PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - OM 606 Drilled too deep trying to extract a stuck Glow Plug

Maxbumpo · #74 04-12-2016, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by renaissanceman

I still would try to repair the head rather than sell the car for $500 or so.

Check this out:
Innovative New Twist on OM606 Glowplug Removal

This would probably easily pull (push, really) the broken plug in your head.

Not if the plug is still stuck in the pre-chamber. That method works if the plug doesn't break off, but you can unscrew it all the way until the threads are out, but the carbon packing around the body makes it really hard to fully extract. If the glow plug tip is still sticking into the prechamber, when you try to pull out the pre-chamber you will probably damage both the prechamber and the head, as the glow plug tip gets sheared off.