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GOT PROBLEMS OR ISSUES? => DIESEL => Topic started by: eye30 on January 30, 2013, 15:19:57

Title: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: eye30 on January 30, 2013, 15:19:57

See:

https://i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=13027.new#new (https://i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=13027.new#new)

Title: Re: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: sootytorques on January 30, 2013, 19:23:29

Its not listed on the service check list.

Title: Re: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: Shambles on January 30, 2013, 19:28:25

Wouldn't this be better as part of the other poll?


Actually, would glow plugs ever be changed routinely?

Title: Re: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: eye30 on January 30, 2013, 20:43:16

Quote from: Shambles on January 30, 2013, 19:28:25

Wouldn't this be better as part of the other poll?

I was toying with having 1 poll but decided to split as 2 as the question to cover both was as long as "War and Peace"   :exclaim:

Quote from: Shambles on January 30, 2013, 19:28:25

Actually, would glow plugs ever be changed routinely?

As spark plugs are changed in the petrol I think every 2 years I would have expected that Glowplugs were changed also but at a longer interval.

sootytorques says not in service schedule but as you have had, I think the equivalent of the 5th year service, have yours ever been changed?

Title: Re: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: Shambles on January 30, 2013, 20:45:56

Quote from: eye30 on January 30, 2013, 20:43:16

..have yours ever been changed?

Nope. They don't appear on the schedule and I'm sure they're one of those things that aren't classed as consumables either, meaning they're probably supposed to be maintenance-free and last the life of the engine. I hope mine do :eek:

Title: Re: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: eye30 on January 30, 2013, 20:47:58

Cheers.

Be interested to see what service schedules say or don't, for other parts of the world.

Title: Re: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: sootytorques on January 31, 2013, 12:32:02

@ Shambles we have two nightmare i30's both 2010 60 reg, one car has had 2 lots of glow plugs as faulty, the other i30 is fine though.

Title: Re: Diesel owners -- Have the Glowplugs been changed as part of the routine service?
Post by: Shambles on January 31, 2013, 12:56:45

^-- yes I remember. Not something that a dealer would change routinely, though, as part of a regular service...

So the poll could only ever have "no" votes, imho  :mrgreen: