Glow Plugs

[clivvy]

chaps!

I think I need to change my glow plugs (little white puff of smoke at startup when cold, ok when warm) and a tiny bit slow to start/slightly rough idle. As the car is 105k miles, and probably is on the original GP's this is my most likely issue.

when I look on ebay, they seem really expensive for an 03 plate terrano...cant be right, surely??

can anyone advise?

 

[firebobby]

chaps!

I think I need to change my glow plugs (little white puff of smoke at startup when cold, ok when warm) and a tiny bit slow to start/slightly rough idle. As the car is 105k miles, and probably is on the original GP's this is my most likely issue.

when I look on ebay, they seem really expensive for an 03 plate terrano...cant be right, surely??

can anyone advise?

If it's only a small puff I would wait and see as the weather should be warming up

 

[clivvy]

If it's only a small puff I would wait and see as the weather should be warming up

weeeeell...its the sort of puff of smoke that whisps up and around but quickly goes away...

 

[terranobreakershropshire]

sounds like you have 1 or 2 out. worth checking them instead of buying 4. don't bother with budget ones - they are a waste of money

 

[Banshee]

Go Lucas Metals Rods :thumb2

Ceramic can break off and fall inside the engine, my Lucas ones are ace now £40 for a set from local motor factors

 

[solarman216]

Just had a head skimmed that had ceramic glow plugs, all 4 had gone at some time 3 were still in it when I bought it No 4 had been replaced with a metal one, if you have seen my other thread on this motor, took it up the road, went like a rocket, but when I got back it over ran, just managed to stall it before bad damage, so pulled head and the ceramic bits had made divot's in the pistons so binding up the rings, but main point of note, is a bit of ceramic had embedded the head, so when they tried to machine it, it broke the cutter several times before they realised what the problem was, just a pin head sized bit of ceramic, Rick

 

[solarman216]

Go Lucas Metals Rods :thumb2

Ceramic can break off and fall inside the engine, my Lucas ones are ace now £40 for a set from local motor factors

do you have a part number for these as that is not a bad price, Rick

 

[Bigbunny2007]

do you have a part number for these as that is not a bad price, Rick

Hi Rick, I have a box with the Lucas part number on its at work though so ill send you it tomorrow :thumbs

 

[clivvy]

like these??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SET-4-LUCAS-GLOW-PLUGS-NISSAN-TERRANO-2-7-TDi-1996-ON-/400234035549

would those fit my 03?

I know the engine is the same, but there seems to be sets for later models..

 

[solarman216]

Hi Rick, I have a box with the Lucas part number on its at work though so ill send you it tomorrow :thumbs

Thanks Mate, Rick

 

[solarman216]

like these??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SET-4-LUCAS-GLOW-PLUGS-NISSAN-TERRANO-2-7-TDi-1996-ON-/400234035549

would those fit my 03?

I know the engine is the same, but there seems to be sets for later models..

Not sure as having recently pulled a head from a 98 TDi which I find is different from a pre i so just what the difference is between the TDi and yours am not sure, again cncfabs should be able to help, looks like we need to collate these differences, in some sort of data base? but I am not the guy to do it, cos once I log off it has all gone, Rick

 

[Ogri]

chaps!

I think I need to change my glow plugs (little white puff of smoke at startup when cold, ok when warm) and a tiny bit slow to start/slightly rough idle. As the car is 105k miles, and probably is on the original GP's this is my most likely issue.

when I look on ebay, they seem really expensive for an 03 plate terrano...cant be right, surely??

can anyone advise?

According to what I can work out from this page, they seem to be the same for all TDi models :nenau

http://www.partsbase.org/nissan/terrano2-r20-eu-w-td27t-euc-lx-mt-engine-electrical-ignition-system-p-10/

 

[clivvy]

According to what I can work out from this page, they seem to be the same for all TDi models :nenau

http://www.partsbase.org/nissan/terrano2-r20-eu-w-td27t-euc-lx-mt-engine-electrical-ignition-system-p-10/

yeah its strange. If you do an ebay search, for 96 TDi onwards, the glow plugs are cheap. If you do a search specifically for a year, in my case 2003, they leap up to £60+ and I agree, as far as I know the TDI engines remained the same, though I wonder if the glow plugs AND injectors were changed at some point? As Rick suggest, a simple database will be great if we do find there are differences.

 

[Banshee]

Sorry for the late response

The Plugs are the same don't be drawn in by the difference in price.

There should be a picture of the box mine came in, in my Photobucket album, it's the only website I can't get to at Work :doh

Listening to Rick's horror story I hope you are going for metal rod ones!!! :clap

 

[clivvy]

are these any good??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TE...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27dc3787ef

 

[Banshee]

are these any good??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-TE...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27dc3787ef

They are the ones but at that price I have to question their quality!!!!

 

[clivvy]

They are the ones but at that price I have to question their quality!!!!

cheers Banshee. With regards quality, how do we choose the best quality..i mean, what do we look for?? I don't want to pay a fortune for a set of glow plugs that are no better than the cheap ones...

 

[clivvy]

what about these?

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/N...e189b656d0069e6d1dadac4299b910d1c546c9&000164

bit more than I want to pay, but that's because im a bit poor at the moment, but id rather get the right plugs and not have to do it again for a while.

I figure if they are ok, ill get the various fluids I need for the gearbox and transmission while I am at it.

 

[Bigbunny2007]

Lucas plugs for my 1998 TDI were a tenner each part number is LP079 from local motor factors:thumbs
Ring round for the best price

 

[Banshee]

Lucas plugs for my 1998 TDI were a tenner each part number is LP079 from local motor factors:thumbs
Ring round for the best price

There you go mate, that's your answer for sure, same ones as mine IIRC