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Old 05-10-2015, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Graham View Post
On the 5cyl 300D, there is a maze of tubing in front of the glow plugs. Getting them out is not easy. At least for me! I have done it once.

Pulling plugs on my 107 is a lot easier, but even there, I use the PS nut to rotate engine.
Fair enough - my non turbo doesn't give any trouble - perhaps if you leave them hanging there in the holes? You just need to kill compression (to make turning the crank a whole lot easier)
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