Hi, I've suffered the unfortunate luck of breaking my #6 glow plug in the head while trying to removed it. I got the other 5 out, but 6 broke right behind the nut. Plug is still fully threaded onto head.
What should I do. I've done a bunch of research on pulling the head and I have the WIS, but to be honest it scares the crap out of me( so many little things I could F-up, like drop something into the abyss).Also, I've never found a complete run down on what I need to replace after pulling the head, ie intake gasket, exhaust gasket, oil filter housing gasket, and what should be changed while in there(valve job,rings,injector hard lines)
Anyway, what should I do. I figure I have 4 options.
Try to drill out the plug myself
https://sites.google.com/site/alanmcreynolds/howtoremovebrokenglowplugs-mercedesom606
Bring it to the dealer to have them try to drill it out($500) and they might still have to pull the head($$$$)
Pull the head myself
or bring it to and indy I've been to a few times and let them pull the head($$$).
On a side note, I did a cold compression check on the other 5 cylinders and got
#1 260
#2 300
#3 280
#4 300
#5 280
Should this influence my decision?
Car is a 99 E300D, w210 chassis, om606.
Thanks