I Replaced all four glowplugs on my 240d. It started and ran fine before i changed them. I did not take pictures of the metal lines that go to each glowplug as i thought it was self explanitory. well i messed something up because the car wont start now. the metal lines get hot but it refuses to start.
does anyone have a picture of the glowplug setup? this is a 79 240d with the porcaline pieces on the glowplug.

Thanks.

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1979 240D with a 617 turbo diesel.

Dieselgiant has all the pics you need on his DIY

www.dieselgiant.com

Just look at them and think of them this way: The current has to come in on one heavy wire, go thru the loop and out on the other heavy wire with the porcelein insulator keeping the two wires separate from each other.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Sounds like you have a short somewhere. Trace all the wires the you moved or touched.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

How did you make out? Is the car back together? These glow plug connections arrange the plugs in a series electrical circuit. It is typical that the wavy buss bars are arranged so that they connect the same connection surface on adjacent plugs. So, the first wavy bar is close to the plugs, the next one is connects at the outer surface, then the inner surface. Assembly requires that you put the inner ones on first. Then the insulating collars and then the outer ones. Typically the first and last plug have a the wavy things on the inner connecting surface, and the power in and ground connections on the outer surfaces. Hope this helps and good luck. Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

Hmmm... why replace them? Are you sure you bought the correct plugs? There are low voltage plugs meant to be wired in series (w/wavy wire bars) and 12V plugs meant to be wired in parallel. Do you have the p/n of the plugs you put in?

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1985 MBZ 300DT
1969 MBZ 220d
1984 MBZ 300TDT
1981 VW Vanagon

Thanks guy i fixed it. The wire that connects the number two glowplug to number three was in the wrong place. First time i have done the glowplugs in 4 years. The old ones were not that bad.

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1979 240D with a 617 turbo diesel.