It was time to replace another glow plug on my tractor this weekend and I’ve been dreading this project. Reason being, there’s only 3 GP’s that are semi easy to get to and of those, I’d already replaced one. But wouldn’t ya know it, after testing those three (From engine front, 1, 2 & 4) the one that needed to be replaced was the one hiding directly behind the intake elbow….. so I figured it was a good time to remove the FCV and Elbow for a good cleaning.

The nastiness that I found……



I shouldn’t be surprised, 59K on the clock, 27K of that before I bought her. Probably 30K with no Provent, and 40K with the MAF plugged in.

This was more then enough motivation to get me moving on installing my SEGR kit that I’ve had sitting around for why to long.

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2005 Silver CRD Sport
GDE Hot and Tranny Tunes, Suncoast, Trango, Provent, Magnaflow, Cummins Lift Pump, SAMCO, SEGR
Al's A-Arms, Frankenlift w/790+3 clevis rings, 4.10s, Eaton E-Locker, Skid Row & Mopar Skids, RRO Super-Sliders
ARB Bull Bar, KC Daylighters, Rebuilt Warn MX6085 w/125' Synthetic line, 265/70/16 Cooper Discoverer STT & Moabs

I've got nearly 50,000 miles on mine, and have never had to change a glow plug. I don't even see anything in my maintenance schedule about changing the glow plugs on any kind of regular basis. Am I mistaken?

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In this war of lines, so many have been crossed. Where will it all stop?

2006 Deep Beryl Green CRD Sport *SOLD 1/22/12*
Provent, V6 Airbox, Fumoto, Samcos, GDE ECO & TCM Tune, Euro JK TC, Magnaflow Catback
245/70/16 Destination A/T's
Boiler's Radiator Skid Plate
Jeepin' By Al 2.5 inch Adjust-A-Strut Lift, JBA Gen 4.5 UCA's (6/5/10)

Linewarbr, its not a maintenance issue, the glow plugs cracked and needed to be replaced. I was getting a check engine light, codes were P1263 for #2 and P1265 for #3. Both the failed GP's had cracks down the middle of the tips.

So if you're code free, then you don't need to worry about it

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2005 Silver CRD Sport
GDE Hot and Tranny Tunes, Suncoast, Trango, Provent, Magnaflow, Cummins Lift Pump, SAMCO, SEGR
Al's A-Arms, Frankenlift w/790+3 clevis rings, 4.10s, Eaton E-Locker, Skid Row & Mopar Skids, RRO Super-Sliders
ARB Bull Bar, KC Daylighters, Rebuilt Warn MX6085 w/125' Synthetic line, 265/70/16 Cooper Discoverer STT & Moabs

i too had this issue,but #1 broke off in the head .Gonna get it back today.I have picture on work pc of 60% blockage on mine pre-segr.Don't forget to monitor oil level ,as I believe this to be what did in my turbo(it ate too much mobil 1).Gonna take my meds before seeing bill(headgasket,glowplug extraction,turbo,+ labor $$$$$$$$

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2005 greaser KJ,jeeper greaser

Aw... That's not very bad at all. You should see what happens in some of the TDI VWs.

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Manure green 2005 CRD sport4x4, GDE Hot tune, Cat Gut, OE skids, Draw tight hitch, Duramax lift pump, 160K on multiple varieties of fuel, XM radio, Escort live with Redline, fog light mod, GPS, Icom IC7000 all band radio call sign KC9QPF, Grabber AT2s on Soft 8s, FIA grill blanket.

X2 At 60k and agai at 120k my x 99.5 tdi jetta, now my son's was half clogged. But it does depend on what type of driving it was to some extent. I suspect mine is like the one pictured here at 26k.

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Atlantic Blue 06 CRD Limited (his)
Joined by a 2000 XJ Classic (hers)