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03-09-2006, 01:45 PM
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Glow plug light!
Its been a week or so that all five glow plugs were replaced and untill now all was fine.But this morning i went to start my car and the glow plug light took a little longer to come on,when it went off i noticed that the engine was turning over but wouldnt start...It took a while and finally started.What could have happend?
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03-09-2006, 02:30 PM
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What kind of car do you have and what plugs did you put in?
Did you test the old ones at all?
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Ralph 1985 300D Turbo, CA model 248,650 miles and counting...
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03-09-2006, 02:34 PM
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Glow plugs
Its a 1983 300 SD Turbo Diesel...and i was only able to afford Autolite glow plugs.
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03-09-2006, 02:52 PM
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In other posts on here, a lot of people say the Autolites aer unerliable and that you should only use Bosch or Beru.
I would try getting some Bosches or Berus and put those in. It might be possible that your GP timer relay is acting funny, but I bet it's the plugs and they're cheaper than a new relay anyhow.
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Ralph 1985 300D Turbo, CA model 248,650 miles and counting...
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03-09-2006, 02:57 PM
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Thank's for your help
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03-09-2006, 03:36 PM
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Well I hope I'm right; hopefully someone will chime in if they have a different opinion. It does sound like the plugs, though.
I'm currently in the process of changing my plugs for the first time and my knowledge on this subject is based on all the posts I've read on this site. It seems the pre-glow system is not incredibly complex, though, so in most cases there are a limited number of things that are likely to cause the problem.
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Ralph 1985 300D Turbo, CA model 248,650 miles and counting...
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03-09-2006, 04:48 PM
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Try checking the GP relay, and the GP fuse in the bow with the relay.
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Andrew '04 Jetta TDI Wagon  '82 300TD ~ Winnie ~ Sold '77 300D ~ Sold
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03-09-2006, 04:52 PM
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I second that... Go over to diesel giants site he has a very nice large pictorial on the "how to"
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1999 E300DT (131,800) 154,000 Black on Black  SOLD2006 CLK 500 coupe Capri Blue on Grey (zoom,zoom)  47,000mi 04 VW TDI Passat 80,000mi (Techno) How to eliminate oil dependency through market-driven approaches. “We could cut oil use in half by 2025, and by 2040, oil use could be zero,” The Sound of Diesel Speed Ode to MB
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03-09-2006, 05:19 PM
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Oh yeah, the fuse. It is a metal bar and sometmies they get cracks in them. I understand you cannot always see the cracks just by looking at it; you should take it out.
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Ralph 1985 300D Turbo, CA model 248,650 miles and counting...
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03-09-2006, 06:39 PM
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1981 300D 147k 1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k 1979 300D 234k (sold) 1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold) Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair 
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#11
03-09-2006, 10:54 PM
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Glow plug light
Wow...Thank's so much for all the great advice guy's!
Best regards Dan Vancouver Canada
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