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Rog535
Member Since: 15 Jan 2015
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 52
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| Glow Plugs. Recomendations please |
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anyone got any recommendations of anywhere to have removed, closer to Leicester the better please? Old girl struggling in the morning
thanks
My normal specialist doesn't touch them anymore due to amount breaking and the trouble of trying to extract. Concerned that a £2k bill for glow plug removal not making sense. Hopefully someone has had done with a good degree of success...
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 7th Dec 2020 9:14 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10360
  
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I know people say this “just get a remote fbh” rather than change glowplugs.
I’ve tried it both ways.
Trust me a remote heater is a much cheaper and better option. Even if it isn’t the factory way
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| 7th Dec 2020 9:40 pm |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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Until there is an emergency, and you can't leave for 20 minutes, until the FBH has warmed up...
Glow plugs are guilty for snapping, but with the correct equipment, removal needn't be a huge drama
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| 7th Dec 2020 9:51 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10360
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I guess if you live in Scotland 
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| 7th Dec 2020 10:13 pm |
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Lrsg
Member Since: 10 May 2020
Location: Norway
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Had all 6 of mine changed this spring, probably for the first time in 12 years. No problem. Just make sure you find someone with the right tools and experience, and be prepared to pay for more hours than the maintenance manual stipulates. The trick is not to rush it and proceed very carefully. But it definitely can be done.
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| 7th Dec 2020 10:40 pm |
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Rog535
Member Since: 15 Jan 2015
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 52
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Fingers crossed. Googled up a place in Birmingham and they have done them for Stratstone Main Dealers but they really don't like doing. Would be tempted that if front four came out which i think are a lot easier access then live with that. Need to have vehicle so can just get in and use anytime of day or night as on farm. In reality when the engine was swapped while back when span shells in crank and seized engine should have been done then as a matter of course but wasn't. School boy error on my part and possibly should have been suggested by workshop.... Will let you know how get on
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| 8th Dec 2020 9:16 am |
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Rog535
Member Since: 15 Jan 2015
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 52
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Update.
Disco went into CR Auto Engineering in Birmingham. Turns out they do glow plug removal for the Landrover Main Dealer as they don't want to touch them due to the known difficulty in getting them out. 1 glow plug was working out the 6 so not surprising that cold start was shocking. 2 came out ok and 3 snapped and had to be extracted. Cost was £600 all in. She now starts instantly in the cold and stay of execution of the old girl now.
Company was great and I was kept informed throughout. Very knowledgeable company who know what doing. Just need a new heated front screen now........
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| 12th Jan 2021 10:03 am |
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munst
Member Since: 16 Sep 2020
Location: GLOS
Posts: 155
 
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Good news! Out of interest rog what year is your car?
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| 12th Jan 2021 12:59 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10360
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what year is your car ?
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| 12th Jan 2021 1:00 pm |
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munst
Member Since: 16 Sep 2020
Location: GLOS
Posts: 155
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Too slow pete! 
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| 12th Jan 2021 1:01 pm |
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Rog535
Member Since: 15 Jan 2015
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 52
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Its a 2008. wouldnt like to add up what spent on her last couple of years. most costly was recon bottom end when span shells in crank.....
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| 12th Jan 2021 6:22 pm |
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scubble
Member Since: 04 Apr 2020
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 106
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i chickened out and went for the remote FBH which is deffinatly a cheaper way of doing it best thing ive ever brought for the old girl, love the warm air straight from the vents after letting the FBH run for 15 minutes Discovery 3 - Black SE with HSE upgrade
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