Hello Dimitri,
With the 602 engine it's not possible to R&R the GPs without removing
the intake manifold. At least I have never found a way unless I find a way
to make my hands shrink to 1/10 of their size!
In general I will typically go ahead and replace all 5 - mostly because
if 3 died the other 2 will likely be on their way out..
Even though 2 of the 5 looked good, I put all new ones in - I'll keep
the old 2 that look good for a while but would not consider installing used
ones in a location which is so hard to reach. Now I can test the 2 that
appear good - based on the amount of carbon/gunk on the heating surfaces --
and see if I can learn anything about them.
Thanks for the info
LarryT
91 300D -
-----Original Message-----
From: Dimitri Seretakis
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 3:51 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glow Plug Lifespan??
I agree with you. Keep the old good ones in your car as emergency spares.
When a glow plug fails and leaves you stranded it's going to be cold out.
Usually really cold. Not fun.
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On Dec 18, 2011, at 3:46 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Marshall and I used to fight about this. I'd suggested replacing all the
plugs pro-actively every 50,000 miles or so and always replacing all of them
at once. He was of the mind that you need only replace them when they failed
and only replace those that had failed.
Under Marshall's rule I had to replace plugs in the dark at -10F once. NEVER
AGAIN!
Both of my cars have plugs that are right around 1 year and 20,000 miles
old. At the first sign of problems all 4 in a car will be replaced at the
earliest possible opportunity. Theres nothing less fun than trying to start
a car without all the glowplugs...
-Curt
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:43:17 -0600
From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glow Plug Lifespan??
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They live until they die. some quickly, others list long. varies by
type and manufacturer too.
Howdy --
My 91 300D needed new GPs in 2006 at around 100K Miles. This
week I noticed it wasn't starting as crisply as normal and tonight
my wife tried to come home and it would not start. As luck would
have it I had planned to replace the GPs in the morning. Oops!
Just one day too late!
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