Glow plug confusion

[Gaza69]

hi, i have done some searches on here, but find it all a bit confusing.

i have a:

1995 N reg
2.5TD 4wd

Does anyone know the code for the NGK ones for mine please?

sorry if its been asked before but i seem to be getting mixed answers, the sites i have searched on throw up the long and short glow plugs, does mine take both or is it a good thing i have asked the experts??

[francophile1947]

Most take the 83mm plugs, but some were fitted with 102mm plugs because of a shortage of the 83mm at the time of manufacture. You won't know until you take them out
You can fit the 83mm ones, to a 102mm engine, by either fitting spacers or slightly bending the fuel pipes to the injectors - just make sure the fuel pipes don't make contact with the glow plug rail.

[Steve L]

NGK Y 701 J

[stevedon]

i replaced the 10?mm ones with bosch 85 mm ones with no problems last night .The important lengths we right its just the length of the screw thred and 12mm nut which is different ,its an east job which took 15 mins

[Gaza69]

NGK Y 701 J

are these the short or long ones? or just the correctones for mine?

[Gaza69]

also, does anyone know if there should be a warning light for glow plugs??? or the ignition relay as both of mine have failed over the last few weeks but with no warning. thanks

[Gaza69]

i called bongobits today about the ngk glow plugs, they said they they sell only one size, the 85ml ish ones to all the bongos.

i have measured mine to be the longer 102ml ones, will it make a difference to swap them for the shorter ones?

[francophile1947]

i called bongobits today about the ngk glow plugs, they said they they sell only one size, the 85ml ish ones to all the bongos.

i have measured mine to be the longer 102ml ones, will it make a difference to swap them for the shorter ones?

See my post above (second in thread)