Glow Plug System - TDV6 3.0L Diesel (G2006281): Overview

The glow plug system includes a glow plug installed in the inlet side of each cylinder and a glow plug control module. The glow plugs heat the combustion chambers before and during cranking, to aid cold starting. After the engine starts the glow plugs assist to reduce emissions and engine noise when idling with a cold engine.

The glow plugs are connected for each bank by a common harness which is connected into the main engine harness. The harness for each bank connects into a connector block which attaches to each of the glow plugs for that bank. The glow plugs are connected directly to the glow plug control module, which is controlled by glow plug software contained within the Powertrain Control Module (PCM).