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Terrano Glow Plug Timer
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:10 pm
by maxnz
Hi everyone
Once again I need your expert help on this
Does anyone know how to increase the time the glow plus are on before starting the engine in a TD27 Terrano from 1995?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Re: Terrano Glow Plug Timer
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:35 pm
by ChurchurDan
You cant change it.
What is actually wrong with it?
Re: Terrano Glow Plug Timer
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:25 pm
by Crash bandicoot
you can change it, using a after market glow plug timer but hooking into the OEM glow plug relay. i have done this on mine can go from 3 to 15 seconds.
Re: Terrano Glow Plug Timer
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:44 pm
by maxnz
Oh right thanks for your answers!
Well we have 86 Landcruiser with a changable preheat Timer, it is set to 12 seconds. On cold mornings it makes for so much nicer starting so I was wondering if it was possible on a terrano, is it hard to instal an aftermarket Timer?
Cheers Max
Re: Terrano Glow Plug Timer
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:22 pm
by Crash bandicoot
maxnz wrote:Oh right thanks for your answers!
Well we have 86 Landcruiser with a changable preheat Timer, it is set to 12 seconds. On cold mornings it makes for so much nicer starting so I was wondering if it was possible on a terrano, is it hard to instal an aftermarket Timer?
Cheers Max
no you are basically replacing /bypassing an already existing timer.
you terrano ...
should.... have a preheat switch on the dash by the steering column somewhere. have you tried using that when starting in the morning?
Re: Terrano Glow Plug Timer
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:52 pm
by maxnz
Oh no! haha what does the switch look like?
My Terrano is still a d21 not an r50 tho