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[TheBoy]

Sheared a glowplug. Now what?

'dangle berries'. Double 'dangle berries' and triple 'dangle berries'. With cherries on top.

[The Sheriff]

http://youtu.be/ee6sfgIhfT4

[The Sheriff]

Looks like a piece o piss.......not

[joff]

Leave it as it is if its gas tight, and just let it run on 3 new ones it will be fine, did the same on an Astra a few years back.

[henryd]

Leave it as it is if its gas tight, and just let it run on 3 new ones it will be fine, did the same on an Astra a few years back.

That's what I would do too if car doesn't have big value,you may need to connect a plug to the spare wire to keep the mil light out.

[henryd]

Sheared a glowplug. Now what?

'dangle berries'. Double 'dangle berries' and triple 'dangle berries'. With cherries on top.

No consolation to you but it's only been Vauxhall glows that I've ever really struggled to remove

[TheBoy]

Leave it as it is if its gas tight, and just let it run on 3 new ones it will be fine, did the same on an Astra a few years back.

That's what I would do too if car doesn't have big value,you may need to connect a plug to the spare wire to keep the mil light out.

Joff/henryd, will this affect its willingness to start on cold mornings? As recently, its been an arse to start, and it hasn't really got cold yet.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Leave it as it is if its gas tight, and just let it run on 3 new ones it will be fine, did the same on an Astra a few years back.

That's what I would do too if car doesn't have big value,you may need to connect a plug to the spare wire to keep the mil light out.

Joff/henryd, will this affect its willingness to start on cold mornings? As recently, its been an arse to start, and it hasn't really got cold yet.

Three new plugs may well be more efficient than four old ones - may as well try it before trying to get the remains out, since you'll end up having to replace that one regardless. IMHO.

[joff]

Leave it as it is if its gas tight, and just let it run on 3 new ones it will be fine, did the same on an Astra a few years back.

That's what I would do too if car doesn't have big value,you may need to connect a plug to the spare wire to keep the mil light out.

Joff/henryd, will this affect its willingness to start on cold mornings? As recently, its been an arse to start, and it hasn't really got cold yet.

Have you got the other 3 out ?

I never had any problems running on the 3 new ones I put in and that year it was down to -10C

[joff]

Leave it as it is if its gas tight, and just let it run on 3 new ones it will be fine, did the same on an Astra a few years back.

That's what I would do too if car doesn't have big value,you may need to connect a plug to the spare wire to keep the mil light out.

That's what I did, No I just put the plug back on the old one

[TheBoy]

Other 3 came straight out, no issues.

I haven't actually snapped the plug clean off yet, can I connect the wire to this, or is that likely to pop a fuse etc?

[henryd]

Other 3 came straight out, no issues.

I haven't actually snapped the plug clean off yet, can I connect the wire to this, or is that likely to pop a fuse etc?

Try it and see but it'll start fine on three plugs

[joff]

Other 3 came straight out, no issues.

I haven't actually snapped the plug clean off yet, can I connect the wire to this, or is that likely to pop a fuse etc?

on mine it was just turning but not unscrewing, think the wire inside was still connected, so I just put the plug back on it and left it,

[05omegav6]

Araldite the cover on before you sell it too...

[kevinp58]

It will start fine with 3 new ones and after a couple of revolutions the fourth will be ok.