Hi guys. 

Superb 1.6 ydi greenline. 

Ive come to replace the glow plugs on my superb and disconnected the glow plugs but can't work out how to get the cap off so I can get the socket on. 

Any help greatly received!

Cheers

Chris

I'm a memory! It helps if I take the glow plug connector off and not the injector connector!

This could of ended very badly

These are the glowplugs...

 

Hi, I just wanted to replace the glow plugs, I removed them easily but can’t take them out completely because the wire is so short. Just wonder if someone could help me. Thanks 

Edited 26 September, 20205 yr by Skodaoctoviaestate2008
Thanks

Hindus you have any luck removing these? 

Undo the cable harness clips to remove the plug connector without risking damage to the connector. DO NOT PULL ON THE WIRE, you could easily snap it off the connector. Test the resistance of the glow plug as it may be OK and the connector may have snapped anyway.

If you don't have the workshop pliers to pull the connector off, tie a length of wire around the plastic connector below the ridge and pull it off like that. DO NOT PULL ON THE LOOM!!! I say this with some concern at your disconnecting the injector thinking it was a glowplug.

The glowplug recess needs to be blown out with compressed air as the threads are so fine you risk damaging the thread screwing the new one in if some debris gets trapped in the thread in the cylinder head. Torque the plug too. 

You also have a risk the plug may snap off in the head if the thread is corroded, to avoid this, any abnormal resistance when removing the old plug STOP and gently wind the plug back in then out then in etc with a small ammount of releasing fluid, bu doing this you have a much better chance of success. This goes for any tight fixing.

Good luck !