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Removal Procedure

  1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting And Jacking The Vehicle in General Information.
  2. Remove the right front tire.
  3. Remove the splash shield from the right front wheel well.
  4. Remove the lead wire from the glow plug in cylinder (2).
    5. Fig 1: Glow Plug Lead Wires
    GM26775Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Remove the lead wires for glow plugs in cylinders 4 and 6 at the harness connectors.
  6. Remove the heat shroud for the glow plug in cylinder 4.
  7. Remove the heat shroud for cylinder 6.
    • Slide the shrouds back far enough to allow access for unplugging the wires at cylinders 4 and 6 glow plugs.
    • Use the J 39083  and installer in order to disconnect the glow plug wires. See Special Tools .
    8. Fig 2: Glow Plugs (Cylinders 2, 4 & 6)
    GM362187Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  8. Remove the glow plugs (1) from cylinders 2, 4, and 6.
  9. Disconnect the lead wire at the glow plug from cylinder 8 by reaching up from underneath the vehicle.
  10. Remove the glow plug from cylinder 8.

    For easier access to glow plugs on cylinders 6 and 8, remove the exhaust down pipe from turbocharger.

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