Hello all, 

I'm looking for some recommendations where to buy replacement parts in the UK (or Switzerland but I guess it's asking too much)?

 

I'm initially after a glow plug for my 184PS TDi 2014 (cylinder 4 so just standard plug I think).

 

The garage here in Switzerland wants 60chf(~54£) each 😱, I've seen them for £35 from a Skoda garage in the UK (choice of Bosch or NGK) 

They are £12 + £15 shipping in AutoDoc but I've heard bad things about them not being genuine parts or fully compatible...

 

Are there any recommendations for where you buy spare parts? 

Preferable a smaller or local retailer in the UK but a reputable website is also fine. 

 

 

Thanks in advance for any recommendations or hint in the acceptable glow plug price. 

 

 

Gabbo 

29 minutes ago, Gabbo said:

Thanks in advance for any recommendations or hint in the acceptable glow plug price. 

Are they these:-

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/product/1J0857781B47H

 

 

Thanks. AG Falco

1 hour ago, AGFalco said:

Are they these:-

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/product/1J0857781B47

 

This link seems to be for seat belt fixtures?

 

This was the part I found:

https://skodapartsdirect.co.uk/product/skoda-octavia-2014-2020-glow-plug/

 

Skoda part number is: 

Bosch SKU: 04L963319E

Beru SKU: 04L963319AB

 

These seem to be the generic part numbers: 

 

BERU Glow plug GE133

BOSCH Glow plug 0 250 403 009

 

 

Gabbo 

Edited 9 December, 20241 yr by Gabbo

Sorry wrong post.

Try this one:-

 

https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/03l963319d-glowplug-tdi-cr-skoda-15152.html

 

Thanks AG Falco

 

Yep looks like the right one & £25 including postage to Switzerland seems a great price..

 

Have you used them before? 

 

 

After Xmas I need to replace the steering position sensor used for the AFS cornering lights. 

I'll see if I can order both together to save on shipping..

 

Thank AG Falco 👍

Gabbo 

34 minutes ago, Gabbo said:

Yep looks like the right one & £25 including postage to Switzerland seems a great price..

 

Have you used them before? 

 

 

After Xmas I need to replace the steering position sensor used for the AFS cornering lights. 

I'll see if I can order both together to save on shipping..

 

Thank AG Falco 👍

Gabbo 

 

SkodaParts.com are really good - I use them frequently. 

Just a thought, I just had a glow plug (cylinder 3)  go on my 2.0 TDI, my independent VW specialist recommended replacement of the other two. (You might already know that one cylinder has a special pressure sensor/glow plug which is much more expensive). 

 

Wouldn't it be more economical to ship three if they are beginning to fail? 

They generally charge about £10-15 for postage. 

 

The normal plugs are about £15-20, whilst the sensor one is near £200. You'll want genuine as a friend of mine tried NGK with no luck.

 

From memory, I thought the PSG was on cylinder 3? Can't hurt to check - it'll have some wires on it.

I second skoda-parts.com, very good service, good quality parts with credible non-OEM alternatives.

I do use autodoc from time to time, if you know exactly what you want, it is a good source of inexpensive parts and what you order is exactly what you get, at least so far for me. The trouble is you really cannot rely on the list of components produced for each oem part number typed into autodoc search to provide you with exact like for like replacement for the oem part. But if you know exactly what you want (as in from which company, ideally also with manufacturer's number as well as VW/Skoda number), e.g. brake discs can be had much cheaper, and with premium (geomet) coating, there is also much wider selection of e.g. tailgate gas struts and airco components.

Skoda-parts is much more reliable in this respect,e.g they will show you Bosch injectors at a third of the price alongside exactly the same Bosch injectors with VW/Skoda number on them. Plus you can filter parts quite well by the car's VIN number.

 

Back to the topic of glow plugs, I have been using NGK glow plugs for some 10 years now on 3 Skodas so far, including the vRS, the NGK ones heat up faster, glow hotter, and last at least just as long as OEM Beru ones, plus they take less current, though this was biggest difference on older models, like 2.5TDI V6. For plugs without sensor and the 2.0TDICR as in all Octavia vRS TDI engines, I think latest part number is Y1002AS or 8926, they are widely available, though on my last change I have used older parts Y-609AS 5849 on both the 2.0TDI CUNA and the 1.6TDI CAYC. For the pressure sensor plug, I always get the VW/Skoda part, last 2 from skoda-parts. Note that the single pressure sensor glow plug will be 3x-4x the price of all 3 remaining glow plugs... VW price gouging.

 

Always replace glow plugs on fully warmed up engine, and do not exceed maximum undoing torque (2-way click torque wrench is helpful), if they don't go out at max torque, put some engine oil around the plug, try a couple of times more then leave it for a week of driving, a few thermal cycles plus the oil will loosen it up. Usually, what snaps the glow plugs is trying to undo them at too high torque on engine that is too cold. More info here 

 

Edited 10 December, 20241 yr by dieselV6

21 hours ago, Gabbo said:

Have you used them before? 

Yes.

All good for me as well.

 

Thanks AG Falco

Thanks for all the replies and positive feedback for Skoda-parts 👍 

 

I have already watched the videos in both linked threads before deciding to give it a go myself until I got stuck for where to buy the glow plugs.

(Plus read the recommendations of several people with respect to the maximum torque/lubrication/hot engine/tighten-then- loosen etc...

 

The cars has done 235k km so it's fair to change a few parts like this. 

 

I will change only 1 for now & see how it goes does. If it's easy, I will consider the others, however, the pressure sensing glowplug for £150 will stay until it's broken for sure

 

Thanks again all 😍 

 

Gabbo 

Short Update...
I managed to source a glowplug while I was back in the UK for Xmas for £12 incl postage.
B&B Components – B&B Components if anyone is interested... They have an eBay & Amazon store front also.

 

I went for the Bosch (GLP194 Duratherm)...

 

Fitting went smoothly & actually the difficult part was popping off the electrical connector.

Luckily cylinder 4 is the easiest to access & it came off after being a bit more brave & hard tugging with a pair of pliers.

 

The glowplug itself came out with around 20Nm and a short "crack" on a hot engine. The thread itself & shaft were completely clean which I assume helps.

New one greased & installed with 13Nm torque.

 

DTCs cleared & MIL light is now gone & no more fault codes... Will keep an eye on it for a few weeks but I am quite pleased with the outcome....

 

£25 for glowplug & a big tube of ceramic grease as apposed to 60CHF (~£55) just for the part from Skoda.... I'd guess the fitting would be hundreds.

 

A real Happy start to the New Year for me,

 

Gabbo

 

I found this video also quite useful:

 

 

 

(Note: the plugs are exactly the same size although the new one looks a lot bigger in the photo)

Edited 5 January, 20251 yr by Gabbo

good to see a positive outcome for you and parts at decent cost. My indy charged £68 labour (and £45 for parts for three glowplugs. 

Edited 9 January, 20251 yr by paulski

If it was this price I would have left the stress to the garage no problem...

Skoda here wanted 60chf (£55) for one glow plug excluding labour...

 

 

I was also happy after investigation that my engine seems to have 4 normal cheap glowplugs.

There isn't the expensive glowplug pressure sensor...

On 09/12/2024 at 22:39, Occy245 said:

SkodaParts.com are really good - I use them frequently. 

 

I ordered the other part I needed from them this morning. 

Front Left headlight level sensor. 

 

They automatically adjusted 20% tax from the order & i had a FedEx tracking number from them 1 hour later...

Great service from them so far 🤘

Part arrived & fitted without issues.

Another 400CHF saved by DIY so a great start to the year.

 

Fitting details are in anohter thread: