Glow Plug Control Module / Relay labor time

0.5 hrtypical

0.4 to 0.8hours on most vehicles

$75typical labor at $150/hr

Glow Plug Control Module / Relay takes about 0.5 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 1,320 vehicle and engine combinations from 27 makes, most fall between 0.4 and 0.8 hours, and the longest take up to 1.3 hours. BMW, Ford and Mercedes-Benz vehicles tend to take the longest; Peugeot, Mazda and Hyundai the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $60 to $120, about $75 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

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Glow Plug Control Module / Relay time on popular vehicles

Glow Plug Control Module / Relay time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
BMW	0.9 hr	0.4 to 0.9	9
Ford	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.8	171
Mercedes-Benz	0.6 hr	0.3 to 0.8	147
Jeep	0.6 hr	0.6 to 0.7	27
Ram	0.6 hr	0.5 to 0.6	15
GMC	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.6	205
Chevrolet	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.8	200
Volkswagen	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.8	151
Fiat	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	54
Toyota	0.5 hr	0.4 to 0.5	54
Dodge	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	44
Buick	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	43
Cadillac	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.6	35
Oldsmobile	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	30
Audi	0.5 hr	0.3 to 0.8	25
Kia	0.5 hr	0.5 to 0.5	9
Nissan	0.4 hr	0.3 to 1.2	30
Isuzu	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	19
Pontiac	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.5	15
Hyundai	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	7
Mazda	0.4 hr	0.4 to 0.4	6
Peugeot	0.3 hr	0.3 to 0.4	15

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Wiper Switch0.8 hr typical
Headlight Assembly0.6 hr typical
Washer Reservoir0.8 hr typical
Tail Light Bulb0.3 hr typical
Radio/Head Unit1.2 hr typical
Combination Switch1.2 hr typical
Subwoofer1.5 hr typical
Battery Cable - Negative0.5 hr typical
Battery Cables - Both1.0 hr typical

Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.