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.
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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 :eek: BEFORE you craker the motor

Steve
 
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...
 
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 :eek: BEFORE you craker the motor

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

Cheers
 
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.
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That sounds daft enough to work.
I'll give it a go.
 
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 :eek: but he never posted wot the out come was so never did find out if he got it fixed :rolleyes:
Steve
 
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 :eek: but he never posted wot the out come was so never did find out if he got it fixed :rolleyes:
Steve
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I thought he had snapped his at the thread end, not the tip end. But then I may be wrong.......:D

Cheers
 
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