never moved but he never posted wot the out come was so never did find out if he got it fixed
Steve

I certainly would not be prepared to run it that long without seeing to it

neilly · Nov 30, 2016

Magicgrotto said:
A good few months ago there was a lad on here had the same prob with a 300tdi ran it for a few weeks & it never moved but he never posted wot the out come was so never did find out if he got it fixed
Steve

I thought he had snapped his at the thread end, not the tip end. But then I may be wrong.......

Cheers

Magicgrotto · Nov 30, 2016

Me neither I know wot it's like having DESTROYED a 300tdi motor

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