Eberspacher glow plug leak

[Bobbybass]

Further to my previous post about problem with the heater...I have now got t working OK....BUT...

I bought a new glowplug from Tooleys at Banbury.

It is made by...BERU ?

It matched the old one exactly...

My problem is that it allows tiny bubbles of fuel out od the top....and despite me getting it as tight as I dare..it still leaks...

Can I use high temperature silicon gasket (RTV) to seal it ...will it withstand the temperature ??

Its only a tiny bubbly leak.

I can't think why its doing this other than the built in sealing wasker at the top (which doesn't grip the shaft) is defective.

Edited July 19, 2009 by Bobbybass

[Heffalump]

Further to my previous post about problem with the heater...I have now got t working OK....BUT...

I bought a new glowplug from Tooleys at Banbury.

It is made by...BERU ?

It matched the old one exactly...

My problem is that it allows tiny bubbles of fuel out od the top....and despite me getting it as tight as I dare..it still leaks...

Can I use high temperature silicon gasket (RTV) to seal it ...will it withstand the temperature ??

Its only a tiny bubbly leak.

I can't think why its doing this other than the built in sealing wasker at the top (which doesn't grip the shaft) is defective.

 

Does your eberspacher manual give a torque value for tightening the plug? If the washer you are speaking about came with the plug then I'd tek it back and see if another one is better fitting.