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Part: Glow plugs
Operation: How to check the functionality of the glow plugs

Let's see a simple system to verify the functionality of the glow plugs: these are just a resistance, so we apply a voltage to them, their very low internal resistance causes a high current to flow which makes them incandescent. If the internal filament breaks, it stops working, like a light bulb that burns out. Let's see how to verify, one by one, their functionality. We remove the metal bar that unites them, so that they are disconnected from each other. Let's take a light bulb that we connect with one end to the positive pole of the battery, and with the other to the glow plug pole. If the bulb gives continuity to all, we are 99% sure that they are all working. However it is an opportunity to give them a clean.


Posted on 11 May 2023 by ScegliAuto

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Handbrake adjustment on Ford Ecosport

First remove the plastic profile at the base of the gear lever. To do this, slightly widen the side edges and carefully lift it to release it. There is no need to remove it completely, just move it forward to avoid bother. Now remove the plastic center console around the handbrake by first working from the rear to release it and lifting it until the brake lever passes. Also in this case it is not necessary to remove it completely but, paying attention to the connected cables, it can be stowed in front of the passenger seat. At this point we notice that at the base of the handbrake lever, on the front, we find a nut. By acting on it, with a 10 wrench, we can adjust the brake force, increasing it by turning the nut clockwise, or decreasing it by turning it counterclockwise. Once adjusted, the center console can be repositioned first, pressing lightly to engage it, and then the profile of the gearbox base.

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