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jim o
Jan 20, 2008, 09:18 AM
I have a 2000 f250 super duty truck with a 7.3 diesel engine and I need to change the glow plugs but do not even know how or where they are located

TxGreaseMonkey
Jan 20, 2008, 09:27 AM
With the engine "stone cold," disconnect battery, remove valve cover, disconnect glow plug connector, remove glow plug with a 10 mm deep socket, install new glow plug (torque to 13 ft.-lbs.), and reattach connector. After finishing the remaining 3 glow plugs on that bank, clean valve cover, install new gasket, and reinstall valve cover( torque to 97 in.-lbs.). Do the same thing for the other bank of glow plugs and reconnect battery. Not a difficult job--should take several hours