Glow plug timer mod, what glow plugs?

[Rickie3]

Doing the glow plug timer mod on my 3 litre direct injection over the weekend, and want to do away with the the ceramic tip plugs, can someone advise the right metallic tip glow plugs I need to buy, preferably brand and part numbers please would be appreciative

[mudski]

Can't give ya parts numbers mate but Bosch and NGK are the two brands I would use...

[Rickie3]

Surely someone on here has done this mod?, I need to know the correct glow plugs to buy

[Clunk]

Guess not.......

[Wine_maker]

Genuine Nissan glow plugs for RD28 is NGK. I think that Nissan use NGK for all engines when produce it.

[JoeG]

Hi Ricky3
If you have a Direct Injection 3 ltr GU then it will not have glow plugs
Glow plugs are only on indirect injection engines to get the 'recaro' pre combustion chamber hot enough to stop it quenching the heat of compression
So no glow plugs for Direct injection as nothing to pre heat
The 'Glow' light on Direct injection engines is illuminated whilst the engine ÉCU' goes through its pre start checks.
so no timer involved and no glow plugs
save your money for some thing else
Regards
Joe

[Rickie3]

Hi Ricky3
If you have a Direct Injection 3 ltr GU then it will not have glow plugs
Glow plugs are only on indirect injection engines to get the 'recaro' pre combustion chamber hot enough to stop it quenching the heat of compression
So no glow plugs for Direct injection as nothing to pre heat
The 'Glow' light on Direct injection engines is illuminated whilst the engine ÉCU' goes through its pre start checks.
so no timer involved and no glow plugs
save your money for some thing else
Regards
Joe

ummmm now i'm confused, my 3L direct injection engine does have glow plugs, they are located under the intercooler I can see the bus bar running to them, and 4 rubber bungs at the top of them

[Hodge]

ummmm now i'm confused, my 3L direct injection engine does have glow plugs, they are located under the intercooler I can see the bus bar running to them, and 4 rubber bungs at the top of them

Are you sure you're not looking at the injectors?

[Dales300exc]

Glow plugs are not indirect injection only. They are in a variety of engines both direct and indirect.

And yes in my brief scan ZD30s do have them.

[Rickie3]

Are you sure you're not looking at the injectors?

mines a 2000 3litre direct injection, i'm pretty sure injectors dont have a bus bar and a single hot wire large white with a red trace