In Ford diesels, the engine starts its combustion cycle by utilizing glow plugs. Whereas a gas engine uses spark plugs to create a spark that ignites the gasoline, a glow plug makes use of electricity to get hot. This warmth warms the air contained in the cylinder causing the diesel and air to combust. Because the Glow Plugs are used every time you begin the car, they can wear out of break and have to be replaced. Fortunately, the steps to eradicating and putting in a set of Glow Plugs in your Ford are simple.
Ford Glow Plugs Installation Instructions
1. Open the hood in your Ford vehicle.
2. Find the glow plugs. They are usually situated within the middle of the engine compartment. The can even have a series of connecting wires surrounding every glow plug.
3. Take away the connection wire and set it aside.
4. Place your deep socket wrench over the primary glow plug. Make sure that the wrench is as far down as it can go. The retaining nut for Ford glow plugs is all the way at the bottom of the glow plug.
5. Twist your socket wrench in a counterclockwise motion. Do not try to take away the glow plug with the socket wrench only. If you happen to do this, you run the chance of dropping or knocking the glow plug into the engine compartment and never having the ability to retrieve it.
6. Remove the glow plug along with your hand after you have loosened it along with your socket wrench.
7. Take your new glow plug out of the package.
8. Slide the glow plug into the empty spot where they old glow plug was located.
9. Place your socket wrench over the newly installed glow plug and twist in a clockwise motion.
10. Repeat the above steps for the remaining glow plugs.
11. Replace the connection wire.
