Glow Plug - Adventure GLS 98

[Bochekokik]

Thank you guys for all the help. papacheck ko na lang muna ung glow plugs ko. kaso mga sir baka ung glow plug indicator na sinasabi nyo si ung nasa gauge panel kung nasaan ung batt,oil etc indicator (sa baba ng speedometer/RPM).Actually nagwowork un sa akin. And yes mga seconds lang sya baka mawala ulit. pero hardstarting pa rin sa umaga. Kasi nung nabili ko sabi ng previous owner meron pang isang switch na pang activate ng heater. please see attached picture below. Nasa tabi sya ng side mirror control sa driver side. Sabi kasi nya every morning I have to switch this on for about a minute then release it then start the engine. Pero napansin ko may bulb sya pero di naman umiilaw. i thought this is a manual activation of the glow plug. pero I might be wrong. so I need your expertise mga sirs baka meron kayong ganito sa mga ride nyo. perhaps u can help me understand the use of this switch bago ko itanong sa electrician. thanks again mga sirs.

D.S. yung 1 minute na babad sa glow plug, masyadong mahaba, usually seconds lang, the most 10sec.
Check mo rin yung glow plug relay, baka ok pa glow plug mo, yung relay naman ang sira. Yung manual switch naman para sa glow plug, sabi mo eh hindi na gumagana yung bulbs sa switch, baka naman busted switch na dahil nakababad ng 1minute pag nagpapastart ka. High current kasi ang tumatakbo sa glow plug, by the looks of the switch parang hindi pang high current. Na try mo na idirect switch yung glow plug sa positive pole ng battery? Use a large diameter wire, connect the + pole of the battery to the glow plug sa engine, connect mo lang mga 5 to 10sec, then remove the wire/connection, then start. Pag umandar, ok pa glow plugs mo, baka yung relay o yung switch yung sira. Hope this would be of help

[XTO]

masyadong matagal ang 1 min. for glowplugs, malamang palyado na yan pero pinipilit ng dating may ari.... IMO. better pa check mo na at pabalik mo sa acc./start switch. imagine 1 min. every morning? eh battery mo naman ang magiging kawawa.

[D.S.]

oo nga eh...siguro kaya nasira alternator ko last week...sige pacheck ko agad ito mga bro...hardstarting pa rin eh...thank you sa lahat ng advices...i'll let you know once I had it checked up by an electrician...thanks again mga sirs...

[sic.zero]

Well I also have a 1998 Mitsubishi Adventure, GL nga lang... I totally agree with them, 1 whole minute is definitely a no-no for the glow plugs. And I don't think may magandang idudulot yang glow plug switch na yan. Its better if you have it returned to the old acc/start switch. Ala sa ayus yung dating owner nyan! hehehe... Di naman jeepney yan para lagyan nya ng ganyang klaseng remedyo. Maybe he used to own owner type jeeps, jeepneys or locally assembled AUVs before he owned your Adventure.

[sic.zero]

I think pag on yung light ng glow plugs sa instrument panel, that means the glow plugs are also on, if the light's off the glow plugs are off as well (correct me if I'm wrong). So in a normal working situation, your Adventure can be started na pag off na yung light sa glow plug indicator and it should start. Sa kin dati pag ayaw mag one-click start, (maybe one of the glow plugs are dead) ilalagay ko sa "acc" yung susi then back to "on" position then repeat it again tapos it will start na. Nung hindi na gumagana yung method na yun (probably two or all of the glow plugs are dead) binobomba ko na ng paulit-ulit yung gas pedal while cranking with the starter, after a few seconds start na sya. Pero I don't recommend that because your cylinders will be drowned to death and your battery will be discharged kung ibababad mo ang starter. Pero I did that several times and fortunately the engine starts.

[woohoo]

oo nga eh...siguro kaya nasira alternator ko last week...sige pacheck ko agad ito mga bro...hardstarting pa rin eh...thank you sa lahat ng advices...i'll let you know once I had it checked up by an electrician...thanks again mga sirs...

Kung mahina na ang battery, hard-starting na nga ang mangyayari. Yung L200 ko, 4-5 years na yung surplus na makina, pero kahit di mag-heater, mga ilang redondo lang muna, then tigil, then start ulit, aandar na.

Pero siyempre, mga 3-5 seconds na pre-heating na lang para instant start.

Patingnan mo na rin ang engine saka injection system (calibration).

[D.S.]

Thank you sa lahat nag respond sa thread na to. na pa check ko na sa electrician and we found out na naka bypass nga ung glow plug kasi sira na ung relay...ipapapalit ko na lng ng relay para balik sa acc/start switch ung glow plug...anyone here know how much it will cost me for a brand new relay? kung surplus kaya mas ok para makatipid? any recommendations saan ako makakabili ng mura but not compensating the quality of the relay. thanks again