Glow plug replacementi

[abbyfireguy 0]

First post, I have recently become a new Smart Car owner.

The smallest diesel in the fleet. A 97 Dodge Ram cummins,a VW Golf TDI and now a 2005 Smart diesel.

Do all my own wrenching and modifications.

I have a glow plug light that stays on and a P0380 code.

Bought 3 new glow plugs(NGK ones).

The ohms on the new ones are all 1.2 . Is that in the normal range for new items?

Thanks for input.

There are some good threads about replacing these little buggers.

I will be very careful. Don't want any broken plugs!.,

Edited April 10, 2015 by abbyfireguy

[TO Ed 9]

I bought and installed the same plugs on my 05 diesel about two years ago. 1.2 sounds right. It was easier than I expected. Just need to be careful. New plugs makes cold starting effortless. I had one dead plug and a second plug that barely worked before glowplug light came on. I should have done this at the first sign of hard winter starting.

[abbyfireguy 0]

Soaked with penetrating oil for two days. Started up the car and ran it till operating temps were reached . Plugs came out slick, didn't look too bad. Only very light soot. New ones slipped in smooth . Light goes out shortly after starting and stays out.

Will try and reset the check engine light tomorrow when I get my OBD code reader back from my kid. Had dreams of snapping one off in the block. Thank goodness that didn't happen..

[TO Ed 9]

In my opinion removing them after bringing engine to operating temp is key. Good work! You don't need to cancel check engine light. It will go out on its own after a few starts.

[abbyfireguy 0]

It went out this morning.

[cruise_carter 1]

Hey guys, what NGK did you use?

Was it the Y-543J?

Dale

[abbyfireguy 0]

Yup that's the one.. Reasonably priced and easy to find.