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 ...

Your W164 Mercedes ML 320 CDi glow plug system fault requires a computer diagnostic check and investigation to check whether there is a faulty circuit or output stage problem with the control unit. Hi ...

When turning on the ignition first thing how long should the glow plug light stay on before it goes off. Does the length of time it takes, or doesn't take, indicate a problem? My Renault Trafic 1.9 ...

This paper describes the startability of small swirl chamber diesel engines which is inherently inferior to gasoline engines, particularly in the cold climate operation, and a new start assisting ...

Some units of the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck motivated by the 3.0L LM2 turbo-diesel Duramax engine may have a faulty cylinder 2 glow plug that can cause issues, according to a special coverage ...

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 ...

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My 2013 Holden Colorado is difficult to start first time each day. The glow plug light goes out quickly (about two seconds). After starting and driving for a little while, the glow plug light does not ...

At the start of 2025, Cummins unveiled its updated lineup of heavy-duty (HD) trucks under the Ram 2500 and Ram 3500 badges. Like the smaller Ram 1500, the larger HD models received a comprehensive ...