Snap-on Tools has released a new specialty tool for Ford pick-up trucks. The Ford glow plug harness tool (FGPT) is designed to make installing and removing glow plug connectors easier Snap-on Tools ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Over the last century or so, the auto industry has changed in a myriad of incredible ways. It's mind-boggling to think of just how far we've ...

Diesel engines ignite the air/fuel mixture with heat generated by friction and compression, while gasoline engines use the heat caused by a spark from a spark plug. That's why diesel engines are ...

Q: I have a 2001 VW Golf TDI. It starts right up but after I drive a few feet, the "Check engine" light pops on. I get a code P0380. I replaced the glow plugs, as they had 120,000 miles on them. Any ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The glow plugs in a diesel are like the spark plugs in a gasoline engine, but they function differently. The only similarities between glow ...

Cummins was founded by Clessie Cummins in 1919 and has been building reliable diesel engines for more than 100 years. Cummins engines are used in large trucks, buses, and leisure vehicles, as well as ...

The odds are pretty good that your car doesn’t have glow plugs. Spark plugs, probably, but glow plugs are pretty much for diesels only—they’re used to introduce heat to the combustion chamber in ...

The glow plugs should only be changed if there is a sign of a problem (difficulty starting, misfire, warning light, poor engine idle). Costs will be between £150 and £250. Labour costs will increase ...

Diesel pickup truck engines have used glow plugs for decades. Well, let me rephrase that: Diesel pickup truck engines not made by Cummins have used glow plugs for decades. Those inline-sixes found ...