REPAIR MAINTENANCE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Volkswagen Passat B5 (from 1996 to 2004, the year of issue)

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	Passat B5
		Instructions
		Maintenance
		Engines
		Cooling
		Fuel system
			general information
			The fuel pump / fuel level sensor
			The fuel filter on models with petrol engines
			Adjustment of a cable of an accelerator (the petrol engine)
			Additional adjustment (an automatic transmission)
			The fuel system of the diesel engine
				Technical data management systems with diesel engines
				general information
				Checking the system of preliminary heating of the diesel engine
				Check glow plugs
				Glow plugs
				The system of heating fuel
				Fuel injectors
				The basic malfunctions of the engine management system
		Motor Control
		An exhaust system
		Transmission
		Chassis
		Steering
		Brakes
		Body
		Heating, ventilation
		Electrical

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Glow plugs

Glow plug with normal annular gap (1) and without the annular gap (2)

Withdrawal

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Disconnect the electric wires from the spark plugs.

2. Remove the spark plugs.

Setting

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Screw the glow plug and tighten it to a torque of 15 Nm.
Do not exceed the tightening torque glow, as otherwise it will be reduced or completely closes the annular gap between the working and the threaded part of the glow plug, see. Fig. Spark plug with normal annular gap (1) and without the annular gap (2). The normal value of the annular gap is 0.5 mm. Decreasing the annulus leads to rapid failure of the glow plug system.

2. Connect the glow plugs electric wires.

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