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Originally posted by VeeDubTDI
84300DT, did you check the resistance of the old plugs by any chance? I'm just curious to know what condition they were in.
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last time i checked , which was a couple of years ago, they did check ok.
i wasn't getting any flashing , etc from the glow plug light on the dash, although it was staying on a lot longer than usual recently..
then again they were 9 years old...
so i believe that they were losing some efficency. also as i said they were carboned up and a couple of the tips were pitted.
i know peh would probably think that replacing all 5 was unnecessary.. but the car was not starting on all cylinders so i thought replacement was indicated.
plus, this job is a real PIA in my opinion so if i only have to do it once every nine years i'm happy !!
oh, i
did keep the old ones as spares ..
it might be interesting to hook them up to a power source to see how well / if they glow.