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I've personally only seen 10mm plugs as Chinese counterfits. All the US plugs are 3/8" hex. I'm not against Chinese manufactured parts, as long as they clearly label it as such... but you counterfeit something, I'm calling it like I see it -- garbage meant to deceive.. See 10mm glow plugs...
In the fall, I will remove at least one plug and verify it looks "reasonable". (Not swollen, not damaged.). If in doubt, it gets replaced. At $8 a plug, engine or start box damage is a LOT more expensive.
Glow plugs I used are from MacMotors and authentic. The ones I removed from the block were Chinese knock-offs. They had the right thing stamped on them, but they failed early (installed by previous owner), and were 8mm instead of SAE, which made them really tough to remove from the block. Put...
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