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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
After two earlier unsuccessfull attempts, this evening I finally found a Hella pre-glow time-relay listed under 'body-electrical' on Fastlane - for $193.50.
It supercedes the earlier designs and replaces both W123 240 and 300 diesel glowplug relays.
This upgrade part operates the glowplugs for up to 3 minutes after engine startup and appears to require replacement glowplugs.
Happy Motoring, Mark
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I've had one of those in my 300D for about 5 years now, it works well. Just one word of caution, if you take lots of very short trips you may find the battery running down because the alternator has trouble keeping up with the post-glow demand while charging the battery. It's not an issue if you drive more than a few minutes after starting the car.