My (new to me) 240D started on second crank for me this morning at about 0 degrees F. Only because the starter slipped off the flywheel on the first crank.

My glow plug light is not working, but I can tell when they turn off if I listen carefully to the fan speed and look at the idiot lights. The lights will brighten slightly and the fan will pick up speed when the glow plugs turn off. This is when I can cycle the key and light up the plugs again.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)