Well, I didn't realize mine were dying quickly or had been dying or what not and 4 out of 5 were bad when I did mine last fall.(it still started, but it was about 15 seconds of cranking to get it to start at around 35F) And I've heard it recommended to just do all 5 at the same time. I didn't, and hadn't driven at all this winter, and the 5th one died a month ago.
The price is what gets me. That's probably in line with what Mercedes charges, but those plugs are about $50 for all 5, and it's maybe an hour if you take your time to change them. It's just unscrew one, screw in the new one. They're just a bit ackward to get at. Levi On 4/24/06, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Speaking of glow plugs... my son had his 85 300D towed to the dealer > because > it wouldn't start. I was unable to help him but from the sound of it, I > was > almost 100 percent sure it was either the glow plug relay or the glow plug > fuse. Instead, they needed to replace the glow plugs themselves (cost > $300 > so I don't know how many they replaced). Does this sound > plausible/reasonable?? > > On 4/23/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Chase Kaufman wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > I have just recently begun to have a problem with blowing the glow > plug > > fuse > > > in my 1983 300CD (the long metal one near the firewall). It blew once, > I > > > replaced it, and it blew again. Any ideas what could be causing this? > > Thank > > > you all in advance! > > > > The cause of the glow plug relay fuse blowing is SOMETHING in the > > circuit drawing excessive current. Usually it's a glow plug wire (or > > wiring harness) that's pinched, but occasionally it's a plug that's > > shorted inside the engine. It's seldom the relay itself (but that IS > > possible). > > > > Marshall > > -- > > Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) > > "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > '87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84 > > 190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired) > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.striplin.net > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
