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Originally Posted by Assault
Have you checked your engine compression? Also do you have a block heater?
The only way I've been able to get this engine to fire without a block heater under 30 degrees is to crank the starter for at least 30 seconds until the engine coughs to life, hence why I leave it plugged in.
With a block heater and the engine warm I let the glow plugs complete a full cycle then, I start another cycle and once the lights goes out I start the car right up, as if it were a summer day.
How is your starter, and what is the battery life?
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Is this a OM616-specific issue (loop plugs maybe?), or are OM617s better at starting in the cold?
My mechanic suggested that I always leave the block heater plugged in during the winter, but that's simply impossible to do when you're parked on the street in a different space every night. Nonetheless, my car stars within a couple of cranks after a full glow plug cycle, even when the temperatures are down in the 20s.