Glow plug relay

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Kieranm105
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Glow plug relay

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Does anyone know what size pins there should be on the glow plug relay for the l series?
I took my old one off and bought a new one from land rover. The old one had 4 small connectors on it and sat nicely in the socket/holder in the engine bay. The new one has 2 small & 2 large connectors on it and won't fit into the holder. I have had to run some more wires to the connector and plug those into the sockets. This could be giving me the poor cold starting as I have changed everything else that is a problem on it.
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Re: Glow plug relay

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The glow plug relay should look like a normal black box relay, but have to normal terminals on it and two huge ones (to carry the large currents needed by the glow plugs)

Are you sure you have removed the right relay? It sounds like you've removed a different one. The cables to the large terminals are also very thick. I think the relay is rated at something like 80 amps, rather than the normal relay which is 20 or 30 amps.
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