Reading all the posts about W210 stuck glow plugs, I was totally convinced that when my glowplug fault-time came (as it did, last weekend), I would have six stuck glowplugs.

But I just learned that all were OK. I'm home free.

74k miles

That's great. Take care of that E300D turbo....us non-turbo guys will be looking to upgrade somewhere down the line.

Yeah, I was lucky too. I've got everything back together except the intake manifold. It's outside sitting upside down with about a gallon of diesel fuel in it
soaking the soot off (hopefully). I'll reinstall it tomorrow.

Were your old plugs Beru? I replaced mine with Bosch Duratherms.

I was reminded by Lightman to save an old fuel line in case you want to run some diesel purge through it later! Do a search on Diesel Purge and you'll find a great writeup on it done just recently.

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2005 Pathfinder LE
2001 E55
1998 M3
1982 320i

Diesel fuel didn't work worth a damn on my manifold. I then used POR15 Marine Clean and it did a fantastic job. Highly recommended.

Oh, and congratualtions on the glow plug R&R. Having one stuck isn't fun.

Len
'99 E300TD 73,000 miles

Did you remember the antisieze?

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Hey that was me, not Lightman!

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2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
Chain Elongation References

Len,
Where did you find this POR15 Marine Clean? What is it exactly? Is it a degreaser?

Thanks,
Sam

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84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

Not sure what the originals were -- stock MB, I suppose. The new ones are also from MB and they are Bosch.

$800 for this work

What does that mean, $800 for this work? Mine cost $138.
Not having to go to Thanksgiving dinner at my brother's - priceless.

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European Delivery is a HOOT!

2002 Harley "FatBoy"

OOPS! You're right! Sorry, Rick!

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2005 Pathfinder LE
2001 E55
1998 M3
1982 320i

Oh yes. I lubricate all threaded fasteners/devices unless specifically directed not to.

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2005 Pathfinder LE
2001 E55
1998 M3
1982 320i

I was under the impression you were doing this as a DIY? My plugs were like $20 apiece. Throwing in the plastic fuel lines, fuel strainer and filter, and some plastic clips, I think I'm around $170 in parts?

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2005 Pathfinder LE
2001 E55
1998 M3
1982 320i

Here is the POR15 product Sam. There is probably some other commercial product available locally, but I had this on hand and it worked beautifully.

http://www.por15.com/product.asp?productid=156

On the antisieze, I used it but I'm not convinced that it will do any good. It won't hurt, but I just think the environment that glow plug works in just isn't condussive to easy removal of the glowplugs. I think it was Aklim who said that he was just going to remove them every year, ream out the hole and see if that was a solution. If you DIY, that might be the way to go.

Len

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What plugs did you use? I haven't seen them that cheap before.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Conroe & Delta:

This was not DIY, but a well-regarded Mercedes-only service facility -- NOT a Dealer but people that I definitely trust. $800 included a $600 labor charge...I told them "go slow" " do it right" etc and of course I handed them the Lightman post and the other relevant posts, all put into one document.