2009 CashCow - Glowplug code gone!

[beko1987]

I haven't even changed the last 2 yet! The cheap ones I fitted have expanded and don't come out easily. If this good weather carries on I'll be able to have another crack at it but I'll do it like I did the 2nd one I have changed, fully undo the plug then stick a rubber mat over the engine bay and turn the car on, shoots it out fairly easily.

 

[beko1987]

Went over to mums this morning and gave the cars a good wash! It's been a while...

Mine was covered in salt from the m40, and my roof was going mouldy

Stepdad's zoe was just filthy from all the back road driving it does (front tyres are scrubbing the outer edge again 🙄)

Was a very pleasant few hours!

And now their nice and clean again. Both mee polishing and waxing and etc but I cannot be bothered 😂

 

[beko1987]

Arrived far too early for a car boot that looked crap when I drove past at half 7...

Parked up a few miles down the road and am giving my radiogram an update it has

Once it's done I'll head back and hope a ton of sellers have descended upon it otherwise I'll walk round it since I drove out here then go home 🤷 

[beko1987]

Forgot about this, on Tuesday I managed to stop and get a mileage shot

1.8k ish more and I'll have done 10k since owning it 

[beko1987]

I've done sweet fa to this all winter, but it is due for an oil change soon. The cheap oil landscape is a vastly different and scary place to 13 months ago when I last bought some... 

Found a trio of oil, filter and air filter for less than I can find a better 5l tub of just oil for

https://ebay.us/m/FmMCxk

Which will do. It needs to be combined with a good check over to make sure nothing has split or leaked over winter, and new front discs and pads are needed next month as the mild vibrations under mild braking are getting worse. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Good to see this one still plodding along. I sold mine back in March as I'd become bored after holding onto it for three and a half years. It was only ever meant to be a stopgap, so it did very well to remain on the fleet for so long. I'll be honest, I actually miss it - the fuel economy, the space and the fact I could throw anything into it and not worry about it. 

Keep yours going for as long as you can - they're great old motors.

[beko1987]

5 hours ago, beko1987 said:

I've done sweet fa to this all winter, but it is due for an oil change soon. The cheap oil landscape is a vastly different and scary place to 13 months ago when I last bought some... 

Found a trio of oil, filter and air filter for less than I can find a better 5l tub of just oil for

https://ebay.us/m/FmMCxk

Which will do. It needs to be combined with a good check over to make sure nothing has split or leaked over winter, and new front discs and pads are needed next month as the mild vibrations under mild braking are getting worse. 

Dunno if it's just cos I've bought it now but the ad says £47 but I paid £36

[hairnet]

beko you slaaaag

 

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

beko you slaaaag

 

Technically it's overdue by 3ish months but meh, the countdown still says 3k left (and it drops by 50 miles every key on so is wildly optimistic to what I've driven anyway) 

Which is good cos it won't be done this weekend I doubt

[hairnet]

lazy bastidge

[beko1987]

I mostly took the photos incase the filters had fallen out

But all is well

I've never changef an air filter more than once in a cars ownership 😂 I'll fit a new one then bash it off every year and keep a check of it but this year I can be fancy! 

Not today though, too hot for that 

[beko1987]

On 01/01/2026 at 13:19, beko1987 said:

I hit the internet this morning once the kids went home, and via a Vin number parts search every glow plug I searched for off the part number was 11v.

Cool, but the ebay listing I bought my plugs from doesn't list a voltage and I wouldn't trust it if it did. So, I went outside and stripped the engine down quickly

I got too excited then as I prodded the 3rd plug connector and it wasn't connected! I connected it, cleared the code and kicked the car over as you see it above but it came back. 

The car didn't start well doing this, which I expected but what I didn't see was the lovely Helen 2 doors up had come out to her car and saw mine fail to start and offered me a jumpstart before she left if I needed. Explained what I was doing and thanked her as now I know where to go if I do ever need one 😂👌

No3 plug was solid as fuck but no4 came out easily and it is indeed an 11v plug

The tip doesn't look to have done much but also they've probably not done anything since I fitted them...

I put those back in, fully assembled everything then cleared the codes and re checked, still the fault. I then refitted the original glow plug relay and noticed my new one has one less spade than the one on the car... Should probably confirm what it should have really...

The end result is still 

These seem to be the ideal plugs going by a part number

But I'll do some more research first. Car still starts as it did so that's good at least! Or maybe I need to take it somewhere and pay an hours labour for them to properly scan it.

Any hooky leads and software about for Nissan?

Its only 6 months later, but I made myself go to tesco this morning for stuff I needed AND to get the car nice and hot. Got back, put the freezer stuff away and got out on the car. 

Didn't fuck about this time, straight to the 2 remaining old plugs. Got one loose and out of the threads, placed a thick foam mat and a carpet tile on top of the engine and turned the key until the plug ejected itself. X2. 

4x bosch plugs now fitted I got my scanner connected, wiped the codes, fired up the car and re read the codes... 

 

No more glow plug code! Will have to wait until November for it to be cold enough to see if it works but I've put all the engine covers back on now so if it doesn't it can stay like it 😂 

Currently waiting for one of the cars parked on the road behind my gate to go out for the day as I'd like to get my oil change done today.