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Omega 2.2 DTI Glow Plugs + Fuel hose
« on: 31 December 2017, 12:40:41 »

Many thanks to waspy for his excellent briefing on changing glow plugs for the 2.2 DTI Miggy.

A useful tip passed to me by the Garage owner who loaned me a 10mm long reach socket (without an internal step), was about how to extract the glow plugs once undone.

The whole process needs to be done on a hot engine, so actually grabbing the b*****s and extracting them was accompanied with "Ouch", "blimey" and "my word"!, until that is, my benefactor approached me brandishing a length of fuel line. Pushing aside my immediate thoughts of web sites "I only happened to stumble across . . . " I watched as he pushed one end of the hose onto the top of a Glow Plug and extracted it as neat as nine pence.

I was so taken by such a simple solution, that I thought I'd share it with the forum.

Maybe this post could get moved to waspy's for everyone to find easily.

Happy New Year to all,  :y

Nick
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Re: Omega 2.2 DTI Glow Plugs + Fuel hose
« Reply #1 on: 31 December 2017, 14:10:13 »

That's a really handy tip 8)
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Re: Omega 2.2 DTI Glow Plugs + Fuel hose
« Reply #2 on: 31 December 2017, 14:17:12 »

Useful for spark plugs to

As an additional, WD40 is very good at softening the crud around the glow plug stem and can make removal so much easier
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Re: Omega 2.2 DTI Glow Plugs + Fuel hose
« Reply #3 on: 31 December 2017, 14:54:42 »

Useful for spark plugs to

As an additional, WD40 is very good at softening the crud around the glow plug stem and can make removal so much easier
Which reminds me, do you have a "drill out a sheared bugger" glow plug removal facilities?
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Re: Omega 2.2 DTI Glow Plugs + Fuel hose
« Reply #4 on: 31 December 2017, 16:31:22 »

Do you have an old glow plug?
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Re: Omega 2.2 DTI Glow Plugs + Fuel hose
« Reply #5 on: 01 January 2018, 15:20:30 »

Do you have an old glow plug?
I'd have to check. Defo got a new one, if its for sizing purposes.
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