If you've got that #6 injector out, rig a plastic tube to dribble some Kroil on the inside end of the glow plug, and keep working it slowly back and forth.
The OM603 engines are NOT known for glow plugs breaking off like the OM606, but you don't want to be the first! ------------- Max Charleston SC On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just came in for a break. > > Started at 8:30 with a hot engine. Got manifold, lines, injectors and all > but one glow plug out so far. Some observations: > > Someone in a previous time was a ham-handed oaf. I broke a 14mm flare nut > wrench removing the line nut on the number two injector line at the pump. > Holy mother of pearl was that thing tight! I was really scared I wouldn’t > be able to get it loose. Found similar none-torque wrench issues > elsewhere, such as on the injectors. I would like to beat whoever did this > on and about the head and face with my torque wrench. > > Glow plugs were strange. Treating them carefully, I had soaked all with > Kroil several times this week, and again this morning before starting. > Number one was “crunchy”, but by carefully working it back and forth maybe > 20-30 degrees at a time it finally came out. Number two was similar, but > 3-5 were not a problem at all. > > Number six is still in place. It’s tight. It’s not hard to get to on > this engine, but I only got maybe 10-20 degrees out of it before it put up > some serious resistance. I soaked it with some more Kroil and took a > break. I’m sure it will come out, but it might be the worst of the bunch. > I’m wondering if it’s an original due to it’s complete difference in > removal compared to the others. > > When I head back out I’ll take another stab at the number six injector, > then commence with reaming all of the injector holes. When completed, it > will be new glow plugs with lots of anti-seize, rebuilt injectors with new > heat shields, then reassembly of everything with new gaskets, clips, pads, > etc. Hopefully I’ll be done in time for a late lunch. > > Plenty of pictures will be posted and I’ll probably write a DIY for > BenzWorld, too. > > Dan > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
