BerserkerCatSplat
Hormone Induced
Nice! Good to hear your LR is rolling again. I can see why the cherry-picker upended, those legs are really short for a hoist.
I'm glad to see this is progressing! Good work on the engine.
I'm pulling my own next month.
I'm sure you probably know this, but with a diesel, you can put it to the "ignition" setting for about 30 - 45 seconds before you start the car and it will (in a sense) pre-heat the glow plugs for colder starts.
Yeah it heats on a timer, then they shut off automatically. It isn't a fixed time but I don't know how the timer knows when to shut off.
You can't manually trigger the glow plugs unless you get under the bonnet, but now I think about it I can just cycle the ignition to heat them again. I'll have to give that a try later, cheers.
If it's like the PowerStrokes, the length of time the computer trips the glow plug relay for is determined by what it sees the ambient temperature to be per one or more of the temperature sensors. It indexes that temp against an internal table and trips the relay accordingly - it can be as short as 15 seconds and as long as 2.5 minutes. I'm reasonably sure that your diesel isn't terribly different than that. And yes, you can cycle the ignition to reset and start the plug timer again.
Before you swap the glow plugs, make sure you check your glow plug relay. A lot of current goes through those and manufacturers tend to under-spec them; after a while the contacts start burning and power to the plugs is reduced. Lots of people swap glow plugs only to find that the problem remains because for some reason nobody ever remembers the relay. Also check the wiring to the glow plugs for damage or burning.
Since you have an affinity for water, I would suggest a snorkel first. Consider offering the bumper guy a deposit and then pick up the bumper when you get paid next?
Since you have an affinity for water, I would suggest a snorkel first.