cold hard start of my 1995 powerstroke diesel "Bad glow plug relay"

[William7263]

my 2002 f350 7.3 power stroke,starts and runs for 30 seconds then shuts down. after many attempts it will start during cold weather. whats my problem?

[N4ANE]

@William7263 sounds to me like you need some new glow plugs and a relay now if the relay is like $80 bucks then get a starter relay there normally cheaper and they do the same thing

[BLIPit2RipiT]

id change your cps, your tachs not jumping like its supposed to when cranking.

[bjohn3421]

hey guys i know of a past friend that had a diesel with a patented quick start feature the engine had only one glow plug in it was a straight six detroit cummings

ands if ya waited longer than a quick count to 5 ya blew up the motor cranking it

i know because ive fired it up numerous times myself and drove the vehicle. can reach me at gbennett@stny.rr.com

[yayo4206923]

our trucks dont start inside the garage

[DieselProductionz85]

how much was the glow plug relay, and the glow plugs ? i have the same problem .. the other day i plugged my truck in , and now it wont start .....idk if its a bad starter?? or bad batteries?..its real rough trying to start it

[Hotrodnickell]

If it works sometimes, probly connection but the relay can do that to so your on your own..

[greagnorm]

My 95 f 350 had the same smoke bad gps and relay were teh culprit woudl nto start in codl so repalced the relay and glow plugs now it will start nwo smoke and no plu gin needed! until it gets below 20~!

[Altonmcc]

It only takes ten minutes to change the glow plug relay. My 96 has been changed many times by me. they run around $80 at International dealers. My truck has 287,000 miles. Check out my video walk around, just search altonmcc.

[RECodeVeronicaDC]

Giant car!!

[culb2]

yeah its a bad wire some were

[Nesquikkkkkkk]

im pretty sure the smoke comin out is oil...my dodge durango is smokin like mad..they said i needed a new coil for my 8th cylinder...and that oil was burining outa my exhaust

[thecayman1974]

this is very true my friend.....

[mattherklotz]

just stick a screwdriver to the terminals on the solenoid

[furfman]

It's the glow plug solenoid (relay), located on top of the engine. Buy 2 and keep one in the glovebox for a spare. They can stop working with no warning signs.

[thecayman1974]

this is why I have a gasoline engine in mine......

[caleb505]

@thecayman1974 Your gasoline engine won't last 500k though... If you have a diesel and you take care of it, it will be good to you.

[f1fettg]

if this happens again it may be a cam sensor failure.Your tach is supposed to bounce while cranking.

[speedjunkie66]

Then tell us all how diesels start without glow plugs genious,news flash bonehead: they need the glow plug to assist in the fuel combustion in the chamber, I didn't go to tech school for nothing, hello??

[rlog41]

@speedjunkie66 not all diesels need glow plugs he's right....direct injected engines start much better in the cold and aren't always equipped with glow plugs or in some cases a grid heater. The cummins engine put in the Dodge pickups have grid heaters but i've seen some of the newer dodges not have anything. If it's direct injected heating the air in the chamber isn't necessarily needed.

[MrWhitepower2010]

@speedjunkie66 Ok, BONEHEAD... All a glowplug does is heat the air inside the cylinder to help ease the starting of a diesel in cold weather. If you have a good battery you can just crank on the starter for 10 to 12 seconds at a time and use the compression the motor creates to heat the air. The new 6.7 liter Cummins in the Dodges have no glow plugs and they start up just fine. So, Bonehead, maybe you need to go back to "TECH SCHOOL" and maybe pay attention this time.

[liftedchevy85]

hahaha my relay is burnt in my 97 and it sucks if i stay anywhere over night and it gets relativly cold i have to plug it in in BS, i guess its time to fix it lol

[yepiamshawn]

It's the relay. My dad's had the same problem. The 1994(late)-1996, had a different type of glow plug relay. It's skinny and black, and it's a piece of shit. My truck only had 68,000. The new relay is upgraded and MUCH better. Fix this truck

[speedjunkie66]

Yeah, its a loose wire cuz if the relay was bad Ýour truck won't start at all til you get a new glow plug

[northeasteg6]

@speedjunkie66 not true. you don't need glow plugs for it to start.

[TommyJoyceOfficial]

Just plug it in all the time. Then when you go to use it start it then unplug it.  I mean once its running it will prob stay running

[liftedchevy85]

@TommyJoyceOfficial

dude really, ur suppose to unplug ur truck before u start it., not start it then unplug it

[roaddiablo]

My dad just did this on my 95, it had a bolt broke in it an had been arcing across to fir the plugs. well he changed it, an now my blinkers are REALLY slow,lights seem a bit dimmer than normal an volt gauge is barely reading at the "N" for normal. Any idea's? All worked fine till he replaced the relay, could he have hooked it up wrong?

[sambone18]

Sounds like your alternator is bad. I had the same problem and I took it in and they said it was the alternator. I also lost my starter and batteries right after I changed it also.

[roaddiablo]

Thats so F-ed up. damn thing is costing money like crazy, it has bad frontend bushings in that have to get replaced an a bad injector. But it was a $2,500 truck with 290,000 Kilometers on it

[aron31872]

@sambone18 put some gas try that or check the fuel pump it sounds like no exploding gas

[bigredi444]

went out this morning to discover my glow plug relay had melted in my 2000 7.3L powerstroke.....had to replace it. about 10 degrees outside. sucked!!

~Trucker ATK

[roadbiker4022]

change the glow plug relay it take 3 min to change 4 wires on top cost around 60 to 70 $ its the one behind the fuel filter close to the fire wall on. charge the batt to full and it will run like new!

[offroadingmachine007]

Rapist Canopy!!!

[mornin151]

that girl is blowen alot of blue smoke!

[7point3powerstroker]

u know after that wait to start light turns off the glow plugs stay on for another fifteen seconds and get hotter

[mornin151]

@7point3powerstroker you know its hard to get the glow plugs to get hotter when the relay is out...

[Hemihappy]

Thats interesting. on the 6.0 they stay on for two minutes afterward

[7point3powerstroker]

same thin happen to mine did u get it fixed

[LisaZig]

i have a 95 that does the same thing its becoming a pain in my ass

[sambone18]

Yeah. it was the glow plug relay. but now it is doing the same thing again because the glow plugs are shot.

[jmanwild]

@sambone18 at least they are easy to change and only 10 bucks each. 80 bucks and 2 hours work and your on your way.

[peg12121212]

best thing to do is jump the relay manualy from under the hood if you havent fixed it yet! git r dun buddy! 5 stars!!!

[peg12121212]

i got the same problem man... damn glow plug relays are shit, it might even be the wires going to it... check out what your truck could look like with 44's! check out my user name

[TIMBERWOLFAPPLE]

try cycleingthe glow plugs a few times.

[NJFordPops08005]

cool video brother. i love the cranking (know it's weird, but o well)

[sambone18]

Thanks for the advice but I put a new glow plug relay and starter on it and it is working great.

[ranjakhan]

When the glow plug light goes off wait until you here a click then start. what I can see from this video is that ur relay is on its way out. but wait for the clik after the light goes out. it could take upto between 5- 15 seconds.

[03fx4]

Before you burn out the starter, next time it won't start, take a screwdriver and jump the terminals on the relay. Then try and start. If it starts fine, your relay is bad... theres another better glow plug relay, from napa. Its a stancor 586-902. Ford likes almost $100 for theirs, whereas the stancor is only $50.