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How to bypass a glow plug so engine light doesn't come on?

PA Steve

New Member
Jun 21, 2018
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3
Truck Year
2015
I removed my glow plug #4, and although I was able to remove the plug, the tip (the part that glows) of the plug stayed inside the motor. I realized this when I inserted the new plug, and it wouldn't go in far enough to reach the threads. I'm now getting a P0674 code for a faulty glow plug. I don't care about the plug, as the motor starts with no issues. What I would like to do is fool the diagnostics into thinking the plug is okay, so my dashboard light goes off. I measured the resistance of a good glow plug, and it is 2 ohms. I'm figuring I could put a resistor across the plug wires to fool it. Does anyone know if this would work? What size and wattage resistor should be used? Is there another method to accomplish this, such as programming?
 

Tremper126

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Staff member
Feb 15, 2019
1,026
356
Truck Year
2014
Unplug the glow plug relay on the passenger side of the engine bay. Can’t remember which one of mine failed but it broke off trying to remove. Found that trick out and just a fair warning, if it’s below 35 plug it in. The colder it gets the more it hates starting lol
 

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