TD5, 5 cylinders only 4 glow plugs!
Adam Elsdon
useless in cold weather, i was surprised when i had it explained that there
is only 4 glow plugs in a 5 cylinder motor and has something to do with the
timer for heating the plugs and landrover not wanting to go to the expense
of making a system to run 5 glow plugs etc.
David W
Adam
> is only 4 glow plugs in a 5 cylinder motor and has something to do with
the
> timer for heating the plugs and landrover not wanting to go to the expense
> of making a system to run 5 glow plugs etc.
errrrrrrrrrrrr
I'm speechless
but then on second thoughts......
I guess it _is_ a Landrover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David W.
Fergus Kendall
FRK
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Fergus Kendall
already been designed by LR and was just built by BMW, but will we ever know
which company chose not to implement a 5th glow plug?
FRK
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Chris Poole
Look at it this way:
One less thing to go wrong!!!
Rich Clafton
to ever need the glow plugs and a friend who converted his 90 to a 300tdi
didn't even bother connecting them
Rich
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Aubrey
Rich wrote in message ...
> Its a pity they designed a diesel that needed them, my 300Tdi doesn't seem
> to ever need the glow plugs and a friend who converted his 90 to a 300tdi
> didn't even bother connecting them
Depends on ambient temp. Diesel is hard to combust at low ambient temps so
the glow plug is there to increase the temp.
Rich Clafton
I was making the point that 300Tdi's do manage without glow plugs even on
cold ambient temp days, my everyday runnaround astra with an Isuzzu diesel
engine in it always needs the glowplugs to start, even on a warm day
Rich
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Ian Rawlings
Rich Clafton <rcla...@lineone.net> wrote:
> Its a pity they designed a diesel that needed them, my 300Tdi
> doesn't seem to ever need the glow plugs and a friend who converted
> his 90 to a 300tdi didn't even bother connecting them
That's a question I've been meaning to ask for some time; do I need to
bother with glowplugs? My 300TDi D110 starts with our without waiting
for the light to extinguish, so far I've been waiting but suspect that
this is only really required when the temperature is very low indeed,
more so than you'll get in England at any rate.
--
There are no facts, only opinions.
David W
Ian,
> That's a question I've been meaning to ask for some time; do I need to
> bother with glowplugs? My 300TDi D110 starts with our without waiting
> for the light to extinguish, so far I've been waiting ...........
Those very clever people at Audi have thought about the time wasting and so
on the A6 Tdi the glow plugs are activated when you open the drivers door,
so buy the time you have placed bum on seat, got the seat belt on, key in
ignition etc they are up to temp.
Using them all the time I believe helps with the starting/cold running
emissions.
David W.
Just a thought, a Freelander with the VW Audi group 1.9 tdi engine, or even
the 6cyl 2.5 tdi, now that would go.
David W
Quentin
>
> Where did you get your info
Read it in a road test (CAR mag I think)
> I have an Audi V6 TDi
> the glow plugs only activate when I turn the "ignition" on
If not in UK then perhaps in Europe??
David W.
BERTRAND DUEZ
Mike Buckley
certain major insurance company - although I'm delighted to be not working
for them anymore, how I miss that car! Never knew about the "automatic glow
plug" feature but it certainly always started first time and I never, ever,
let the plugs warm "with the key"!
Wonderful engine - no doubt that it would be rather nice in a Landy - Mike.
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Daryl Haines
glow plugs for temps colder than -10 Deg C.
Daz
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Hans Rother
They are there just in case I guess.
Hans Rother
"Martyn Bailey" <mjbN...@solis.co.uk> wrote in message
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> X-No-Archive: yes
> On Wed, 14 Mar 2001 13:25:53 +0000, new...@tarcus.org.uk (Ian
> Rawlings) wrote:
>
> >...do I need to bother with glowplugs? My 300TDi
> >D110 starts with our without waiting for the light
> >to extinguish...
>
> Same with our Disco. Charlotte used to rave about
> the fact that it would start on the first key turn
> every time. "Don't you wait for that little orange
> (?yellow) light to go out?" I asked. "Didn't know
> I should" was her (quite correct too, as I'd never
> mentioned it to her before) reply.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Martyn
>
> --
> Some Land Roveresque (101 biased), links availeble
> from: http://links.solis.co.uk/Geek/X4_Land_Rover/
> and please try: http://www.101fc.org for my humble
> little offerings to the collective 101 owners club
Quentin Wise
Where did you get your info
I have an Audi V6 TDi
the glow plugs only activate when I turn the "ignition" on
??
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BERTRAND DUEZ
David W
Mike
I had an A4 Avant V6 Tdi for a day when my more humble 80 1.9tdi (600 miles
on a fillup, beat that Landrover) was in for a service.
It's one of the few cars I've ever driven in that I would turn off the radio
and wind down the window just to hear the engine under acceleration, great
performance and still 40+ to the gallon.
David W.
Mike Buckley
loss of the car is less than the loss of the hassle of working for the
people who provided it!
But I still miss it - fantastic car - smooth - very quick - unbelievable
r/holding - 38ish to the gal - and 20,000+ out of the tyres on a car which
was driven hard, and I mean hard.
I could go on all
y - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - --- - - - - - - - - -- - - - -
but I won't - Mike.
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