In this video we show you how to change the glow plugs in a Ford F250 7.3 Powerstroke. This is the same procedure in the F350 and pretty much anything with the 7.3
Nice job. I love when the intro isn't filled with a long drawn out story. I've seen some where they have the kids involved and talk about the dog etc. just go to the job and show it! This helps me a lot!
Woke up at 4 a.m in a 13° morning to find out I was gonna be late for work, for the same exact reason you had. Can't afford a mechanic so watching this helped me. So thanks man!
The hose trick was brilliant! Never heard of that before! There is now a piece of hose in my tool box. Great video by the way, straight to the point and no small talk, appreciated.
My dads 2001 F350 Super Duty 7.3 PowerStroke has 585k+ miles on it he loves it and it finally went out on him and he sold it a couple years back Ive been working on something similar for a friend and wish we saw videos like this because you were super helpful
This video helped me do mine. Took 4 hours start to finish and you helped a lot. Passenger side was tough due to it being cramped but thanks for the video and help!
FINALLY ;; GREAT VIDEO AND YOU DON'T WASTE THE TIME IN HISTORIES ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU WAS IN THE MID SCHOOL , YOUR'S DREAMS IN THE DIESEL TRUCKS AND GIRLS ... AND A LOT THINGS ................ CHEERS .
Clicked onto this vidja from another one twice as long, where the guy wasn't done talking about his company for the first half of the vid. Thank you thank you for a quick simple fix!
You definitely helped someone. Employee of our small family buisness, two 7.3l's. Defiently need to change glowplugs for snow removal. Thank you. Safe day.
I couldn’t see the difference between the old slip gears and the new ones holding up to the sun. But now my truck starts nicely in the cold. Before it needed a couple of hours plugged in with block heater. I’m in Manitoba so this is serious. I’m very happy that this $150 part worked. Don’t strip your sae bolts with the impact on the installation like I did. Not a big deal.
great vedeo mate my 7.3D have 360.000kms! and I never changed but now when the temperature is low is very hard to starting!! probably needs changed! cheers from Norway great vedeo fellas
Great video. Followed it before I did mine. It's all done now and appears to be working, will find out more when it gets colder. Them back bolts on the valve covers were a real pia but got them out. I did replace new gaskets as well. Thanks for everything!
Great video. No nonsense. I have got to change mine out. Check engine light is on. My programmer is showing #7 is bad. I was dreading doing it, but your video explains the process well.
Great video. I used this video to change my glow plugs twice! Unfortunately for me I used some off brand of glow plugs the first time and they didn't last. Stay with Motocraft!
Keep your 7.3 as long as you can afford to. It's that last engine Ford made that was bullet proof and reliable to 1 million miles. The rest of the truck would die before the engine ever will.
I sold this truck to a buddy shortly after this video. It was a great truck. Now I have a 5.9 common rail Cummins. I love that Cummins. I do miss the 7.3 sometimes.
Yes sir! Doing that! Found an 02 F250 a few years back, had ~ 240K miles. Has ~305K now, had to replace high pressure pump, radiator, water pump, oil cooler, intercooler couplings, etc, & wondering now when the glow plugs or tranny go out, haha, but I use her everyday for work. Also threw on a DP Tuner chip. Wish I could afford some exhaust action, but truck pulls soooo much better with that DP chip.
ONLY use motorcraft glow plugs!!!! Other brands are known for swelling up. Orlieys sells motorcraft glow plugs. If you have one that's stuck spay so pb blaster or kroil oil work it in and out. Don't go johnny Rambo on it. If you can change spark plugs you can do this. If you take the breather off it won't go back on the orings need to be replaced. Check you wire harness too the have a tendency to rest on the valve cover and over time you'll get wire chafing which leads to an injector Miss fire. You can put a price of heater hose around the loom and tape it up . The problem seems more one the driver side. I would also replace glow plugs realy with a Ford one. California emmison truck have a glow plugs controller they pretty solid which if it fails the bitch won't start unless it warm or plugged in. Also in spect your harness connection on the valve cover gasket they may have burnt connectors there are repair connectors out there. BTW if you've never done it worse case 7 hours and if you've done it before about 4 hours. The IDI are cake there no inter cooler pipes in the way. Good video and yes the hose trick is a must ! Been there done that still stroking 342k.
Great video. You should test with a meter if any of the glow plugs work or not first. I have two that seemed dead and I heard that if even one doesn’t it can cause it. Bill has a Powerstroke video on lower oil pump which would be the next stage step if this doesn’t fix it. That’s a little bigger more expensive job, but doable.
Informative video. thanks for posting it. Im getting hard start when its 50+_ degrees out, I replaced the controller, no luck. Guess I'm going to bring it to the mechanic.
What was the trick to putting the glow plug back on from the wiring harness. I'm struggling because the plug doesn't want to line up and wont snap on the glow plug. Thanks for the help. Jason Eads
Perfect, helped me a lot, one question, I see a lot of gasket kits come with a plug and wires to be hard wired. Did you replace the outside plug, or hard wire a new one?
Great video. was wondering how much work it would be to get in there and change the plugs and wiring. Mine won't start unless plugged in below 8 C. One thing I did read about the crankcase breather is that once your remove them it is difficult to get them to seal again. I also have slow oil leak on top somewhere, as it collects on top of the engine, and runs to the back and down on the ground. I am thinking valve covers maybe leaking, or the turbo charger. I had to replace the turbo a few years go, as the bearings had started to go.
I have the same issues in my truck but my mechanic keep telling me that injectors is bad. I don't know if I have to change the group plugs but I have to go with my mechanic and change the injectors and it's going to cost me a lot
For anyone doing this or about to, go to your local dealership and buy oem. The aftermarket gaskets and glow plugs are garbage. Stick with motorcraft and be done with it. Should be around $80-90 per gasket, and around $15 a plug. Pricey but well worth knowing it will last
Using the clear tubing to remove and install the glow plugs instead of a 60-80$ special tool from the dealership is genius
Works well on spark plugs in gas motors also.
Have boney fingers and you can get it too 🤣🤣
you wont cross thread either
Nice job. I love when the intro isn't filled with a long drawn out story. I've seen some where they have the kids involved and talk about the dog etc. just go to the job and show it! This helps me a lot!
that true ... cheers ..
Yea
Lol I think I know exactly what you’re talking about. Like no one gives a shit about your lawnmower we came here for cars!😂
How bout it!!!
I think I know the video your talking about I don't even watch it if it starts out that way
Woke up at 4 a.m in a 13° morning to find out I was gonna be late for work, for the same exact reason you had. Can't afford a mechanic so watching this helped me. So thanks man!
Best glow plug video on UA-cam. Short and to the point. Thanks for the help
Thanks for keeping it simple and not clouding it up with music and stupid opinions.
The hose trick was brilliant! Never heard of that before! There is now a piece of hose in my tool box. Great video by the way, straight to the point and no small talk, appreciated.
Glad I was able to help!
What size hose or what type?
@@adsanti130 Removed mine the same way years ago. Believe it was 3/8
My dads 2001 F350 Super Duty 7.3 PowerStroke has 585k+ miles on it he loves it and it finally went out on him and he sold it a couple years back Ive been working on something similar for a friend and wish we saw videos like this because you were super helpful
This video helped me do mine. Took 4 hours start to finish and you helped a lot. Passenger side was tough due to it being cramped but thanks for the video and help!
Glad I was able to help!
Yes I have to do that passenger side next. Incredibly cramped. I sure hope it can be done without removing more. It has to be.
This channel is severely underrated. 10/10 video + sub
Great job. I did this about 15 years ago and your video was a great fresher. Quick and to the point.
FINALLY ;; GREAT VIDEO AND YOU DON'T WASTE THE TIME IN HISTORIES ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU WAS IN THE MID SCHOOL , YOUR'S DREAMS IN THE DIESEL TRUCKS AND GIRLS ... AND A LOT THINGS ................ CHEERS .
Nice jacket bro. The intimidator lives on with his son and in our hearts.
Clicked onto this vidja from another one twice as long, where the guy wasn't done talking about his company for the first half of the vid. Thank you thank you for a quick simple fix!
You definitely helped someone. Employee of our small family buisness, two 7.3l's. Defiently need to change glowplugs for snow removal. Thank you. Safe day.
Nice simple and straightforward video, my 7.3 is my first diesel and this video makes me super confident in doing this myself
So nice to watch an informative video that's directly to the point without a bunch of narcissistic babbling. Thank you!
Thanks for the tube trick for the glow plugs, that will save time and a lot of cussing!
mike visser Lmaoo😂 I feel this one a spiritual level😂😂😂
I couldn’t see the difference between the old slip gears and the new ones holding up to the sun. But now my truck starts nicely in the cold. Before it needed a couple of hours plugged in with block heater. I’m in Manitoba so this is serious. I’m very happy that this $150 part worked. Don’t strip your sae bolts with the impact on the installation like I did. Not a big deal.
who needs magnetic tools?
improvisation at its finest
My truck just turned 316,000 miles. Time to change em out. Great video! Thank you.
Nice job brother. I will watch it 5-6 times at 1.5 speed and then get this job done.
About to dive into my excursion and was going to do a video but i will recommend this one instead. Short and to the point! Perfect! Thanks man!
Felt like a like a Joh Hughes mechanic instructional video. Great job
I tried doing it with out the tube... Just do it with the tube so much faster. Thanks dude for quick video.
Very informative and good work. Glad you posted this as I am fixing to tackle the same job and watching someone do it first is a great help. 👍
Great video. Thanks for being straight forward and easy to follow
Surely helped me. It sounded like a very involved job. But the video was straight to the point.
Glad I was able to help. This in my opinion is a job that people could actually do, but they spend way too much money to have a shop do it.
@@TDKRepair exactly. Cant thabk you enough👍🏼
Very nice job on describing what to do and how to do it. It is going to help a lot, every other video on UA-cam does not describe the job very well.
great vedeo mate my 7.3D have 360.000kms! and I never changed but now when the temperature is low is very hard to starting!! probably needs changed! cheers from Norway great vedeo fellas
Great video. Followed it before I did mine. It's all done now and appears to be working, will find out more when it gets colder.
Them back bolts on the valve covers were a real pia but got them out.
I did replace new gaskets as well.
Thanks for everything!
My kind of video, straight and to the point, no b.s.! Awesome
Great video.. but always disconnect your batteries when working on your engine.. keep up the great work!
Yep you helped me, Thanks! My hats off to you young sir and in the snow on the street! A real mechanic!
Finally a simple walk through very good job I didn't know it was this easy
Very nice. To the point. Well edited. That’s gonna hell a bunch.
Thanks! Great video. My glow plugs have sucked for a while. Thanks to this guide, I'll get er done before winter comes again.
Really good video only thing I’d say is try and tell torque specs to the bolts but not a big deal. Great video
Well stop whining you lil bitch
@@pedropunjabi7339 exactly. Takes 5 seconds on google to figure it out
Please make more videos! Thanks for the good editing.
Great video. No nonsense. I have got to change mine out. Check engine light is on. My programmer is showing #7 is bad. I was dreading doing it, but your video explains the process well.
Lol "obviously someone else has been in here before "
Haha I'll say
Great video. I used this video to change my glow plugs twice! Unfortunately for me I used some off brand of glow plugs the first time and they didn't last. Stay with Motocraft!
Keep your 7.3 as long as you can afford to. It's that last engine Ford made that was bullet proof and reliable to 1 million miles. The rest of the truck would die before the engine ever will.
I sold this truck to a buddy shortly after this video. It was a great truck. Now I have a 5.9 common rail Cummins. I love that Cummins. I do miss the 7.3 sometimes.
Yes sir! Doing that! Found an 02 F250 a few years back, had ~ 240K miles. Has ~305K now, had to replace high pressure pump, radiator, water pump, oil cooler, intercooler couplings, etc, & wondering now when the glow plugs or tranny go out, haha, but I use her everyday for work. Also threw on a DP Tuner chip. Wish I could afford some exhaust action, but truck pulls soooo much better with that DP chip.
Great motor. Ford didn’t build it though.
Amen on that!
Great job on a very short and direct instructive video! Thanks.
Good video. I shouldn't have any problem, I always do everything backward to start with. The glowplugs on the old 6.9 were way easier to get to.
Well got the drivers side done, the tube trick was great, on to the passenger side along with a Wicked Wheel 2 install at the very end.
What size tube or what type?
ONLY use motorcraft glow plugs!!!! Other brands are known for swelling up. Orlieys sells motorcraft glow plugs. If you have one that's stuck spay so pb blaster or kroil oil work it in and out. Don't go johnny Rambo on it. If you can change spark plugs you can do this. If you take the breather off it won't go back on the orings need to be replaced. Check you wire harness too the have a tendency to rest on the valve cover and over time you'll get wire chafing which leads to an injector Miss fire. You can put a price of heater hose around the loom and tape it up . The problem seems more one the driver side. I would also replace glow plugs realy with a Ford one. California emmison truck have a glow plugs controller they pretty solid which if it fails the bitch won't start unless it warm or plugged in. Also in spect your harness connection on the valve cover gasket they may have burnt connectors there are repair connectors out there. BTW if you've never done it worse case 7 hours and if you've done it before about 4 hours. The IDI are cake there no inter cooler pipes in the way. Good video and yes the hose trick is a must ! Been there done that still stroking 342k.
Short and to the point. Awesome video
Thank you brother. Great vid, made my day and planning a lot easier... T
Thanks for the video. I've watched several and this one is the best so far.
Great video. You should test with a meter if any of the glow plugs work or not first. I have two that seemed dead and I heard that if even one doesn’t it can cause it. Bill has a Powerstroke video on lower oil pump which would be the next stage step if this doesn’t fix it. That’s a little bigger more expensive job, but doable.
UA-cam needs more of this....thanks bud
Nice job!! Sir, you are talented - thank you
Nicely done. Straight to the point. Good job.
Thank you bro you're the best keep it coming God bless have a Happy Thanksgiving
This video was very helpful thank you and the clear tube awesome idea
Cool. I'll remember that tube trick. Thanks.
Thanks brother! really helpful just bought my first diesel vehicle and its identical to yours 🙏
Informative video. thanks for posting it.
Im getting hard start when its 50+_ degrees out, I replaced the controller, no luck. Guess I'm going to bring it to the mechanic.
very good job
thank you so much amigo.about time i see a video that goes to the point.thumbs up big time..
You definitely helped me Pal. Thanks.
Thanks bro,great job keep up the hard work God bless
Thanks for the video. Always like to watch it done,before I start a project, this was nice
Thanks for posting the video. Looks like I may be doing this in the next couple of weeks myself.
The way the metal clinks it sounds cold outside 🥶
Master of Masters, excelente explicación saludos cordiales desde Mexico
Nice video man! Thanks for getting straight to the point and saving me $$$!
Great job on your video extremely informative 👏. Thank you
Straight to the point. Nice vid.
Awesome and straight forward thanks
Hey buddy, thank you for this video, it saved me some money 👍👍👍👍
Glad I could help!
Very well done! Thank you!
Great video... straight to the point...
Great video , I'm headed outside to do mine now ....thanks buddy !
Great work 💯 thanks a lot for your knowledge, technique and time💪 this is a great video!! Be blessed💯
My only concern is why are you wearing a nice coat to work on your truck?
Awesome video. Thanks so much.
Thanks amigo, great video, love it
Thank you. Impressive doing it outside in the cold. I was hoping for info on the passenger side, where the ac compressor seems to be in the way.
glad you showed how you got the cover bolt in the baCK NOT
Well done. Good refresher.
Very helpful video. Thanks.
Nice video, thanks for sharing the information, I expect it to be a huge help!
What was the trick to putting the glow plug back on from the wiring harness. I'm struggling because the plug doesn't want to line up and wont snap on the glow plug. Thanks for the help. Jason Eads
Very good video thank you very much
Good job
Nice video, thanks. Sucks working outside in MN winter. Lol
Perfect, helped me a lot, one question, I see a lot of gasket kits come with a plug and wires to be hard wired. Did you replace the outside plug, or hard wire a new one?
Great video. was wondering how much work it would be to get in there and change the plugs and wiring. Mine won't start unless plugged in below 8 C. One thing I did read about the crankcase breather is that once your remove them it is difficult to get them to seal again.
I also have slow oil leak on top somewhere, as it collects on top of the engine, and runs to the back and down on the ground. I am thinking valve covers maybe leaking, or the turbo charger. I had to replace the turbo a few years go, as the bearings had started to go.
Did you ever find the oil leak?
@@amarkisich yes, it was a seal on the HPOP. Replaced them all.
Very nice job. Wow very nice.
Thanks man. Good video, very helpful.
Looks easy in a truck....I've gotta do this in a van...
You have helped me brother 😁
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the help man good video
I have the same issues in my truck but my mechanic keep telling me that injectors is bad. I don't know if I have to change the group plugs but I have to go with my mechanic and change the injectors and it's going to cost me a lot
For anyone doing this or about to, go to your local dealership and buy oem. The aftermarket gaskets and glow plugs are garbage. Stick with motorcraft and be done with it. Should be around $80-90 per gasket, and around $15 a plug. Pricey but well worth knowing it will last
Thanks for your help!!!
For the life of me I can’t get my glow plugs plugged back in with this new Dorman gasket is there some sort of trick?
Helped me out. Thanks man.
Awesome video man I appreciate it