Glow plug stuck?

SEABEE08FX4 · Jun 25, 2014

johnp115 said:
No it seems as the glow plug itself popped up and that's as far on as the connector would go. Once the valve cover came off it was noticeable that glow plug was further out but still threaded..

If you thread the collar back in can you move the center pin in and out or spin it independently of the collar?

Stroked777 · Jun 25, 2014

Is it actually blowing compression past the gp or no?

sootie · Jun 25, 2014

i would tighten the bish back in :lookaround:

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

sootie said:
i would tighten the bish back in :lookaround:

That may happen and a tune to clear the CEL LOL

Stroked777 said:
Is it actually blowing compression past the gp or no?

Not quite sure, it definitely was blowing oil passed it as you can see in the first pic there is oil all around it, and thinking about it now i think i have had a tad more CCV haze lately.

SEABEE08FX4 said:
If you thread the collar back in can you move the center pin in and out or spin it independently of the collar?

Not sure if it has that much play but i do know forsure i can wiggle the middle part while the outer part (thread area and all) doesnt move. Ill see what all i can move it when i get home

sootie · Jun 25, 2014

Not quite sure, it definitely was blowing oil passed it as you can see in the first pic there is oil all around it, and thinking about it now i think i have had a tad more CCV haze lately.

wait a sec. if the glow plug harness is popped out, it will splash oil out the hole in the valve cover. that does not mean compression is getting past the plug...

SEABEE08FX4 · Jun 25, 2014

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sootie said:
wait a sec. if the glow plug harness is popped out, it will splash oil out the hole in the valve cover. that does not mean compression is getting past the plug...

He's saying the center pin in the glow plug popped up separately from the threaded portion that pushed the harness out of the cover.

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

sootie said:
wait a sec. if the glow plug harness is popped out, it will splash oil out the hole in the valve cover. that does not mean compression is getting past the plug...

Yes I know but I think I may have been blowing compression around where the glow plug is popped up(possibly). The connector only popped up because it was shoved up by the glow plug itself.

I wasn't planning on pulling the valve cover but has to cause the connector wouldn't go on any further and I was confused as to why it wouldn't.

Really it needs to come out so I can see what I'm dealing with.

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

Confirmed the middle part is blown out, it'll thread up and down but won't come out. Should I just tighten it and forget about it? Or would I be losing compression passed that? There's no way this thing is coming out without the head coming off.

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

Wellllllll...... Goodnews: glow plug is out.

Bad news.., what's this gonna cost me

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Mike@MPD · Jun 25, 2014

I have seen one other truck blow the glow plug apart. It's a pain in the ass to get out sometimes

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

Mike@MPD said:
I have seen one other truck blow the glow plug apart. It's a pain in the ass to get out sometimes

That's what it did, blew the middle out and then I guess heat got up in it and swelled up the outer part

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

Hard to see but it's swollen at the end. And you can see where heat was getting to it

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webb06 · Jun 25, 2014

johnp115 said:
Wellllllll...... Goodnews: glow plug is out.

Bad news.., what's this gonna cost me

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A lot less than pulling the head off!!!!

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

webb06 said:
A lot less than pulling the head off!!!!

Yeah it took everything I had to get it out and I guess unfortunately the injector was in my way haha.

So one new injector forsure? I guess that's a no brainer.

webb06 · Jun 25, 2014

johnp115 said:
Yeah it took everything I had to get it out and I guess unfortunately the injector was in my way haha.

So one new injector forsure? I guess that's a no brainer.

And looks like a wiring harness as well

Poglife · Jun 25, 2014

Looks like the harness is ok just pulled the connection out of the injector?

johnp115 · Jun 25, 2014

Yeah the connection on the injector is destroyed lol. I'll just get both and if the harness isn't needed then that's a plus. Oh yeah and fuel line too.

webb06 · Jun 25, 2014

johnp115 said:
Yeah the connection on the injector is destroyed lol. I'll just get both and if the harness isn't needed then that's a plus. Oh yeah and fuel line too.

fuel line will be included with the injector