Checking Glow Plugs and winterizing a Delica Exceed

[sylviabailey]

I am wondering how one goes about checking their glow plugs? I have a Delica Exceed and it is starting very cold in the morning, despite the fact that it's not all that cold out...yet! One forum suggested it might be due to a faulty glow plug. Also, how much does one of these things cost, and how difficult is it to install one?
Also...I'm living in Whitehorse Yukon and want to know what is reccommended for preparing for the very cold days of -50? I have been told that I can buy a plug-in block heater at Canadian Tire, not expensive, and that I will also need a plug-in battery heater. Anything else, what about an oil pan heater?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I up here alone (no men to help me ;(, and the mechanics are typically very expensive, so I want to know what I need to do myself before starting to hand out the 'almighty' bucks.
Thank you. Sylvia.

[drrod]

Sylvia,
Using the "searc" function and typing in "cold start" can yield some good info.
eg.
http://www.delica.ca/forum/advanced-sea ... mit=Search

There is some good info here. I suggest you do some reading up on cold starting a Delica and then go from there. It may be as simple as cycling the glow plugs a couple of times.

Good luck

Rod

[snelson]

Hi sylvia, everything you mentioned definitely help with cold weather starting, but one of the easiest and best results I've noticed was switching to a thinner oil in the winter. A 5W40 makes staring in the cold sooo much easier.

Changing the glow plugs is pretty straight forward, just take your time, use the correct tools, and change them with the engine cold.

And as the first poster said, use the search function.
Cheers!
Steve