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Glow plug replacement

FordF-SuperDuty

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A CEL came on my truck so I purchased a Code reader, gave me a glow plug fault on the number 2 cylinder, how hard would this be to do myself or would this best be left to a professional.

By the way, the Autel MaxiScan MS309 is a nice code reader especially for 25 bucks.
 
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FordF-SuperDuty said:
A CEL came on my truck so I purchased a Code reader, gave me a glow plug fault on the number 2 cylinder, how hard would this be to do myself or would this best be left to a professional.

By the way, the Autel MaxiScan MS309 is a nice code reader especially for 25 bucks.
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Its not too bad. The hardest part is getting the wire off, they're very easy to break.
 

FordF-SuperDuty

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With some more thinking it described it as an "open circuit" for the glow plug, could that mean that the connector has somehow worked its way out a bit?
 

FordF-SuperDuty

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Would it be worth it to have all the left side plugs replaced? Currently the plan is just the #2 and the harness but considering that there going to be in there...

The quote was 300 for parts and labor by the way.

Edit: It was 60 dollars more to get the entire side done, so I'm going to have them done as well.
 
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