Changing Glow Plugs?

[Poodle]

Hell knows why anyone has been using a reamer, its nothing like a tap lol. As Matt says, just change the things lol, don't know how this got so complicated.

[JTaylor2005]

Haha okie dokie lol

[JTaylor2005]

Well I have changed them now.
What do you guys reckon to the 2nd one across haha. All white and powdery. 

[JTaylor2005]

Anyone have any ideas? Its got me kinda worried now haha. Someone said it could be a cracked cylinder head leaking up the glow plug hole :/

[DeeTurbo]

If it was leaking up the glow plug it would be black. I wouldn't worry about it. Does it start and idle a bit better now when cold?

[JTaylor2005]

Seemed too a little. It has quite a habbit of being very diesel knocky this car. Whether its because its been a city car all its life and just got sooted up tonnes I have no idea haha

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Definitly less smoke on start up

[DeeTurbo]

Diesel knock you say that is a bit strange, could you do a video?

Just had another look at those plugs and I would say 2 and 4 had stopped working.

[JTaylor2005]

I have got a video just uploading it now

[JTaylor2005]

View My Video

Here it is. Sorry if it looks funny. No idea what happened there

[Toms306]

Diesels all knock... That sounds perfectly fine to me.

That white soot is often on injectors as well, wouldn't worry about it tbh. Its just ash...like the stuff DPFs are full of.

[JTaylor2005]

Ahhh awesome thats good to know then cheers guys

[DeeTurbo]

Yep sounds ok to me to.

[pug306driver]

Yep sounds ok to me to.

nice pics....the threads are a long way back and the seal is a taper......element is not like a kettle ( exposed element like the old days, a spiral or similar ) but a solid bit.......thanks for the info.