What is a good GLOPLUG

[My87Landmark]

Whats a good gloplug to install in my 1987 Ford E-350 6.9. Turbo. This is what I have. Champion

 

[franklin2]

Ones that say Beru, made in Germany. Motorcraft uses those and I have bought some NOS ones from ebay that had international packaging.

But there is a thing now, the Motorcrafts are being pirated with Motorcraft packaging, with cheap plugs inside. So it's a crap shoot now.

If you are still using the original automatic glowplug controller, you need to stick with the original Beru type plugs. If you have a manual button, you can experiment with different types of glowplugs.

 

[Kdo58]

Buy motorcraft from your local parts store, eBay and Amazon is full of counterfeit glow plugs.

 

[My87Landmark]

Ones that say Beru, made in Germany. Motorcraft uses those and I have bought some NOS ones from ebay that had international packaging.

But there is a thing now, the Motorcrafts are being pirated with Motorcraft packaging, with cheap plugs inside. So it's a crap shoot now.

If you are still using the original automatic glowplug controller, you need to stick with the original Beru type plugs. If you have a manual button, you can experiment with different types of glowplugs.

So the plastic caps are brittle & I'm gonna replace them. In the process I took out the selonoid in picture n it was stuck. I tapped it n it was stuck down to the mounting plate with melted plastic.the blue wire is loose & plastic might have. Omega from around that. The black wire was stuck down & its somewhat loose. Do I need a new 1 ???

 

[franklin2]

So the plastic caps are brittle & I'm gonna replace them. In the process I took out the selonoid in picture n it was stuck. I tapped it n it was stuck down to the mounting plate with melted plastic.the blue wire is loose & plastic might have. Omega from around that. The black wire was stuck down & its somewhat loose. Do I need a new 1 ???

The plastic pieces around the plug ins that go right on the glowplugs are important. They keep tension on the connection to the glowplug. Mine went bad also and it is partly the reason my glowplug system doesn't work sometimes.

Are you really in love with the auto glowplugs? I am a fan of using a manual button. If you went to a manual button, all you would need to do is buy a replacement solenoid shown in your pictures, a pushbutton to mount inside the cab, and a little bit of wire. That should get your glowplugs cycling again manually.

If you want the auto feature, you will have to buy a whole new controller, and make sure all the glowplugs and the glowplug wiring is 100%. The auto controller will not work if the system is not 100% correct, which is why I do not like it.

 

[DougBoy66]

I ended up getting motorcraft but from a brick and mortar parts store. I ordered some off line ebay or amazon, cant remember, and the were counterfeit. There are a bunch of fake bad glow plugs on line

 

[DougBoy66]

Here is some ways to tell the bad ones from good

Post in thread 'Cheap ZD-9 Motorcraft plugs on Flea-Bay? Legit or sketchy?' https://www.oilburners.net/threads/...-flea-bay-legit-or-sketchy.93670/post-1146123

 

[My87Landmark]

The plastic pieces around the plug ins that go right on the glowplugs are important. They keep tension on the connection to the glowplug. Mine went bad also and it is partly the reason my glowplug system doesn't work sometimes.

Are you really in love with the auto glowplugs? I am a fan of using a manual button. If you went to a manual button, all you would need to do is buy a replacement solenoid shown in your pictures, a pushbutton to mount inside the cab, and a little bit of wire. That should get your glowplugs cycling again manually.

If you want the auto feature, you will have to buy a whole new controller, and make sure all the glowplugs and the glowplug wiring is 100%. The auto controller will not work if the system is not 100% correct, which is why I do not like it.

I'm in love with this ************ starting lol. I'm. Lol with a push button

 

[DirtyWood]

I would just pay a bit more and get legit motorcraft plugs from a reputable retailer. AccurateDiesel.com is offering a glow plug that is supposedly US made by a major manufacturer but I haven't heard anything about them.

Manual glow plugs > factory setup. I did have one momentary switch fail prematurely but other than that the manual GP setup is very foolproof. Cold winter morning takes about 10-12 seconds glow and summer morning takes 0-4 seconds glow. I haven't uses my plugs since the beginning of June.

 

[FrozenMerc]

I would argue that the condition of your wiring harness is at least as important, if not more so, than the glow plug that you use. Glow plugs are low resistance (less than 2 Ohms), and they create a parallel circuit with what should be 8 equal resistors (of course due to manufacturing tolerances, they are never truly equal). If you have a bad connection or a damaged wire, the resistance on that particular leg of the circuit goes up significantly, which results in a much higher current flow through the remaining legs (See Kirchhoff's Current Law for a more detailed explanation). The increased current is highest on the leg with the lowest resistance, and will lead to premature glow plug failure on that leg since the circuit is no longer balanced.

Moral of the story: Use 8 glow plugs with equal resistance, a good wiring harness with properly sized wire, and good connections.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

I agree. This is also the reason why one glow plug fails and the rest seem to follow relatively quickly.