Booster Heater - Glow Plug Testing

[Guest ratherhaveanewone]

Like many more before me I find the the booster heater is kaput. Wisdom suggests that the glow plug is probably faulty.

 

My question is whats the best way to test the thing before I order a new one ?

 

Thanks

 

John

[paulmpaciorek]

Firstly dont assume its your glow plug. I hoped it was that at fault with mine. When I plugged my Vag-com interface in I found it was not the glow plug at fault but Combustion-Air Blower (V6)

16-00 - Signal Outside Specifications.

 

Do you have access to Vag-com? Where do you live ?

[Guest ratherhaveanewone]

No access to vag-com and I'm up in Warrington, I don't mind spending an hour droping the heater and testing the glow plug though, I'm not assuming its knackered just hoping it is for an easy fix !

[GSMGuy]

Firstly,, Here we go, here we go......

 

2nd, have a look at THIS thread, I changed the plug in mine recently and it's fine now

 

3rd, If you are in Warrington, I'm only in Aintree and don't mind running a diagnostic for you... As Paul says, it may not be the plug!

 

If you are interested, feel free to PM me..

 

Mike

[marinabrid]

hi there, if you need a glow plug i got one for sale,

thought mine was faulty so i got one cost nearly

[Guest ratherhaveanewone]

To test glow plug, its a simple resistance test should be 0.6-0.7 ohms when good, open circuit when knackered; easy to work out what to do with an example of each on the workbench !

 

John