Glow Plugs 96 P reg

[David Edwards]

Gonna have to change the glow plugs, cleaned em up but still slow starting, went to the shed to get the details of the boxes of the last set I bought and mice have eaten the boxes, the little gits and I cannot remember if they were 83 or 102, has anyone recently changed theirs on a 96 P reg. I did put info on the compatability section but even tho I have searched I cannot find any thing on it, think I must be having a "blonde" day,lol. Thanks in advance for the expert knowledge soon (I hope) to be coming my way,lol.

[francophile1947]

You can fit the 83mm anyway
Either use spacers to raise the glowplug rail or, as I did, bend the fuel pipes down slightly.

[mikeonb4c]

You can fit the 83mm anyway
Either use spacers to raise the glowplug rail or, as I did, bend the fuel pipes down slightly.

And make jolly sure the glowplug rail isn't shorting to any metal it shouldn't be, as that's caught more than one person out in the past from posts I've read (though never having tackled the job, I don't know!)

[missfixit70]

This help David?

Same here just picked up all three filters on evil bay for £20.00 and got four NGK 701 glow plugs at my local motor factor yesterday for a tenner each and they were listed as for bongo 2.5td as well. Oh and I write all these numbers on the inside cover of the handbook too, saves messing about searching.

20 seconds doing a search on "Glow and plugs" with you as author

[David Edwards]

Well blow me down, kirsty, lol, you did in 20 seconds what I couldnt do in hours and beleive me I tried, thanks so much.

[David Edwards]

Job done, got a set of ngk 701's coming at £35.00 for the four, happy days,lol.

[David Edwards]

Slight alteration to the plug compatibility, the NGK have now been changed to NGK Y701R, local motor factors at £9.00 each. Not only that but the blooming battery died today £65.00 for a new one...hope that is it for a while now,lol.

[dandywarhol]

Surprised you need to change NGKs again

[David Edwards]

Yea I know must be the oil that's doing em in, but funny thing the fuel filter which I am ashamed to say looked like the original was in perfect condition whereas the pkugs looked really old but were about 18 months old if that.