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Where are the glow plugs on my Passat?

Where are the glow plugs located on a 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI 140bhp

Asked on 27 September 2012 by neil

Answered by Alan Ross
They are Underneath the rocker cover. You need to replace the rocker cover gasket once you remove it.

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