Suspect Glow Plugs

[NeillOP]

Hi all
My 3.0L '94 4Runner has taken to only running on two or three cylinders and chucking out white smoke (smelling of diesel) when it starts from cold.
I suspect the glow plugs, but I thought I better check with the board before doing any thing. My questions are
1. Are the glow plugs the likely culprits?
2. Can they be cleaned or is it best to just replace them?
3. Is it a difficukt job?
4. Where's the best place to get some (Toyota quoted £45 each!)
Any help would be appreciated
Neill

[da SLUG man]

there's a thread somewhere about testing them with a multimeter... ask Morr, he'll search for you!

[kcsl]

Where to find glow plugs

Hi all
My 3.0L '94 4Runner has taken to only running on two or three cylinders and chucking out white smoke (smelling of diesel) when it starts from cold.
I suspect the glow plugs, but I thought I better check with the board before doing any thing. My questions are
1. Are the glow plugs the likely culprits?
2. Can they be cleaned or is it best to just replace them?
3. Is it a difficukt job?
4. Where's the best place to get some (Toyota quoted £45 each!)
Any help would be appreciated
Neill

Check out http://www.milneroffroad.com/Surf.htm
They start at around £5...