[Davide82]

Hi,

I own a Cee'd 2012 1.4 CRDi.
After 3 years and 40k km, the glowplugs have gone.
I tried to replace them but they are hard to reach. They seat in the rear side of the engine.
I detached some connectors and the heat shield but I can only touch them with the tip of my fingers.
Looks like I have to take apart half the engine and this does not sound the right way.
I took a visit to kia-hotline.com (which should be the official repair manual for the mechanics) but it only shows their location and the torque to apply. I found nothing about the whole procedure.
Do you have some other ideas? Someone had experience?

Thanks a lot and sorry for my bad english. I am Italian

[Dazzler]

Your English is fine. There is a special tool required I think. Someone should be along shortly that can help you more.

[Asterix]

If they're like the 1,6 plugs you need a 12 mm long/deep socket to remove the glow plugs. Besides that, it's straight forward.

DO NOT add any grease on the threads when you mount the new plugs.!

[Phil №❶]

Before you go to all that trouble, have you checked that the glow plugs are being energised at startup. There is a big amp relay to facilitate this in the engine bay, I believe.

[Davide82]

Thank you!
I decided to have the work done by KIA dealer because there were too many connectors and pipes to detach

[Asterix]

Thank you!
I decided to have the work done by KIA dealer because there were too many connectors and pipes to detach

A wise choice if you don't feel you're up to it yourself