Just spent two days loving the glow plugs out of a 1.9tdi Elegance Octavia Estate: 177 thousand miles on clock.    

 

The glow plugs I assume are originals as there is no voltage information, just the following:  

 

The plugs read 

 

266 001 BEO
N10591602 
VW-AG Beru Germany 531
Photos show old plugs. condition of tips 🙈

Are these the original? 

And are these a suitable replacement?  

 

BERU ISS GE100 Glow Plug 5V 25A M10x1,0 | Order now! (onlinecarparts.co.uk)

 

 

 

You shouldn't have bothered, glow plugs aren't necessary on the old PD lumps until ambient temperature is <-10C.

Thanks for your opinion, but that was not the question I was asking. 

 

In theory that is the correct part number yes.

 

On Autodoc for N 105 916 02

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/n10591602?supplier[0]=11&supplier[1]=11

 

 

In ETKA parts program

 

 

There is a use for the glowplug (of course not needed for starting unless mad cold) for emission/running smoother.

Has a run time of four minutes, unless you give it above 2,500rpm.

Edited 19 December, 20223 yr by varooom
Additional Information

It was fault codes for all 4 glowplugs on my PD engine that brought me back to this forum (the MK1 Octavia was so reliable I had no need to visit) I refused to accept that all 4 would have failed yet the engine started and ran correctly so was looking at wiring, relay problems etc.

 

More experienced minds convinced me to change them but I was sceptical, even more so when there was absolutely no difference with the new glowplugs aside from that which I wanted to resolve, - no more fault codes!!!!

 

So the PD engine has them but in my experience really doesn't need them for starting even in glacial conditions, for post start emissions probably but they are not my concern.

 

Since then I have never waited for the glowplug light to go out even on my current CR engine.

13 minutes ago, J.R. said:

So the PD engine has them but in my experience really doesn't need them for starting even in glacial conditions

For me to believe that I would need the data that no PD engine has ever broken from a Glow Plug Tip. 

 

15 minutes ago, J.R. said:

no difference with the new glowplugs aside from that which I wanted to resolve

Maybe the fault was not fixed. Carbon build up can fry plugs (hopefully not my issue ) - you can remove carbon deposits with a reamer 

44 minutes ago, varooom said:

On Autodoc for N 105 916 02

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/n10591602?supplier[0]=11&supplier[1]=11

 

Appreciate link thanks. 

47 minutes ago, varooom said:

In theory that is the correct part number yes.

 

Ah the dreaded practice...

I see these in the product info. Pardon my ignorance. What is difference between 'to' and 'from?' 

• Tightening torque to [Nm]:20
• Tightening torque from [Nm]: 15

13 minutes ago, Davidmb said:

 

Ah the dreaded practice...

I see these in the product info. Pardon my ignorance. What is difference between 'to' and 'from?' 

• Tightening torque to [Nm]:20
• Tightening torque from [Nm]: 15

It's not very clear there, but in workshop manual.

 

Tighten to 15 Nm

 

Max removal torque is 20 Nm

On 19/12/2022 at 22:33, varooom said:

It's not very clear there, but in workshop manual.

 

 

Any ideas where I find the info for maximum bore depth and width for when reaming carbon out of glow plug apertures?

 

The only post on Briskoda I can find is this and it's not very useful.

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Davidmb said:

Any ideas where I find the info for maximum bore depth and width for when reaming carbon out of glow plug apertures?

 

The only post on Briskoda I can find is this and it's not very useful.

Sorry this is not mentioned in the workshop manuals as far as I recall, just the fitting torque only.

Apart from taking the existing measurements on the old/new glow plugs I am not sure.